Reading is the pleasure of the mind, which means that it is a little like a sport.
Every book stands by itself, like a one-family house.
A.Books in a library are like houses in a city. |
B.Reading can only be fun if you expect it to be. |
C.Reading is good for your study and personal habits. |
D.Your eagerness, knowledge and quickness make you a good reader. |
E.The human problems that repeat themselves in life repeat themselves in literature. |
F.Your experience, compared with his, brings you to the same or different conclusions. |
G.They link the past, the present and the future and have their own generations, like families. |
Do you have a story, a poem, a message that only you can share? Do you love to travel places by reading? You’re in the right place.
We’re a free library, open 24/7, here to support your reading and writing dreams. At Narrative you can find inspiring literature available for free every day. All you need is an internet connection. But we’re not just a library; we also offer tools and ideas to help deepen your reading and to improve your writing skills.
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NARRATIVE HIGH SCHOOL WRITING CONTEST
A writing contest open to high school students grades 9-12 in the US and abroad, varying genre from year to year. You have the chance to receive more than $1,000 in winning prizes, mentorship by esteemed Narrative editors and authors, and publication in Narrative, which reaches our global readership of 300,000. Stay tuned! The winners and finalists for our Eighth Annual High School Contest will be announced in mid-April 2023.
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Thematic tags, ranging from “Love” to “Justice & Equality” to “The Writing Life,” enable you to explore Our Library according to your interests, drawing connective threads among works deep in the archive.
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RECOMMENDED READING GUIDE
Curated reading lists of literature, writing advice, and other creative fodder from the Narrative Library, designed to provide you with a “best of” hits list across genre and form.
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【小题1】What does the writer intend to do by recommending the library?A.To encourage people to travel while reading. |
B.To persuade students to compete in a contest. |
C.To introduce some famous writers to students. |
D.To motivate students’ writing and reading. |
A.Literature. |
B.Internet. |
C.Experts. |
D.Writing skills. |
A.NARRATIVE HIGH SCHOOL WRITING CONTEST |
B.EXPLORE OUR LIBRARY BY THEME |
C.WRITERS & MENTORS VIDEOS |
D.RECOMMENDED READING GUIDE |
By Roald Dahl
Price:$10.25
Gifted and sweet, Matilda White goes largely unnoticed by her less-than-loving parents. Things only get worse when she goes to school. Luckily, her teacher, Miss Honey, helps Matilda discover how special she is and encourages her to create the life she dreams about.
Ivy & Bean
By Annie Barrows
Price:$4.59
When Ivy moves in across the street, Bean is sure they won't be friends. They are just too different. However, when Ivy helps Bean get away from her sister, who is trying to get Bean in trouble, a friendship blossoms between the unlikely pair. Kids who enjoy this book can read the whole series over the summer.
Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed
By Emily Pearson
Price:$7.99
When Mary decides to give some fresh-picked wild blueberries to a neighbor, she starts a chain reaction of kindness. After Mrs. Bishop makes and shares newly-made cake, her recipients go on to spread kindness to others they meet. Mary might be a common little girl, but she learns that even children can help make the world a better place.
Frederick
By Leo Lionni
Price:$14.39
Frederick is a mouse who lives with his family in a large field. During the summer, all of the mice begin to store food to prepare for the cold winter months.All of the mice except Frederick, that is. Instead, Frederick collects things such as rays of sun, rainbows and words.Although the others think he is stupid, they come to learn that everyone's contribution counts.
【小题1】Whose book is mainly about friendship?A.Roald Dahl’s | B.Leo Lionni’s |
C.Emily Pearson’s | D.Annie Barrows’s |
A.$4.59 | B.$7.99 |
C.$14.39 | D.$10.25 |
A.A story book. | B.A lesson plan. |
C.A book review. | D.A kid's magazine. |
Stories of immigrants attract me a lot, especially the life stories of Italians who have come to America since the 1700s. In each of these stories I see elements of my own story, that of leaving my birthplace and family and creating a new life in a different culture and in a different language.
The child of Italian immigrants and an award-winning scholar of Italian literature, in the book My Two Italies Joseph Luzzi struggled to create or find his own identity from an early age. Even more problematic for him was “which” Italy to “choose,” the one he inherited(继承) from his family, poor and linked to old traditions and customs he finds rude and somewhat cruel, or the one he finds in literature and art books that show him a country with a modern literary culture.
The choice becomes even sadder as in his professional life he becomes a scholar of Italian literature and culture. He describes episodes of his youth that show the clash between the first and the second generation immigrants that are both funny and tragicomic(悲喜剧式的). These episodes highlight the daily customs his parents brought from their hometown that are in conflict with Joseph’s desire to “fit in” the American culture. Joseph’s visits to Italy as a student and then as a scholar deepen the divide between his two Italies and highlight his quest for identity.
The author’s personal changes are full of quotes and comments on the cultural and political landscape of Italy. I find that his insights on contemporary Italian cultural and political phenomena are particularly interesting. In this book, Joseph touches or comments in depth about several issues concerning Italian life, such as the relationship between dialects(方言) and the official “Italian” language, and the Southern “question” or the uneasy interaction between Northern and Southern Italians.
I enjoyed reading this book. It is personal, moving, educational and entertaining. I hope you will enioy it too!
【小题1】Why is the author interested in stories of immigrants?A.He came to America in 1700. | B.He wants to live an Italian life. |
C.He can see himself in these stories. | D.He likes to learn the Italian language. |
A.Choosing right Italian identity. | B.Inheriting his parents’ wealth. |
C.Bridging the generation gap. | D.Becoming a literary scholar. |
A.Cooperation. | B.Distance. |
C.Similarity. | D.Conflict. |
A.A news report. | B.A book review. |
C.A children’s story. | D.A diary entry. |
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