Bestselling Books of the Last Ten Years
The Hunger Games $8. 79
Readers couldn't get enough of the fearless heroine Katniss Everdeen in Suzanne Collins' bestseller trilogy （三部曲）.Set in a realistic future where children have to fight to the death in the yearly "Hunger Games", all of the novels in the trilogy became huge hits. In 2012, the first book sold "an astonishing 27. 7 million copies,” according to Publishers Weekly. The Help $9. 43
Kathryn Stockett's novel became a runaway hit on bestseller lists. The story follows two black maids in 1960s Mississippi as they face injustice. The novel was also made into an Academy Award-winning film. Actresses Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, and Jessica Chastain were all nominated （提名）for their performances in the film. Spencer won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Minny.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks $9. 99
Oprah Winfrey adapted this bestselling nonfiction book into a movie for HBO （美国有线电视网）. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks combines science writing with moving storytelling as it describes a young black woman's experience with cancer and the ways her cells, which were taken without her permission，, influenced science in enormous ways. The book topped several "best of the year" lists and remained a nonfiction bestseller for over 40 weeks.
Outliers $7. 79
Malcolm Gladwell's nonfiction pop-science book struck a chord （共鸣）with readers. Gladwell makes his topic accessible and highly readable as he examines the nature of success. Gladwell looks at various successful people and examines the environment that made them extraordinary in ways that offer surprising and unexpected insights.
【小题1】Who is the author of The Hunger Games ?| A．Katniss Everdeen. | B．Suzanne Collins. |
| C．Laura Hillenbrand. | D．Oprah Winfrey. |
| A．They were made into films. | B．They won several awards. |
| C．They sell at a price of $9. 99. | D．They are science themed. |
| A．The Hunger Games. | B．The Help. |
| C．The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. | D．Outliers. |
