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1、2007(Note:Visithttp://www.amazon.comformoreinformationaboutthesetitles)Mystery,Fantasy&ScienceFictionMr.Popper’sPenguinsbyRichardAtwater(170-210)Morethan60yearshavenotdatedthiswonderfullyabsurdtale--itstillmakeskids(andparents)laughoutloud.PoorMr.Popperisn
2、'texactlyunhappy;hejustwisheshehadseensomethingoftheworldbeforemeetingMrs.Popperandsettlingdown.Mostofall,hewisheshehadseenthePoles,andspendshissparetimebetweenhouse-paintingjobsreadingallaboutpolarexplorations.AdmiralDrake,inresponsetoMr.Popper'sfanletter
3、,sendshimapenguin;lifeat432ProudfootAvenueisneverthesameagain.Fromonepenguinlivingintheicebox,thePopperfamilygrowstoinclude12penguins,allofwhommustbefed.Thusisborn"Popper'sPerformingPenguins,FirstTimeonAnyStage,DirectfromtheSouthPole."Theiradventureswhileo
4、ntourarehilarious,withnumerousslapstickmomentsasthepenguinsdisruptotheractsandinvadehotels.Classicchapter-a-nightfun.WizardofEarthseabyUrsulaLeGuin(170-210)OftencomparedtoTolkien'sMiddle-earthorLewis'sNarnia,UrsulaK.LeGuin'sEarthseaisastunningfantasyworldt
5、hatgrabsquicklyatourhearts,pullingusdeeplyintoitsimaginaryrealms.Fourbooks(AWizardofEarthsea,TheTombsofAtuan,TheFarthestShore,andTehanu)tellthewholeEarthseacycle--ataleaboutareckless,awkwardboynamedSparrowhawkwhobecomesawizard'sapprenticeafterthewizardreve
6、alsSparrowhawk'struename.Theboycomestorealizethathisfatemaybefarmoreimportantthanheeverdreamedpossible.LeGuinchallengesherreaderstothinkaboutthepoweroflanguage,howintheactofnamingtheworldaroundusweactuallycreatethatworld.Teens,especially,willbeinspiredbyth
7、ewayLeGuinallowshercharacterstoevolveandgrowintotheirownpowers.WaroftheWorldsbyH.G.Wells(210-225)Thisisthegranddaddyofallalieninvasionstories,firstpublishedbyH.G.Wellsin1898.Thenovelbeginsominously,asthelonevoiceofanarratortellsreadersthat"Noonewouldhavebe
8、lievedinthelastyearsofthenineteenthcenturythatthisworldwasbeingwatchedkeenlyandcloselybyintelligencesgreaterthanman's..."TheHobbitbyJ.R.Tolkien(210-225)Thehobbit-holeinquestionbelongstooneBilboBaggins,anupsta
