秋季赴英讀私校？升讀GCSE/A-level？

英國私校對于學(xué)生的文學(xué)素養(yǎng)、閱讀能力都有很高要求。而且GCSE/A-level課程學(xué)習(xí)本身就需要小伙伴們擁有較高的英語水平和語言能力。

包括Sevenoaks School、Wellington College在內(nèi)的英國頂尖私校老師給大家推薦了青少年暑期必讀書目！暑期，大家快來讀書漲知識吧！

適合16歲以下學(xué)生閱讀的書籍

● The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo (9+)

推薦者：Marie Gibson,English coordinator,Kingswood prep School

● Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone (9+)

推薦者：Rachel Craig,head of English,Fettes prep School

● The Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt (11+)

推薦者：推薦者Rachel Knight,Librarian,Walhampton School

● The Legend of podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood (9+)

推薦者：penny Casey,Librarian,University College School,Junior Branch

● once by Morris Gleitzman (9+)

推薦者：David Amdurer,Librarian and archivist,Strathallan School

● Wonder by RJ palacio (11+)

推薦者：Emma Goldsmith,Head,Winchester House School

● The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time,by Mark Haddon (12+)

推薦者：Colin Baty,Head,Bedales prep,Dunhurst

● The Umbrella Mouse by Anna Fargher (9+)

推薦者：Rachel Gibb,Librarian,Merchiston Castle School

● Lampie by Annet Schaap (9+)

推薦者：Stitch Byrne,Head of English,perrott Hill

● Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner (11+)

推薦者：Angela Tawse,Head librarian,St Leonards,St Andrews

● Being Miss Nobody by Tamsin Winter (9+)

推薦者：Alison Fenton,Librarian,Cranleigh prep School

● The Boy at the Back of the Class by onjali Q Raúf (9+)

推薦者：Sarah Keegan,Junior School librarian,North London Collegiate School

● Holes by Louis Sachar (10+)

推薦者：Tom O’Sullivan,Head,Cheltenham College preparatory School

● The Lion,the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis (8+)

推薦者：Sarah Skevington,Head of juniors,Blackheath High School GDST

● Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman (12+)

推薦者：Colin MacIntosh,Headmaster,Ashfold School

● The Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell (10+)

推薦者：Jonathan Melville,Head of English,King’s Junior School,Chester

● The War that Saved My Life,by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (10+)

推薦者：Olivia payne,Junior School librarian,Highgate School

著重給大家介紹其中幾本書籍。

● The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo (9+)

推薦者：Marie Gibson,English coordinator,Kingswood prep School

該書講述了一個小男孩和一只非洲白獅之間的友誼。以友誼、忠誠和勇敢為主題，穿越全球，從威爾特郡的一所寄宿學(xué)校到第一次世界大戰(zhàn)期間的南非和法國的草原。最適合 9 到 11 歲的小讀者。

● The Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt (11+)

推薦者：推薦者Rachel Knight,Librarian,Walhampton School

《致國王的信》充滿了對遙遠(yuǎn)土地豐富而全面的描述，在氛圍和本質(zhì)上幾乎是亞瑟王式的探索，擁有超越所有一般慣例的美麗結(jié)構(gòu)和風(fēng)格。這本書從1962 年的荷蘭語原文翻譯而來。

● The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time,by Mark Haddon (12+)

推薦者：Colin Baty,Head,Bedales prep,Dunhurst

這部小說講述了一位患有阿斯伯格綜合癥的男孩困境。它向孩子們展示了人們大腦結(jié)構(gòu)的不同，為那些可能患有阿斯伯格綜合癥的人群發(fā)聲。這本書涉及家庭、信任和勇敢面對未知的主題。適合 12 歲以上的讀者閱讀。

適合16歲學(xué)生讀的書籍

● Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

推薦者：Emily Weatherby,Head of English,Bryanston

● The Housing Lark by Sam Selvon

推薦者：James Methven,Head of English,Uppingham School

● Seize the Day by Saul Bellow

推薦者：James Wilton,Deputy head,Repton School

● The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald

推薦者：Jane Henshaw,Head of English,Sevenoaks School

● To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

推薦者：Richard Redwood,Head of English,Canford

● Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

推薦者：Tom Smith,Head of English,Hurst College

● Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood

推薦者：Darryl Toerien,Head of library,Oakham School

● The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

推薦者：Kate Jeffrey,English teacher,putney High School GDST

● Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

推薦者：Rutendo Tavengerwei,Author

● Atonement by Ian McEwan

推薦者：Rick Clarke,Head,Frensham Heights

● Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong about the World – And Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling

推薦者：Lucy Atherton,Head librarian,Wellington College

●A Winter’s promise by Christelle Dabos (translated by Hildegarde Serle)

推薦者：Rebecca Jones,Head of library and learning enrichment,Malvern St James

● A Monster Calls by patrick Ness

推薦者：Ros Harding,Head librarian and archivist,The King’s School,Chester

● Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

推薦者：Jon Mitropoulos-Monk,Head of English,Latymer Upper School

● Brick Lane by Monica Ali

推薦者：Magnus Bashaarat,Head,Bedales

● The Outsiders by SE Hinton

推薦者：Catherine Bruton,English and drama teacher,King Edward’s School,Bath

● persuasion by Jane Austen

推薦者：James Whitehead,Head,Woldingham School

16歲學(xué)生的暑假應(yīng)該準(zhǔn)備從GCSE升入A-level，這份推薦中有幾本算是A-level學(xué)生必讀書目！舉兩個例子：

● The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald

推薦者：Jane Henshaw,Head of English,Sevenoaks School

《了不起的蓋茨比》是菲茨杰拉德對19世紀(jì)20年代美國享樂主義的真實(shí)寫照，這部小說至今仍是一面鏡子。該書反映了市場的力量、腐敗、種族主義、家庭虐待和窮人的無能為力，是A-level學(xué)習(xí)者必讀的經(jīng)典作品之一！

● To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

推薦者：Richard Redwood,Head of English,Canford

《殺死知更鳥》也是大家很熟的經(jīng)典文學(xué)之一。這是關(guān)于一個成長故事，告訴我們勇氣、社區(qū)和良知的重要性。對于那些有個性的人來說，該書是解藥。

暑期有大段時間，即將赴英讀私校的小伙伴們要抓緊時間讀書，提升實(shí)力。除此之外，暑期也是大家預(yù)習(xí)GCSE/A-level課程的大好時機(jī)，大家可以利用暑假提前進(jìn)入學(xué)習(xí)狀態(tài)，占據(jù)學(xué)習(xí)優(yōu)勢！

【微語】他在知識的海洋里遨游,每一滴汗水都澆灌著未來的花朵,綻放著希望的芬芳。