MS House Reading

📚 House Reading Challenge 2025–2026

Read. Compete. Earn Points for Your House!

🏠 What Is It?

Welcome to the House Reading Challenge — a monthly reading adventure hosted by the MS Red Scroll Library!
Students from the three houses — Dragon 🐉, Phoenix 🔥, and Griffin 🦅 — will form reading teams, complete monthly book challenges, and earn house points through reading and quizzes.

👥 Who Can Join?

Each house has one team of 6 students.
Teams will read the 6 selected books provided by the library every month.
You can choose which of the 6 books you’d like to read — or read more to earn extra points for your house!

📅 When and Where?

The challenge happens once a month.
Each “battle” takes place during WEIRD Time (Friday, 10:05–10:45).
Location: Room 5115 (inside the MS Red Scroll Library).

📖 How It Works

Read the Book(s):
Pick your book(s) from the monthly list and read before the challenge day.
Quiz Time:
During the scheduled WEIRD session, come to 5115 and use the iPad provided to answer choice questions about the book you read.
Earn Points:
- If your quiz score is 60% or higher, you’ll pass and earn house points for your team.
- The number of points you earn depends on the book’s length:
  Points = total word count ÷ 3000 (rounded).
- Even if you don’t pass, you’ll still earn 1 participation point for your house — because every effort counts! 💪

🏆 The Big Picture

There will be 5 rounds of battles throughout the 2025–2026 school year.
A total of 30 selected books will be featured.
At the end of the semester, the house with the most accumulated points will be crowned the Reading Champion House!

💡 Why Join?

Represent your house and make a difference through reading.
Discover new stories, genres, and authors every month.
Challenge yourself — and have fun competing with friends!
Earn points that bring glory to your team! 🏅

🧭 Summary Table

Item	Detail
Houses	Dragon 🐉, Phoenix 🦅, Griffin 🦁
Team Size	6 students per house
Books per Month	6 (chosen by the library)
Location	5115 – MS Red Scroll Library
Time	Friday WEIRD (10:05–10:45)
Passing Score	≥ 60%
Points Formula	Word count ÷ 3000
Participation	1 point (if not passed)
Total Rounds	5 rounds (30 books in total)
Reward	House points & end-of-semester Reading Champion title

✨ Example

If your book has 27,000 words,
👉 You earn 9 house points for passing the quiz.

If you don’t pass but still join the quiz,
👉 You still earn 1 point for participation.

📣 So get ready, readers —

Your books are waiting,
your houses are counting on you,
and the Red Scroll Library is cheering you on! ❤️

Book List

The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
Call Number: MS Textbooks G6 L&L

ISBN: 9780316381994

Publication Date: 2016-04-05

Word Count: 35019;
House Points: 12;
Abstract: Can a robot survive in the wilderness? When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is all alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a violent storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realizes that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island's unwelcoming animal inhabitants. As Roz slowly befriends the animals, the island starts to feel like home--until, one day, the robot's mysterious past comes back to haunt her.
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
Call Number: MS Textbooks G8 L&L

ISBN: 9781646140893

Publication Date: 2021-10-12

Word Count: 72736;
House Points: 24;
Abstract: There lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. But Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children -- among them Petra and her family -- have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race. Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet -- and the discovery that she is the only person who remembers Earth. A sinister Collective has taken over the ship during its journey, bent on erasing the sins of humanity's past. They have systematically purged the memories of all aboard -- or purged them altogether. Petra alone now carries the stories of our past, and with them, any hope for our future. Can she make them live again?
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
Call Number: MS Fiction - Classic Literature F STE

ISBN: 9780141185125

Publication Date: 2005

Word Count: 25845;
House Points: 9;
Abstract: When Kino, a poor Indian pearl-diver, finds 'the Pearl of the world' he believes that his life will be magically transformed. He will marry Juana and their son Coyotito will be able to attend school. Obsessed by his dreams, Kino is blind to the greed and even violence the pearl arouses in him and his neighbours. Written with lyrical simplicity, The Pearl sets the values of the civilized world against those of the primitive and finds them tragically inadequate.
城南旧事 / Memories of Peking: south side stories by 林海音 / Lin, Haiyin
Call Number: MS CH Fiction Classic Literature

ISBN: 9787513310574

Publication Date: 2021

Word Count: 55000;
House Points: 18;
Abstract: 二十世纪二十年代，北京城南一座院里，住着英子温暖的一家。小说充满怀旧的基调，将其自身的情感，以一种朴实、简单的手法细致地表现出来。小说以〈冬阳・童年・骆驼队〉为序章。之后每篇各设一至两名主角，透过英子与各人的互动，以小孩的角度去观看人间的悲欢离合。
In the 1920s, in a courtyard south of Beijing, lived Yingzi's warm family. The novel is steeped in nostalgia, delicately conveying its emotions through a simple, unadorned style. It opens with the prologue “Winter Sun, Childhood, and the Camel Caravan.” Each subsequent chapter features one or two protagonists, exploring the joys and sorrows of human life through Yingzi's interactions with them, viewed from a child's perspective.
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate; Patricia Castelao (Illustrator)
Call Number: MS Textbooks G6 L&L; MS Fiction - Fantasy F APP (ON01)

ISBN: 9780061992254

Publication Date: 2012-01-17

Word Count: 26263;
House Points: 9;
Abstract: When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life. Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all. Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he’s seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or the sound of leaves with color and a well-placed line. Then he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from her family, and she makes Ivan see their home—and his own art—through new eyes. When Ruby arrives, change comes with her, and it’s up to Ivan to make it a change for the better.
独一无二的伊凡 by Applegate, Katherin ; 柯倩华译
Call Number: MS CH Fiction Fantasy CH F APP

ISBN: 9787530761892

Publication Date: 2019

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Abstract: 伊凡是一只好脾气的成年大猩猩，他从还是猩猩宝宝时就住在商城，是这里的大明星。他早已习惯人类驻足的目光，习惯闪光灯和指指点点的手指头。他喜欢气泡瀑布般的汽水，喜欢朝人类丢他的粪球，但他喜欢画画，认为自己是个艺术家。天真可爱的小象露比的到来，唤醒了伊凡对丛林的模糊记忆。他忽然意识到这里只是个牢笼，并不是真正的家。当大象好友因没有得到及时治疗而去世，当商城老板的尖爪棍向不愿表演的露比挥起时，伊凡愤怒了！他要履行对朋友的承诺，他要帮露比逃离这里，前往一个值得被称为“家”的地方……
My Beijing by Nie Jun
Call Number: MS Graphic Novels GN F NIE

ISBN: 9781512445909

Publication Date: 2018-08-01

Word Count: 3280;
House Points: 1;
Abstract: Yu'er and her grandpa live in a small neighborhood in Beijing--and it's full of big personalities. There's a story around every corner, and each day has a hint of magic. In one tale, Yu'er wants to swim in the Special Olympics, a sports competition for people with disabilities. But she and her grandpa don't have a pool! Their trick to help Yu'er practice wows the whole neighborhood. In another story, a friend takes Yu'er to a wild place full of musical insects. Later, Yu'er hears a special story about her grandparents. And in the final story, Yu'er and her grandpa show a cranky painter the sweet side of life.
老街的童话 / My Beijing : four stories of everyday wonder by 聂峻 / Nie, Jun
Call Number: MS CH Graphic Novels CH GN F NIE

ISBN: 9787550287211

Publication Date: 2016

鱼儿和她的爷爷住在北京的一个小区内--这里充满了个性。每个角落都有故事，每一天都有魔法。在一个故事中，鱼儿想参加特奥会游泳比赛，这是一项为残疾人举办的体育比赛。但她和爷爷没有游泳池！他们帮助鱼儿练习游泳的小把戏让整个社区都为之惊叹。在另一个故事中，一个朋友带鱼儿去了一个充满音乐昆虫的野外。后来，鱼儿听到了一个关于爷爷奶奶的特别故事。在最后一个故事中，鱼儿和她的爷爷向一个脾气暴躁的画家展示了生活中温馨的一面。
The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden
Call Number: MS Fiction - Realistic Fiction F BRA

ISBN: 9781510757677

Publication Date: 2021-05-04

Word Count: 55703;
House Points: 19;
Abstract: Some people can do their homework. Some people get to have crushes on boys. Some people have other things they've got to do. Seventh-grader Zoey has her hands full as she takes care of her much younger siblings after school every day while her mom works her shift at the pizza parlor. Not that her mom seems to appreciate it. At least there's Lenny, her mom's boyfriend--they all get to live in his nice, clean trailer. At school, Zoey tries to stay under the radar. Her only friend Fuchsia has her own issues, and since they're in an entirely different world than the rich kids, it's best if no one notices them. Zoey thinks how much easier everything would be if she were an octopus: eight arms to do eight things at once. Incredible camouflage ability and steady, unblinking vision. Powerful protective defenses. Unfortunately, she's not totally invisible, and one of her teachers forces her to join the debate club. Even though Zoey resists participating, debate ultimately leads her to see things in a new way: her mom's relationship with Lenny, Fuchsia's situation, and her own place in this town of people who think they're better than her. Can Zoey find the courage to speak up, even if it means risking the most stable home she's ever had?
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
Call Number: MS Fiction - Mystery F GRA (MR01)

ISBN: 9780375870897

Publication Date: 2013-06-25

Word Count: 47493;
House Points: 16;
Abstract: When Kyle Keeley learns that the world's most famous game maker, Luigi Lemoncello, has designed the town's new library and is having an invitation-only lock-in on opening night, he's determined to be there! But the tricky part isn't getting into the library--it's getting out. Because when morning comes, the doors stay locked. Kyle and the other kids must catch every clue and solve every puzzle to find the hidden escape route!
How to bee by Bren MacDibble
Call Number: MS Fiction - Adventure F MAC

ISBN: 9781910646441

Publication Date: 2018

Word Count: 38101;
House Points: 13;
Abstract: Explores the all-too-likely near future scenario of a world without bees. Brave and fierce nine year-old Peony wants more than anything to become a 'bee' - scrambling around in the fruit trees, pollinating them by hand with delicate feathers. But her mother wants her to leave the shack in the orchard and go live with her in the big city, where the people live behind high walls.
The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee (Origami Yoda #3) by Tom Angleberger
Call Number: MS Fiction - Realistic Fiction F ANG (OR03)

ISBN: 9781419703928

Publication Date: 2012-08-07

Word Count: 24167;
House Points:8;
Abstract: With Dwight attending Tippett Academy this semester, the kids of McQuarrie Middle School are on their own - no Origami Yoda to give advice and help them navigate the treacherous waters of middle school. Then Sara gets a gift she says is from Dwight - a paper fortune-teller in the form of Chewbacca. It's a Fortune Wookiee, and it seems to give advice that's just as good as Yoda's - even if, in the hands of the girls, it seems too preoccupied with romance. In the meantime, Dwight is fitting in a little too well at Tippett. Has the unimaginable happened? Has Dwight become normal? It's up to his old friends at McQuarrie to remind their kooky friend that it's in his weirdness that his greatness lies.
World Without Fish by Mark Kurlansky; Frank Stockton (Illustrator)
Call Number: MS Non Fiction 333.95 KUR

ISBN: 9780761156079

Publication Date: 2011-04-01

Word Count: 29575;
House Points: 10;
Abstract: Can you imagine a world without fish? It's not as crazy as it sounds. But if we keep doing things the way we've been doing things, fish could become extinct within fifty years. So let's change the way we do things!
The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz; Hatem Aly (Illustrator)
Call Number: MS Fiction - Historical Fiction F GID

ISBN: 9780525426165

Publication Date: 2016-09-27

Word Count: 74487;
House Points: 25;
Abstract: On a dark night, travelers from across France cross paths at an inn and begin to tell stories of three children. Their adventures take them on a chase through France: they are taken captive by knights, sit alongside a king, and save the land from a farting dragon. On the run to escape prejudice and persecution and save precious and holy texts from being burned, their quest drives them forward to a final showdown at Mont Saint-Michel, where all will come to question if these children can perform the miracles of saints. Join William, an oblate on a mission from his monastery; Jacob, a Jewish boy who has fled his burning village; and Jeanne, a peasant girl who hides her prophetic visions. They are accompanied by Jeanne's loyal greyhound, Gwenforte . . . recently brought back from the dead.
Time Villains by Victor Piñeiro
Call Number: MS Fiction - Fantasy F PIN (TI01)

ISBN: 9781728245744

Publication Date: 2021-07-06

Word Count: 54094;
House Points: 18;
Abstract: Javi Santiago is trying his best not to fail sixth grade. So, when the annual "invite any three people to dinner" homework assignment rolls around, Javi enlists his best friend, Wiki, and his sister, Brady, to help him knock it out of the park. But the dinner party is a lot more than they bargained for. The family's mysterious antique table actually brings the historical guests to the meal...and Blackbeard the Pirate is turning out to be the worst guest of all time. Before they can say "avast, ye maties," Blackbeard escapes, determined to summon his bloodthirsty pirate crew. And as Javi, Wiki, and Brady try to figure out how to get Blackbeard back into his own time, they might have to invite some even zanier figures to set things right again...
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Call Number: MS Fiction - Classic Literature F BUR

ISBN: 9780099572954

Publication Date: 2013-06-01

Word Count: 80398;
House Points: 27;
Abstract: When Mary Lennox is sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle, everybody says she is the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It is true, too. Mary is pale, spoilt and quite contrary. But she is also horribly lonely. Then one day she hears about a garden in the grounds of the Manor that has been kept locked and hidden for years. And when a friendly robin helps Mary find the key, she discovers the most magical place anyone could imagine...
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Call Number: MS Fiction - Science Fiction F MEY (LU01)

ISBN: 9781250007209

Publication Date: 2013-01-08

Word Count: 87661;
House Points: 29;
Abstract: A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth's fate hinges on one girl. . . Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She's a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister's illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai's, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world's future.
将军胡同 / General Hutong in Beijing by 史雷 / Shi Lei
Call Number: MS CH Fiction Realistic CH F SHI

ISBN: 9787501610006

Publication Date: 2015

Word Count: 52500;
House Points: 18;
Abstract: 泡茶馆、看京戏、斗蛐蛐、养金鱼、熬酸梅汤、耍猴猎獾，在京腔京韵的故事中感受老北京的趣味童年，回到那段让人向往的民国往事；透过姥爷一家、图将军一家、秀儿一家三个不同阶层的家庭，去体悟一个丰富鲜活的老北京的鲜活画卷。图将军这一鲜活灵动的形象，带读者去感受极具特色的老北京人的“京味儿”生活；作为一部抗战题材作品，整部作品没有直接去写硝烟与战火，而是通过儿童的视角来观察和体会这一切。作品虽然悲壮，却仍然充满希望；详细考究的“《将军胡同》名物考”，让小读者了解更多老北京的历史文化；“《将军胡同》专家评语”，让小读者了解名家对这部作品的评价。
Soaking in a teahouse, watching Peking Opera, fighting crickets, raising goldfish, boiling plum soup, and playing with monkeys and hunting badgers, one can experience the fun of old Beijing's childhood in the stories with the Beijing accent and flavor, and return to those yearned days of the Republic of China era. Through three families from different social strata - the grandfather's family, the General Tu's family, and the Xiu 'er family - one can experience a vivid and lively picture of old Beijing. The vivid and dynamic image of General Tu takes readers to experience the distinctive "Beijing flavor" life of the old Beijingers. As a work on the theme of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the entire piece does not directly depict the smoke of war and the flames of battle. Instead, it observes and experiences all of this from the perspective of children. Although the work is tragic and heroic, it is still full of hope. The detailed and meticulous "Research on Famous Objects in General Hutong" enables young readers to learn more about the history and culture of old Beijing. "Expert Comments on 'General's Hutong'", allowing young readers to understand the evaluations of this work by famous masters.
孤独深处 / In the Depths of Loneliness by 郝景芳 / Hao Jingfang
Call Number: MS CH Fiction Science Fiction CH F HAO

ISBN: 9787539992761

Publication Date: 2016

Word Count: 90000;
House Points: 30;
Abstract: 未来，以48小时为周期，北京被划分为3个空间。第一个空间有24小时，第二个空间有16小时，第三个空间有8小时。为了筹钱送养女上幼儿园，第三空间的清洁工老刀冒着被第二空间的研究生秦天委托的风险，给第一空间的女友送信。《48小时》讲述了一个三等公民眼中的三个不同世界。
In the future, as per a cycle of 48 hours, Beijing is divided into 3 spaces. The first space has 24 hours, the second space has 16 hours, and the third space have 8 hours. In order to pool money to send his adopted daughter to kindergarten, Lao Dao, a garbageman in the third space, risks being entrusted by Qin Tian, a graduate student from the second space, to deliver a letter to his girlfriend in the first space. A story of 48 hours shows the three different worlds in a third-class citizen's eyes.
The Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson
Call Number: MS Fiction - Mystery F THO

ISBN: 9781338053920

Publication Date: 2017-02-28

In this riveting debut, a boy struggling with OCD is uniquely qualified to solve a kidnapping.Lisa Thompson's debut novel is a page-turning mystery with an emotionally-driven, complex character study at its core -- like Rear Window meets The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.Matthew Corbin suffers from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. He hasn't been to school in weeks. His hands are cracked and bleeding from cleaning. He refuses to leave his bedroom. To pass the time, he observes his neighbors from his bedroom window, making mundane notes about their habits as they bustle about the cul-de-sac. When a toddler staying next door goes missing, it becomes apparent that Matthew was the last person to see him alive. Suddenly, Matthew finds himself at the center of a high-stakes mystery, and every one of his neighbors is a suspect. Matthew is the key to figuring out what happened and potentially saving a child's life... but is he able to do so if it means exposing his own secrets, and stepping out from the safety of his home?
The goldfish boy / 金鱼男孩 by Tompson, Lisa / 丽莎·汤普森
Call Number: MS CH Fiction Mystery CH F THO

ISBN: 9787544855587

Publication Date: 2018

马修，一个需要不停洗手才会觉得安全，只愿意生活在自己的房间，从窗口向外眺望的孩子，观察着周遭的世界和邻居们的一举一动。墙上的“狮子”是他仅有的朋友。直到有一天，一个一岁零三个月大的孩子在他平时玩耍的院子中消失得无影无踪……马修是最后一个看到那个孩子的人。马修开始侦破案件：100多副手套、55封邮件、34篇日记、7个家庭、1个失踪的孩子……那个永远生活在真空中的“金鱼男孩”，他是否可以创造奇迹？
Heidi by Johanna Spyri; Eva Ibbotson (Introduction by)
Call Number: MS Fiction - Classic Literature F SPY

ISBN: 9780141322568

Publication Date: 2009-03-05

Word Count: 89242;
House Points: 30;
Abstract: Little Heidi goes to live with her grandfather in his lonely hut high in the Alps and she quickly learns to love her new life. But her strict aunt decides to send her away again to live in the town. Heidi cannot bear being away from the mountains and is determined to return to the happiness of life with her grandfather.
海蒂 / Heidi by 约翰娜·斯比丽 / Johanna Spyri ; 梅子涵译 / translated by Mei Zihan
Call Number: MS CH Fiction Classic Literature CH F SPY

ISBN: 9787531569152

Publication Date: 2017

这是一部永远也不会过时的小说。故事情节平淡朴实但又生动而温馨:天真善良、聪明可爱的8岁小姑娘海蒂被姨妈送到山上，跟性情古怪孤僻的爷爷住在一起。很快，她就爱上了山上的，爷爷也渐渐喜欢上了这个活泼可爱的小女孩。海蒂也同时认识了牧羊特，和他成为了好朋友。可是后来姨妈又把她送到城里的一户人家去陪伴有残疾的克莱拉小姐一起学习。那里虽然衣食无忧，但女管家对她非常严厉，女仆也瞧不起她，最主要的是没有大山和自由，海蒂由此患上了思乡病。最后，海蒂终于又回到山上。而且，在她的感染与鼓励下，她双腿残疾的好朋友克莱拉重新从轮椅上站了起来。
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Call Number: MS Fiction - Historical Fiction F ZUS

ISBN: 9780375831003

Publication Date: 2006-03-14

Word Count: 118933;
House Points: 40
Abstract: It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist-books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement.
The book thief / 偷书贼 by Zusak, Markus / 马克斯·苏萨克 ; 孙张静译
Call Number: MS CH Fiction Historical CH F ZUS

ISBN: 9787550227453

Publication Date: 2014

1939年的德国，9岁的小女孩莉赛尔和弟弟被迫送往慕尼黑远郊的寄养家庭。6岁的弟弟不幸死在了路途中。在冷清的葬礼后，莉赛尔意外得到她的第一本书《掘墓人手册》。这将是14本给她带来无限安慰的书之一。她是个孤苦的孩子，父亲被打上了共产主义者的烙印，被纳粹带走了；母亲随后也失踪了。在弹奏手风琴的养父的帮助下，她学会了阅读。尽管生活艰苦，她却发现了一个比食物更难以抗拒的东西——书。她忍不住开始偷书。莉赛尔，这个被死神称为“偷书贼”的可怜女孩，在战乱的德国努力地生存着，并不可思议地帮助了周围同样承受苦难的人们。最后，偷书贼写了一本《偷书贼》——自己的故事，她在书中最后写道：“我讨厌文字，我也喜爱文字。我希望我发挥了文字的力量。” 这是个讲述书是如何振奋灵魂的令人难忘的故事。
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (Scholastic Gold) by Avi
Call Number: MS Fiction - Historical Fiction F AVI

ISBN: 9780545477116

Publication Date: 2012-09-01

Word Count: 52542；
House Points: 18；
Abstract: Thirteen-year-old Charlotte Doyle is excited to return home from her school in England to her family in Rhode Island in the summer of 1832. But when the two families she was supposed to travel with mysteriously cancel their trips, Charlotte finds herself the lone passenger on a long sea voyage with a cruel captain and a mutinous crew. Worse yet, soon after stepping aboard the ship, she becomes enmeshed in a conflict between them! What begins as an eagerly anticipated ocean crossing turns into a harrowing journey, where Charlotte gains a villainous enemy... and is put on trial for murder!
女水手日记 / The true confessions of Charlotte Doyle by 艾菲 / Avi ；徐诗思译 / translated by Xu Shisi
Call Number: MS CH Fiction Adventure CH F AVI

ISBN: 9787530750995

Publication Date: 2014

《女水手日记》讲述1832年夏，当来自上层社会的十三岁少女陶雪洛独自登上驶往美国的海鹰号时，还不知道等待她的将是一场惊心动魄的横跨大西洋之旅。航行途中，水手们一直在暗中谋划叛变。起初，雪洛站在尊贵优雅的谢克利船长一边，但渐渐地，在她了解到他残忍的本性后，便毅然加入到水手们的行列。很快，她被卷入了一场离奇的谋杀案，受到审判，并且被宣判死刑，但她凭着自己的勇敢和机智，逃过劫难。最后，当海鹰号抵达目的地时，她已成为统率全体船员的一船之长。然而，当她历尽千辛万苦终于回到父母身边时，却发现自己已与原本熟悉的世界格格不入了。她将何去何从？
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery; Kathleen Olmstead (Abridged by); Lucy Corvino (Illustrator); Arthur Pober (Afterword by)
Call Number: MS Fiction - Classic Literature F OLM

ISBN: 9781402711305

Publication Date: 2005-03-01

Word Count: 97364;
House Points: 32;
Abstract: When Matthew Cuthbert goes to the train station to pick up the orphan he and his sister Marilla plan to adopt, he expects to meet a boy who can help on the family farm. Instead its Anne -- a talkative, dreamy, red-haired, freckle-faced 11-year-old little girl who transforms the Cuthberts life forever and fills it with love and joy.
绿山墙的安妮 / Anne of Green Gables by 露西·蒙格玛丽 / Lucy Maud Montgomery 梅子涵译 / translated by Mei, Zihan
Call Number: MS CH Fiction Classic Literature CH F MON

ISBN: 9787531569176

Publication Date: 2018

加拿大女作家露西·莫德·蒙格玛利以清新流畅、生动幽默的笔触，讲述了纯真善良、热爱生活的女主人公小安妮，自幼失去父母，11岁时被绿山墙的马修和马瑞拉兄妹领养，但她个性鲜明，富于幻想，而且自尊自强，凭借自己的刻苦勤奋，不但得到领养人的喜爱，也赢得老师和同学的关心和友谊。
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Call Number: MS Fiction - Classic Literature F LEE

ISBN: 9780446310789

Publication Date: 1988-10-11

Word Count: 99121;
House Points: 33;
Abstract: The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it, To Kill A Mockingbird became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and was later made into an Academy Award-winning film, also a classic. Compassionate, dramatic, and deeply moving, To Kill A Mockingbird takes readers to the roots of human behavior - to innocence and experience, kindness and cruelty, love and hatred, humor and pathos. Now with over 18 million copies in print and translated into forty languages, this regional story by a young Alabama woman claims universal appeal. Harper Lee always considered her book to be a simple love story. Today it is regarded as a masterpiece of American literature.
杀死一只知更鸟 / To kill a mockingbird by Lee, Harper / 哈珀·李 ; 高红梅译
Call Number: MS CH Fiction Classic Literature CH F LEE

ISBN: 9787544722766

Publication Date: 2015

二十世纪三十年代，大萧条时期美国南部的一个小镇，三个孩子平静的生活被两桩冤案彻底打破。传闻与事实，坚强与软弱，正义与邪恶，忠诚与背叛，他们在痛苦与矛盾中艰难地拨开生活的重重迷雾，见证了人性的污秽与光辉，理解了真相的残忍与无奈，也感受了人间的温暖与真情。
鼠族 / Maus by Spiegelman, Art / 阿特·斯皮格曼 ; 刘凌飞译
Call Number: MS CH Graphic Novels CH GN 940.53 SPI

ISBN: 9787535698100

Publication Date: 2024

《鼠族》以作者的父母为主人公，讲述了“二战”时期，犹太人从纳粹德国的种族大屠杀中逃生并在战后重建自己生活的真实故事。
全书以动物喻人：老鼠代表犹太人、猫代表德国人、猪代表波兰人、狗代表美国人，以冷峻的笔触、厚重的线条、饱满的构图，从亲历者和旁观者两种视角忠实还原了战争的残酷，及其给幸存者带来的终生影响。这是一部真正的“幸存者”的故事——不仅是犹太人怎样从战争中幸存，也是他们和后代如何从旧事的阴影中幸存。作为史上独有的获得普利策奖的漫画作品，《鼠族》一举将漫画领入严肃文学领域，意义非凡。