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Awardwinning author Emma Donoghue's latest book,
Room, is a unique and amazing story about a boy's
experience living in a small, windowless room with his mother.
The 11' X 11' space between the walls of the room is actually
all the boy knows because he was born there and has never
left. Room will horrify, surprise, sadden, and finally delight you.
Attracted from the start, readers of all sorts won't want to put
Room down.
First published in the U. S. in September 2010
Publisher: Little Brown
321 pages |
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Literary master Ian McEwan returns with Solar, a novel about
a Nobel Prizewinning physicist. The physicist's personal life is in
a mess as his fifth marriage breaks, but this time he actually loves
his wife and wants to make things better. Solar is a funny story,
completely unusual and as good as anything the writer has ever
written.
Published in March 2010
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday
304 pages |
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One Day by David Nicholls was an international bestseller
before it was released in the U. S. in June. Although it is well
written and funny at times, don't be fooled-this isn't a goodfeeling
romantic comedy. If you decide to read it, be prepared for some
heavy moments.
Published in the US in June 2010
Publisher: Vintage Contemporaries
437 pages |
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Fall of Giants by Ken Follett is the first book in a new trilogy
(three books) that will take readers through the major events
of the twentieth century by following five families. In Fall of
Giants, most of the action centers on World War I and the
Bolshevik Revolution. Although Fall of Giants is more than
1000 pages and has many characters, the story is remarkably
connected.
Published in September 2010
Publisher: Dutton
1008 pages |
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| 1. According to the text, the latest and longest novel is________. |
A. Room
B. Solar
C. One Day
D. Fall of Giants |
| 2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the text? |
A. Ian McEwan once won the Nobel Prize.
B. Fall of Giants is mostly set in wars.
C. One Day is written by David Nicholls.
D. Solar is a funny story about a physicist. |
| 3. We can know from the text that________. |
A. the main character of Room has a wide range of knowledge
B. Solar is the only book that Ian McEwan has ever written
C. all the four books were not published in the same month
D. One Day is a funny romantic comedy that sells very well |
| 4. We can infer from the passage that________. |
A. the sixth of Ian McEwan's marriages broke
B. Room by Emma Donoghue has a happy ending
C. the publisher of One Day is Little Brown
D. Dutton and Ken Follett are both publishers |
