BASIS International School Guangzhou Library is always committed to satisfying readers' curiosity by recommending the best reads. At Christmas time, we ignited the reading spark in our students and teachers by collecting wish cards, preparing mystery Santa gifts, and presenting the Best Books of 2021. Stay with us and enjoy the end-of-the-year reading feast!
广州贝赛思国际学校图书馆一直致力于用最好的阅读满足读者的好奇心。十二月圣诞季，图书馆团队通过收集图书心愿卡和幸运读者赠书来点燃师生的阅读热情，并综合全球年度好书榜单，为全校师生献上一场精彩的年度书宴。
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
With the sound of crisp bells
Santa Claus arrives in his sleigh
"Santa! Santa!"
"Can I make my Christmas wish?"
叮叮当，叮叮当
铃儿响叮当
伴随着清脆又响亮的铃铛声
圣诞老人乘着雪橇悄然而至
“快看，圣诞老人！”
“我可以许下我的圣诞心愿吗？”
圣诞许愿日
Book Wish Day
Ms. Sophia Lee
How could we celebrate a Christmas without wishes! This year, our students and teachers made their book wishes to Santa. It is so fantastic for our readers to explore the ocean of books, and they just could not wait to share their wishlists. Hurry up! Santa is on the way to making your wishes come true!
圣诞节可少不了圣诞愿望！今年广州贝赛思师生的圣诞愿望与图书有关。在书海里畅游的感觉实在是太奇妙啦，热爱阅读的大小读者们也有了更多的心愿书单。赶紧对着圣诞树许个愿吧，圣诞老人会悄悄把你想要的书送到图书馆喔！
圣诞礼物
Mystery Santa Gifts
Ms. Sophia Lee
Look! Book wish cards are all over the Christmas tree! Our Library Team has also prepared an end-of-the-year reading feast and mystery Santa gifts for our readers. Each reader who has written down their book wishes might have a chance to get a mystery Santa gift selected among the Best Books of 2021. Taking this opportunity, we would like to extend our great gratitude to you all for your support. We wish you a Merry Christmas!
除了圣诞许愿树，图书馆团队还为学校师生举办了年度好书盛宴。瞧，不一会儿，圣诞树上就挂满了五颜六色的心愿卡。参加许愿的师生们还有机会成为幸运读者，获得由图书馆送出的2021年度好书。在此也感谢读者们一直以来对图书馆工作的大力支持，提前祝大家圣诞快乐！
年度好书
Best Books of 2021
Organized by Mr. James Zhong
Klara and The Sun
by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Best Books of 2021 by The Economist
Books of 2021 by Amazon
“The author’s first novel since winning the Nobel prize in 2017 is a coming-of-age drama in which sophisticated androids are bought by wealthy parents as company for their offspring. Alongside the futuristic speculation, this is a satire on aspirational parenting. Questions of faith and mortality mix with storylines involving boy trouble and mother-daughter strife.”
– The Economist
Shuggie Bain
by Douglas Stuart
The British Book Awards 2021
Overall Winner
“An uncompromising yet tender and warmly witty exploration of love, pride and poverty, Shuggie Bain charts the endeavours of its eponymous protagonist – an ambitious and fastidious boy from a dire mining town with a thirst for a better life.”
– Waterstones.com
Hamnet
by Maggie O'Farrell
The British Book Awards 2021
(Fiction Book of the Year Winner)
“One of our greatest living novelists resurrects the short life of Hamnet Shakespeare, in a lyrically written and emotionally devastating account of the Bard’s only son.”
– Waterstones.com
Wilmington’s Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy
by David Zucchino
The 2021 Pulitzer Prize Winner
in General Nonfiction
“A gripping account of the overthrow of the elected government of a Black-majority North Carolina city after Reconstruction that untangles a complicated set of power dynamics cutting across race, class and gender.”
– Pulitzer.org
The Four Winds: A Novel
by Kristin Hannah
Books of 2021 by Amazon
“The Four Winds is a reminder of the resiliency not only of the human spirit, but of the country as well.”
– Erin Kodicek, Amazon Editor
技术与文明
张笑宇 [著]
2021年亚洲图书奖
深圳读书月2021“年度十大好书”
“作者积十数年之功，依凭规模庞大的知识基座，以技术发生为经线、人类攀爬技术天梯为纬线，导演了一场文明演进的大戏，波澜壮阔，令人叹为观止。”
—— 刘苏里，万圣书园创办人
It Fell from the Sky
by Terry Fan, Eric Fan
The 2021 New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books
Reading Age: 4-8 years
“From the creators of the critically acclaimed The Night Gardener and Ocean Meets Sky comes a whimsical and elegantly illustrated picture book about community, art, the importance of giving back – and the wonder that fell from the sky.”
– Amazon.com
While You're Sleeping
by Mick Jackson, John Broadley
The 2021 New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books
Reading Age: 4-8 years
“A beautifully illustrated picture book about what happens at night time by a Booker shortlisted author.”
– Amazon.com
Home
by Lin Lian-En
BolognaRagazzi Award FICTION 2021
Reading Age: 4-7 years
“The pandemic has highlighted that home – whether we have one or not – is the most important place on earth. Lin Lian-En’s much-needed book Home is an exquisitely produced poetic consideration of space.”
– The Jury of BolognaRagazzi Award
脚印
薛涛 [著] (英) 郁蓉 [绘]
2021深圳读书月“年度十大童书”
《脚印》是一本反映中国东北留守儿童生活现状的、现实主义题材的原创图画书，讲述了一个发生在东北乡村的故事。大雪封路的寒冬，主人公小禧的父母回城了，在北坡的雪地上留下了两行脚印……
More Books of the Year will arrive at our library. See you in January!
更多年度好书将陆续到馆，期待明年与大家见面！
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