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The chance of a snowy holiday season in most American cities is practically impossible this year,so any festive atmosphere to be enjoyed will have to be the imaginary sort. Luckily, there are books for that.
The Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
Any reader of fairy tales knows Andersen's responsible for the snowy scenes in The Snow Queen,the story of children Kay and Gerda,who must face the goddesslike woman who controls all snowflakes after Kay is kidnapped.
Family Life by Akhil Sharma
It's a beautiful yet tragic novel about an Indian family immigrating to America,only to face entirely new hardships.Sharma's novel isn't entirely set in the wintertime, but his poetic descriptions of winter weather as lovely yet isolating make it a great choice for a December read.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Go ahead and give up the movie adaptation that has been produced recently and read or reread the classic itself.You know the story:a scientist driven by his ambition discovers a method for creating life, and spends two years cobbling together a living creature, who later feels angry with him.
An American Childhood by Annie Dillard
Dillard's first book is,as its title suggests,about her change from being a selfcentered child to being an adult more concerned with the world around her than with her own personal concerns.Her parents are key figures in the story.One famous scene takes place during what the author calls “a big snow”,in 1950.
21.Who wrote a novel about The Snow Queen?
A.Annie Dillard. B.Mary Shelley.
C.Akhil Sharma D.Hans Christian Andersen.
22.Which novel is about an Indian's family?
A.The Snow Queen. B.Family Life.
C.An American Childhood. D.Frankenstein.
23.What do we know about Frankenstein?
A.It has been adapted for movies. B.It's about the secret history.
C.It's about an Indian family. D.It's a fairy tale.
24.From An American Childhood, we know the main characters are ________.
A.selfcentered children B.adults
C.scientists D.Dillard's parents