THISDL Library

Welcome back, readers! We were inspired by the Spring Festival Gala to learn more about the past and the future–so many fascinating stories are waiting for you!
欢迎回归，亲爱的读者们！受春晚启发，我们开启了过去与未来的探索之旅——无数精彩故事正静待你的发现！

Sometimes our ideas don’t go according to plan, but can result in unexpected delights! In Knitting for Dogs by Laurel Molk, young girl Izzy struggles with her knitting projects, until she realizes they would make perfect gifts for the dogs at the park! It’s always important to be patient and kind to yourself as you try new things.
有时我们的构思未必如预期般顺利，却可能带来意想不到的惊喜！在劳雷尔·莫尔克所著的《为狗狗编织》中，小女孩伊兹因编织不顺而苦恼，直到她发现这些作品恰好成为公园里狗狗们的完美礼物！尝试新事物时，请永远记得对自己保持耐心与善意。

Sometimes stories from the past still deeply connect to our lives today, and in Ruby’s Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges, young girl Ruby doesn’t want to grow up and get married–she wants to go to university! Even though her story is from over 100 years ago, her wishes and dreams are still felt by girls today.
有时往昔的故事仍与今日生活紧密相连。在莎琳·殷·布里奇斯所著的《Ruby的心愿》中，小女孩Ruby不愿遵循传统成长婚嫁——她渴望进入大学！尽管故事背景距今已逾百年，她的愿望与梦想至今仍在无数女孩心中回响。

Older primary students read the first six chapters of The Last Human by Lee Bacon, in which a newborn (build!) humanoid robot XR 935 is in its FamilyUnit cube with its parent robots. Everything that it observes creates dictionary words that ping up in its brain to help it explain what it sees and experiences. The dazzling performances by humanoid robots at China’s 2026 Spring Festival Gala made headlines around the world, and we discussed what achievements have been made in robotics so far and what might happen next for the young robot XR 935 when he meets a human. He has been told they are the biggest threat to our shared earth, but can she convince him they are not??
高年级小读者们共读了李培键所著《最后的人类》前六章。故事中，新生的人形机器人XR 935在育儿舱内与机器人父母相伴。它观察到的每个事物都会在脑中触发词汇闪卡，帮助它解读所见所历。结合2026年央视春晚人形机器人的惊艳亮相引发全球热议，我们探讨了当前机器人技术的突破性进展，并预测小机器人XR 935遇见人类后将面临怎样的命运——尽管它被灌输人类是地球公敌的观念，但这位人类女孩能否扭转它的认知呢？

Ms. Claire

A realistic novel in verse about mental health, Forever Is Now by Mariama J. Lockington is an incredibly relatable story about a girl struggling with being okay while battling with racism, shame, and changing relationships.
以诗体写就的现实主义心理健康题材小说《永恒的此刻》，是玛丽亚玛·J·洛金顿笔下令人共鸣至深的故事：女孩在种族歧视、羞耻感与变动的人际关系中，苦苦追寻内心的平静。