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Now that it's spring, you can take your reading from cozy couches and day beds to balconies, gardens, and anywhere the glorious natural light is going to touch. Here are some books that are just as illuminating as that spring sunshine.

Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi

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Gingerbread men, gingerbread houses—when you think about it, this sweet treat is more popular in fable and fiction than you might expect. The magic of fairy tales plays a part in this novel about the myth- building that takes place in families, from the author of What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours.

The New Me by Halle Butler

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Wake up, look in the mirror, swear it will all be different today. Sound familiar? Here's that feeling in novel form£ºMeet Millie, a 30-year-old flailing around in dissatisfaction. A job offer seems promising? Reinvention—but, sadly, easy transformations are for caterpillars, not lonely, anxiety-ridden women.

The White Card by Claudia Rankine

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Mac Arthur Fellow Claudia Rankine follows up her award-winning 2014 poetry book Citizen with a play. Charlotte Cummings, a black artist, has a conversation with the family of a white art dealer, and a collector. As they discuss works of art, the differences between how each values art become apparent, especially when the subject of it is black suffering.

Invisible Women by Caroline Perez

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You know, chest and arm pain, faint and sweating abnormally. But guess what? Those are typically experienced by men—a woman having a heart attack is more likely to feel tired and an unexpected stomach pain. Feeling unbalanced from the built-in prejudices all around us is common, and a corrective like Perez's book is welcome.

21. Which to choose if you are interested in magic?

A. Gingerbread.                          B. The New Me.

C. The White Card.                       D. Invisible Women.

22. What writing style is The White Card?

A. Novel.                                B. Poetry.

C. Essay.                                 D. Play.

23. What is a symptoms of a female heart disease patient according to Perez s book?

A. Having a pain in her chest.

B. Having a sudden stomachache.

C. Having heavy sweat suddenly.

D. Falling unconscious abruptly.