Many people have a goal of publishing a book in their lifetime, and at Shanghai American School, sometimes our students achieve this even before graduation. Claire Ma 』18 has recently done just that, launching her book of poetry titled between the lines. Claire is working to spread the power and beauty of writing, and the process of using creativity and imagination to explore oneself through words.
很多人都有出書的夢想。在上海美國學校，我們的學生有時候在畢業之前就能實現這個夢想。2018屆學生Claire Ma最近就實現了這個夢想，出了一本名為《between the lines》的詩集。Claire希望傳播寫作的魅力，發揮創意和想像，在字裡行間進行自我探索。
you’re not strong like moving mountains
you’re strong like the first drop of april showers
you’re strong like spring falling into summer
you’re strong like a first love in september
and the first snowfall of december
you don’t have to be cold and hard to be strong
you can be soft and kind and warm
never let anyone tell you otherwise
Claire is described as 「a 17-year old generator of crazy ideas and wild tales.」 Her bio goes on to describe her childhood of exchanging her stories for rare Pokémon cards, chocolate chip cookies, and extra blue crayons. Now, we know Claire for tackling difficult issues head-on with her writing, while tempering it with humor and a deep commitment to dreaming big.
Claire是一位「充滿瘋狂想法和荒蠻故事的17歲女孩」。據她的個人簡介所述，她小時候通過講故事獲得珍稀的Pokémon卡片、巧克力片曲奇餅乾以及額外的藍色蠟筆。現在，我們知道Claire能夠用寫作直面困難，文字充滿幽默，並且志存高遠。
The publishing of between the lines has come in partnership with bookschina.com, and all of her earnings from the sale will go toward building the first public library in the area of Ma Wang Xiang, a rural part of Hunan.
《between the lines》這本詩集的出版得到了中國圖書網的支持，詩集銷售所得將用於在湖南省馬王鄉修建首座公共圖書館。
Founded in 1912, Shanghai American School (SAS) is the largest and most established international school in China. In short, it's the kind of school you wish you would've attended when you were a kid.
創建於1912年，上海美國學校是中國最大的也是歷史最悠久的國際學校。簡而言之，如果你能回到小的時候，這會是一所你想要去的學校。