Two Red Shirts

Name: Two Red Shirts
ISBN: 9787301275528

刘月华 / 储诚志Aug 2025

3.2

Word count: 33K words
Chapters: 23
ISBN: 9787301275528

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Summary

This series is part of a Sino-American cooperative Chinese graded reading project, with eight levels spanning 300 to 4,500 words and ten books per level. Created jointly by experienced teachers at home and abroad and more than ten professional Chinese writers, it is the first Chinese graded reading series of its kind. Its hallmarks are ease of reading, interest, natural language, and practicality. (1) It meets overseas adolescent students' desire for "light reading," with detective stories, social customs, romance, science fiction, adventure, biography, and classic adaptations as its basic genres; (2)

Given the "light reading" nature of the series, the pedagogical principles of graded readers, and the reality that readers' interests vary, each level contains at least three types of topics, so students can choose what to read according to their interests. (3) The works are mainly original fiction (novels and stories), supplemented by nonfiction (biography and reportage). The series targets university and high school students who have studied Chinese for six months to four years, as well as students at the ACTFL Novice-Mid to Advanced-High levels. It was piloted overseas before publication. The first ten books are being released first.

Editor's review

This book belongs to a Chinese graded reading series that controls language difficulty by vocabulary level. It is created jointly by experienced teachers and professional Chinese writers, with an emphasis on ease of reading, interest, natural language, and practicality. The stories are mainly original fiction, covering detective, social customs, romance, science fiction, adventure, and other topics, so learners keep encountering natural Chinese with little frustration. For overseas adolescents and Chinese learners, its value lies not in literary depth but in building achievable reading tasks with controlled vocabulary, helping readers move from textbook sentences to complete narratives and build reading confidence and language feel. When reading, do not look up every word; grasp the plot first, then revisit high-frequency expressions. It suits classroom supplementary reading and also independent choice by interest. As a graded reader, each volume is limited in length; readers should progress level by level and pair it with other topics in the series rather than staying with a single subject.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Overseas high school and university students who have studied Chinese for six months to four years
Chinese classroom teachers and students who need light extracurricular reading materials
Learners who want to build reading confidence step by step by vocabulary level
Chinese readers interested in stories such as detective, romance, or adventure

Not a good fit for

Complete beginners who cannot yet recognize basic vocabulary
Mature readers seeking deep literary quality or complex narrative structures
Self-learners hoping to systematically study grammar with one book

Reading tips

Read through for the plot first without looking up every word; afterward revisit key words that affected comprehension
Choose by series level and move to the next level after finishing one book, keeping difficulty gradual
Retell the story in your own words after reading, or note three to five new expressions
Pair with different topics in the same series to expand topic vocabulary

版权信息
前言
Foreword
主要人物和地方名称
1.一封奇怪的信
2.谁是条件合适的女孩？
3.两件红衬衫
4.钱乐乐是大家的好朋友
5.人啊，为什么要分别呢？
6.好心人在哪里？
7.让人激动的巧合
8.高远不见了
9.还是要“手拉手”
10.可怜的孩子
11.第二个父母
12.钱聪明的心里有点儿乱
13.电影《两件红衬衫》
生词表
练习
练习答案
为所有中文学习者（包括华裔子弟）编写的第一套系列化、成规模、原创性的大型分级轻松泛读丛书
For the first time ever,Chinese has an extensive series of e
“汉语风”系列读物其他分册

FAQ

What Chinese level is this book suitable for?

The series targets university and high school students who have studied Chinese for six months to four years, and Chinese learners at corresponding levels. For a specific book, readers should judge by the vocabulary level of that volume. If there are too many new words per page and frequent pauses, the level is too high and a lower level is better; if it is too easy, try a higher level in the same series.

Do I need to look up every new word when reading a graded reader?

No. One purpose of graded readers is to let readers complete whole reading tasks at controlled difficulty; frequent lookups interrupt comprehension. Grasp the main idea first, skip words that do not affect the plot, and after reading revisit key words that recur or affect understanding, making brief notes.

Can this book replace a Chinese textbook?

No. Graded readers mainly provide large amounts of comprehensible input to consolidate vocabulary, familiarize readers with natural expression, and cultivate reading habits, but grammar explanation, systematic exercises, and listening and speaking training still require textbooks and courses. This book works best as extracurricular supplementary material alongside classroom learning.

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About the author

刘月华 Author

Liu Yuehua is an author with limited publicly available information. The library currently holds 18 of her works, spanning categories such as motivational growth and examinations. Judging from her representative titles, she has contributed to a variety of reading materials and exercise books for Chinese language learners, including Qingfeng (Second Edition), If You Were Not Here, Two Children Who Want to Fly to the Sky (Second Edition), Wrong, Wrong, Wrong! (Second Edition), Who Do You Like Best? (Second Edition), The Computer Company's Secret (Second Edition), and Mother and Son (Second Edition). Many of these titles use short questions or suspenseful phrasing, suggesting graded reading and language practice materials; several are marked "Second Edition," indicating that the readers have been revised and remain in use. Because her dates of birth and death, nationality, and detailed biography cannot be confirmed, this introduction does not address her personal life and instead summarizes her writing focus based on the library's holdings: short stories and everyday situations used for language learning and reading practice.

储诚志 Author

Chu Chengzhi is a Chinese-language author with a substantial body of work, though public information about him is limited: his nationality, dates of birth and death, and English name are not clearly documented, and nineteen of his titles are held in the collection. Judging from the representative works listed, he writes mainly for young readers and language learners, with titles often falling under inspirational growth and exam-preparation categories. Books such as If You Were Not Here, Who Do You Like Best?, Wrong, Wrong, Wrong!, Left and Right, and Mother and Son draw on everyday choices, emotions, and relationships, in plain language and with plots close to readers' own experience; Qingfeng (Second Edition), The Computer Company's Secret (Second Edition), and Two Children Who Wanted to Fly (Second Edition) circulate in revised editions, suggesting sustained reading demand. Overall, his works emphasize readability and growth themes and suit beginning readers and classroom support.