2009年12月16日水曜日


Title:Newspaper Boy

Author:John Escott

Publisher (level):MACMILLAN(2)

Summary:
This book has two stories of Toby.

In the morning with December, Toby who delivers the newspaper finds the light that must be not on in the shop of Mr Spry.
Toby peeps into the inside.
And he is caught by two strong men.
They were burglars.
Toby has an idea.
Toby tells a lie, "There was an accident on a one-way road".
Men thought that we only had to escape in an electric factory if it was not possible to pass a one-way road.
Toby knew a new alarm system had been set up by an electric factory.
Men were arrested.

One day, Toby found one old newspaper clipping in the desk of a new neighbor.
Toby regarded whether this neighbor was a bank robber.
He was very scared.
However, he proposed the story of the clipping to neighbor.
Neighbor said, "I am a policeman".
To write the story of the burglar case, neighbor had a clipping.
Toby was relieved.
(149words)

Evaluation: 5stars
Toby is a very wise boy.
And, he is brave.
I want to hear his story more.
This book is very interesting.
(21words)

2009年12月9日水曜日


Title:The MONKEY'S PAW

Author:W.W.JACOB

Publisher (level):OXFORD(1)

Summary:
One night,old Mr White and his son played chess.
Mrs White sat and watched them.
Tom who is Mr White's old friend has visited to them.
He was a soldier in India for 21 years.
He talked to them about India.
He talked about the story of monkey's paw though he hesitated.
He gave them monkey's paw.
Monkey's paw can realize three wishes.
However, it seems to be very dangerous.
Mrs White asked monkey's paw to give them 3,000 pounds after Tom had returned.
However, anything did not occur though several days passed.
They did not think that the story of monkey's paw was true.
But,when their son set off for work, the stranger had visited Mr. and Mrs.White.
He said, "Your son died of the machine accident".
And, he passed 3,000 pounds as the apology to them.
(140words)

Evaluation: 5stars
We can live happily even if there is no money.
The son dies instead of money.
It is very poor.
The power of monkey 's paw is frightened.
The story of this book is interesting.
It is necessary to read once.
(40words)

2009年12月2日水曜日


Title:WANTED:ANNA MARKER
Author:KRIS ANDERSON

Publisher (level):PENGUIN READERS(2)

Summary:
The thief entered the museum.
A very expensive crown was stolen.
Karen help to catch the boss of the gang Anna Marker.
Karen participates in the tour to Thailand.
Anna seems to have been diverted to the tourist.
The tour guide is policeman Mike.
She encounters many dangerous situation.
One photograph reaches Karen from the police on the final day.
The person who was reflected in the photograph looked like Agnes or Elli.
Karen visits Elli's room.
There was Agnes though there was not Elli.
When Karen was about to touch the bag of Elli, Agnes held one's gun at the ready.
Elli and Agnes were companions.
They try to kill Karen.
However, the tour guide helped her.
They were arrested.
(111words)

Evaluation: 5stars
I think that Anna is a very dangerous woman.
She tries to commit murder in cold blood.
Karen is a very wise woman.
She is very good at the conversation.
This book is very good!
(35words)

2009年11月25日水曜日


Title:FIVE CHILDREN AND IT
Author:EDITH NESBIT
Publisher (level): OXFORD(2)
Summary:
A certain family moved in the country.
Five children were very pleased.
They explored surroundings of the house.
They found the fairy.
It was very strange.
He can realize their wishes.
They wished to him.
Robert wants to become rich.
Anthea wants to fly over the sky.
Cyril wants to have the best of the fight.
Jane wants the jewel.
However, there was no application for which any wish was really necessary.
They finally said that there were no wish.
A strange fairy said,"child always ask for stupid things.
However,adults wish a really important things:like free hauses for poor people."
Five children were ashamed of selfishness.
And, they learnt sympathy.
A strange fairy vanished.
(107words)

Evaluation: 5stars
I decided to read this book,because I liked this book'cover.
I think that the fairy taught a really necessary wish not to be.
Our wish is always selfish.
I think that people should sympathize with others.
Finally, a fairy disappears.
It is not written where the fairy went in this book.
I think that the fairy wents to people who have the really necessary wishes.
(67words)

2009年11月16日月曜日


Title:The Truth Machine

Author:Norman Whitney

Publisher (level): MACMILLAN(2)

Summary:
The Verity professor invented the Truth Machine.
All over the world, newspapers and magazine wrote about Professor Verity the Truth Machine.
He chose three people as his first client.
Mrs Seeker asked Verity to use the Truth Machine for her husband who having an affair.
As a result, she learnt her husband did not love her but he loved her best friend Anne.
Inspector Sack asked Verity to use the Truth Machine for some criminals.
As a result, he solved some crimes.
However, he lost his job because not guilty meant there was no more work of him.
Dr Simple asked Verity to use the Truth Machine to his enemy spy.
However, his enemy spy said,"I never tell the truth. I always tell lies."
As a result, he is perplexed to this fact.
Three people received the disadvantage because they had known the fact.
They protested against Professor Verity.
In the end,three people break the Truth Machine.
(158words)

Evaluation: 4stars
Everyone want to know the truth.
However, the truth is not necessarily accepted to everyone.
You might not know in the world.
Three people have broken The Truth Machine.
I think that it was a correct selection.
(37words)

2009年11月15日日曜日



Title:Love among the Haystacks

Author: D.H.LAWRENCE

Publisher (level):OXFORD(2)

Summary:

It is in the midst of the haymaking in the Wookey farm.

The brother became crazy about a beautiful woman who had come from Germany.

Geoffrey envies her choice of Maurice.

Maurice was in the hut on a certain night.

The woman came there.

Two people will spend night in the hut due to a little trouble.

After all, two people fall in love.

Finally, Geoffrey blesses two people.

(67words)


Evaluation: 3stars

Brothers are often compared.

They fell in love with one woman.

Maurice had the merit that Geoffrey did not have.

And, Maurice got woman's heart.

It was unpleasant that Geoffrey worked with Maurice in farm.

It was drawn in how to Geoffrey who had the uneasiness not loved by the woman and the inferiority complex changed.

(59words)

2009年11月4日水曜日


Title:Project Omega

Author:Elaine O'Reilly

Publisher (level):PENGUIN READERS(2)

Summary:
One day,Charles Hatfield Baker who is one of the richest man in New York suddenly disappeared.
His daughter Julia tried to look for her father.
She visited father's company.
She did not hear of the content though she found the file of the Project Omega.
The Project Omega was the directors' plan.
They planned to make a lot of money.
Thus,the plan was very evil plan.
She tries to stop the plan while being aimed at her life.
One day,she is monopolized to two men who wear red coats of father Christmas.
When she woke up, she was told all.
Mr.Baker wanted to stop the Project Omega and to hurt the company.
He was not able to do it though Julia who became a successor was able to finish the company.
She meets father again.
She decided money to be spent on not the Project Omega but a good project.
(151words)

Evaluation: 4stars
She did not know the people because she was so rich.
She can notice many people are spending a poor living.
She wouldn't even have thought about the people, if not for her father.
I think she is a blight woman!
It is safe for her to diceide to spend money on a good project.
What this story said certainly has given me food for thought.
(65words)


2009年10月28日水曜日


Title:Love Story

Author:ERICH SEGAL

Publisher (level):OXFORD(3)

Summary:
One day,they met in the library.
Jenny was a poor woman, and Oliver is a rich man.
They fell in love.
They married though the family of Oliver opposed.
They lived happily though they were poor.
They did not have a child.
Jenny can't produce a child and had disease of serious blood.
Jenny's disease has not improved.
Oliver takes Jenny to their house.
Oliver hold thin Jenny closely on the death.
She died.
Oliver had been decided to not cry.
But,he recalled that Jenny's words:
"Love means you never have to say you're sorry."
He cried.
(97words)

Evaluaion:5stars
It is the story of the man and woman whom there is anywhere.
In spite of the difference of the poverty and wealth, two people fall in love.
Their conversation when she died was impressive.
Moreover,words called "Love means you never have to say you're sorry." were used effectively.
This story was filmized.
I wanted to watch this movie.
(60words)


2009年10月21日水曜日


Title: E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL

Author: WILLIAM MATHISON

Publisher (level):PENGUIN READERS(2)

Summary:
The spaceship that had come over there of three million light-years landed in the forest.
One of the alien was left behind.
Elliott meets the alien on a night.
Elliott named him E.T.
He secretly gave shelter to E.T. in mother.
However, scientists had already known the existence of E.T.
Eliot tries to see him off to the star in the hometown while protecting E.T.
Irreplaceable power to bud between Eliot and E.T. leaves bonds where it might not disappear through all eternity.
(84words)

Evaluaion:5stars
E.T. touched Elliott on the head with his finger and said"I'll be right here."
This scene was impressed for me.
Moreover,the scene of flying bicycle on the sky was very good!
First,They can't take communication.
But,finally, they were connected by strong bonds.
It was an interesting content!!
(51words)

2009年10月18日日曜日


Title: The Murder of Mary Jones

Author: TIM VICARY

Publisher (level): OXFORD(STAGE1)

Summary:
Mary Jones was killed.
Two young people were suspected.
They stole the car, and the deadly device was found from among the car.
In addition, Mary's blood was attached to one young person's face.
They might be guiltiness.
However, they insist, "We are innocent!!".
The lawyer tries to find out the truth by looking for the right question.
The reader can help to discover the truth.
(66words)


Evaluation: 3stars
I seemed to be in court, too.
The reader can discover the truth together.
The suspect's all-out excuse and bereaved family's desire can be understood.
(25words)

2009年10月14日水曜日


Title: Anna and the Fighter

Author: Elizabeth Laird

Publisher (level): MACMILLAN(2)

Summary:
Anna visits the aunt who lives far away alone.
Anna has slept in the train.
She was spoken to a big, seemed strong man.
But she kept silent because her father said that don't talk to strangers.
She noticed that she oversleep!
He will help for her.
When she noticed the newspaper which he had read, there was an article on him written "he is a dangerous man!"
She want to run away from him.
However, he was a famous strong boxer.
He sent her to aunt's.
The aunt was surprised and taken out the same newspaper which Anna found in the train.
(103words)

Evaluation: 3stars
It is written to have not to judge the person from externals in this book.
I learnt goodness the person inside.
(31words)