BR20: A Ghost in Love

     Today I read "A ghost in love and other plays", a book in the Oxford Bookworms library series. It was written by Michael Dean.

     Do you believe in ghosts? Jerry doesn't. He is a nineteen years old American, who just wants a good holiday with his friend, Brad. They are travelling round the north of England by bicycle. But strange things begin to happen in the small hotel where they are staying. First, Brad seems to think that he has been there before. And then a girl called Ellen appears... The first of these original plays in set in the seventeenth century, and the other two take place in modern times. In each play, a ghost comes back from the dead to change the lives of living people.

     It consists of three ghosts. Rather than being boring, they are somewhat uncertain.  Plays are difficult to follow and enjoy. But if you are interested, please read it. 

Dean Michael. (2008). "A ghost in love and other plays". Oxford : Oxford University Press

BR19: The kiss : Love stories from North America

     Today I read "The kiss : Love stories from North America", a book in the Oxford University Press series. It was written by Jennifer Bassett and illustrated by Alan Marks.


     Love stories a difference... There is a kiss by a fireside that was a mistake, there is a man-hating aunt by the seaside, and a gunman in Texas wanting a fight. There is a write heron fling over a forest, and a messager running between to benches in a park. And of course, there is a girl who meets a boy.These love stories are by US writers Kate Chopin, Stephen Crane, Sarah Orne Jewett, O. Henry, and  Canadian writer Lucy Maud Montgomery.


     This is so good love story. When I grow up, I want to love like this. If you are interested, please read is. I recommend it.


Bassett Jennifer. (2013). The kiss : Love stories from North America. Oxford : Oxford University Press

BR18: Christmas In Prague

     Today I read "Christmas In Prague", abook in the Oxford Bookworms Library series. It was Written by Joyce Hannam.


     In a house in Oxford three people are having breakfast - Carol, her husband Jan, and his father Josef. There are taking about Prague, because Carol wants them all to go there for Christman. Josef was born in Prague, but he left his money city when he was a young man. He isan old man now, and he would like to see Prague again before he dies. But he is afraid. He still remembers another Christmas inPrague many long years ago - a Christmas that changed his life for ever...


     Why didn't the father-in-law want to go to Prague? The way of the talk was so good.It is easy to read it is not felt too much circumstance understand because I use a lot of simple words which tend to be in the vocabulary limitation book. If you are interested, please read it. I recommend it.


Hannam Joyce. (2000). Christmas In Prague. Oxford : Oxford University Press.

BR17: The Wind In The Willows

     Today I read "The Wind In The Willows", a book in the Oxford Bookworms Library series. Itwas written by Kenneth Grahame, retold by Jennifer Bassett and illustrated by Jan McCafferty.


     Down by the river bank where the wind whispers through the willow trees, is a very preasant place to have a lunch party with a few friends. But life is not always so peaceful for the Mole and the Water Rat. There is the time, for example, when Toad gets interestedin motor-cars - goes mad about them in fact... The story of the adventures of Mole, Rat, Badger, and Toad has been loved by young and old for almost a hundred years.


     It is a tale of moles, rats, toads and badger, but the rats are so kind, sincere and dependable. I was so in love! If you are inetersted init, please read it. I recommend it.


Grahame Kenneth. (2000). The Wind In The Willows.Oxford : Oxford University Press.

BR16: The Love of a King

     Today I read "The Love of a King", a book in the Oxford Bookworms library series. It was written by Peter Dainty.


     All he wanted to do was to marry the woman he loved. But his country said "NO!" He was Edward Lill, king of great Britain, King of India, King of Australia, and King of thirty-nine other countries. And he loved the wrong woman. She was beautiful and she loved him - but she was already married to another man. It was lovestory that shook the world. The King had to choose: to be King, or to have love... and leave his country, never to return.


     Edward VIII chose to live with a woman who loved his more than the crown. Because he was in the position of King, it is a very dramatic episode. I think he is a rare person who has met his heart and fulfilled his life. It's a so interesting love story. If you are interested, please read it. I recommend it.


Dainty Peter. (1989).The Love of a King. Oxford : Oxford University Press.

BR15: Pocahontas

     Today I read "Pocahontas", a book in the Oxford Bookworms Library series. It was written by Tim Vicary and illustrated by Thomas Sperling.


     A beautiful young Indian girl, and brave Englishman. Black eyes, and blue eyes. A friendly smile, a laugh, a look of love... But this is North American in1607, and love is not easy. The girl is the daughter of King Powhatan, and the Englishman is a white man. And the INdians of Virginia don't want the white men in their beautiful country. This is the famous story of Pocahontas, and her love for the Englishman John Smith.


     International marriages are becoming commonplace today, but in this era, marrying Pocahontas might have had various resistance and obstacles. Moreover, both are fighting. That's why John Smith's feelings are well understood. It's a interesting story. So if you are interested, please read it. I recommend it.


Vicary Tim. (2000). Pocahontas. Oxford : Oxford University Press.

BR14: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

     Today I read "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", a book in the Oxford Bookworms Library series. It was written by Mark Twain, retold by Nick Bullard, and illustrated by Paul Fisher Johnson.




     Tom sawyer does not like school. He doesn't like work, and he never wants to get out of bed in the morning. But he likes swimming and fishing, and having adventures with his friends. And he has a lot of adventures. One night, he and his friend Huck Finn go to the graveyard to look for ghosts. They don't see any ghosts that night. They see something worse than a ghost - much, much worse...




     I personally love the famous wall-painted episodes. The episode is where Tom was asked by Aunt Polly to paint a wall that was never easy. I think that Tom is really clever. If you are interested, please read it. It's a so exciting story. I recommend it.


Twain Mark. (2000). The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Oxford : Oxford University Press


    

BR13: The Lottery Winner

     Today I read "The Lottery Winner", a book in the Oxford Bookworms Library series. It was written by Rosemary Border.




     Everybody wants to win the lottery. A million pounds, perhaps five millions,even ten millions. How wouderful! Emma Carter buy a tickets carefully in her bag. She is seventy-three years old and doesn't have much money. She would like to visit her son in Australia, but aeroplane tichets are very expensive. Jason Williams buys lottery tickets every weeks too. But he is not a very nice young man. He steals things. He hits old ladies in the street, snatches their bags and runs away...




    The lawyers are too unscrupulous. For them, it was not a matter of which was telling the truth, and which was lying. Emma could be telling lies... Still, strangely memorizes is bad, and I think that there is actually such an incident, I will sad sweat. It's a so exciting story. If you are interested, please read it. O recommend it.




Rosemary Border. (2000). The Lottery Winner. Oxford : Oxford University Press.

BR12: The Jungle Book

     Today I read "The Jungle Book", a book in the Oxford Bookworms Library series. It was written by Rudyard Kipling, retold by Ralph Mowat, and illustrated by Siobhan Russell.




     In the jungle of Southern India the Seeonee Wolf- Pack has a new cub. He is not a wolf- he is Mowgli, a hugan child, but he knows nothing of the world of men. He lives and hunts with his brothers the wolves. Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther are his friends and teachers. And shere Khan, the man-eating tiger, is his energy. Kipling's famous story of Mowgli's adventures in the jungle has been loved by young and old for more than hundred years.




     At the climax, the scene that moogle the girl and went into the village was a little sad. But it's a so interested story. So if you are inetersted, please read it. I recommend it.




Kipling Rudyard. (2000). The Jungle Book. Oxford : Oxford University Press

BR11: The adventures of Huckleberry Finn

     Today I read "The adventures of Huckleberry Finn", a book in the Oxford Bookworms Library series. It was written by Mark Twain, retold by Diane Mowat, and illustrated by Paul Fisher Johnson.




     Who wants to live in a house, wear clean clothes, be good, and go to chool every day? Not young Huckleberry Finn, that's for sure. So Huck runs away, and is soon floating down the great Mississippi River on a raft. With him is Jim, a black slave who is also running away. But lifeis not always easy for the two friends. And there is 300 dollars waiting for anyone who catches poor jim...




     The last was a happy ending, and the free-spirited lines of the hack were a good impression. it's a so exciting story. If you are interested, please read it. I recommend it.




Twain Mark. The adventures of Huckleberry Finn. (2000). Oxford: Oxford University Press.