15.Book review -A little princess-

One cold winter day a little girl and her father arrived in London. (p.1)




Today, I read "Little pincess". It is oxford bookworms library and written by Jennifer Bassett. I have read before, but I read this book again because this story is interesting.

Sara is a heroin of this story. She lives with her father and they are very rich family. One day, her father take Sara to London and he work to India. She was lonely, but she was able to make friends and she was happy. However, her father died because of ill, and his friends ran away with his all money, so Sara had nothing. Ms.Minchin got Sara stay in her house and work for her bread. Sara worked very hard.  One day, Sara met a man. Actually, the man was her father's friend and look for Sara to give her money. He lived with Sara and her friend, Becky. They lived happily ever after.

At first, I thought that Sara is poor girl, because Ms.Minchin bullied her all day. However, after she met her father's friend, she looks very happy.

Bassett,J. (2000). A Little Princess. Oxford : Oxford University Press

14.Book review -The trumpet-major-

The year was 1804. the place was Wessex, in the south of England. britain was at war with France.(p.7)

Today, I read "The trumpet-major". It is macmillan readers and written by Thomas Hardy. The main characters are John, Robert, and Ann. John loves Ann, but Ann loves Robert. Robert have a financee, but John know that Robert's financee is immoral, so he drive her out. Robert and her financee break up, and he is in the navy. Many people recommend Ann to marry John, but Ann and Robert are reconciled, so John give up marrying Ann. After that, Robert and Ann marry, and John is killed in action.

 

H, Thomas. (1962). The trumpet-major. macmillan: macmillan readers.

13.Book review -Little women-

Next to the Marches' small house, there was a large house. The sisters called this house, 'The Laurence House'. (p.16)

Today, I read "Little women". It is macmillan readers and written by Louisa M. Alcott.

This story is called "Wakakusa monogatari" in Japanese. The main characters are 4 girls. In the christmas day, their father was not in home, but they spent happy time. One day, their father got sick and went back to Washington, so thier mother went to there. Then, Beth got sick... Could they be happy?

Please read it!

A, Louisa M. (1953). Little women. macmillan: macmillan readers.

12.Book review -Too old to rock and roll and other stories-

"Why don't you learn?" Greg said coldly. "I won't always be here." and neither will you, he said silently to himself.(p.17)

Today, I read "Too old to rock and roll and other stories". It is oxford bookworms library and written by Jan Mark. There are three short stroies. Greg is a teenager with a problem. After the death of Greg's mother in an accident, his father takes no interest in life at all. Greg and his mother's friend try hard to help him. His father become fine, but he takes a young woman who is not good at cooking...

The first story is very interesting. Please read it.

M, Jan. (2000). Too old to rock and roll and other stories. Oxford: oxford bookworms library.

11.Book review -New yorkers short stories-

One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. (p.1)

Today, I read "New yorkers short stories". It is oxford book worms library and written by O. Henry. There are 5 stories. A housewife, a tramp, a lawyer, a waitress, an actress -ordinary people living ordinary lives in New York. I'll introduce one story.

A poor madame only has one dollar and eighty-seven cents, so she can't buy a christmas present for her husband. One day, she sell her hair for twenty dollars and buy a chain for watch. That day of christmas, she gives her husband the chain, but he sold his watch because he buy combs for her. She don't has long hair now due to cutting her hair, and he don't have watch. They sold their famous thing for each other. It is very sad but interesting story, so please read it.

O. Henry. (1991). New yorkers short stories. Oxford: oxford bookworms library.