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I'm a very good robot. (p. 29)  The main characters are John, Nolan, and Sam. John lived in an apartment with his dog, Sam.  One day he made a robot, Nolan. The robot could understand what John spoke and could speak by himself. John was smiling with happiness. The robot could understand he was happy. A smile= happy. His apartment was dirty, so he asked Nolan to clean there.The robot cleaned the kitchen, bathroom, living room, and bed room. Nolan liked cleaning, so he was happy. But he had a frustration about the dog. Sam did nothing, but it was loved by John. He could do everything, but he wasn't loved by John. He was Just a robot, but he had feelings, like hatred...  I recommend this book because it's easy to read. But I don't like this book very much because it's very sad and bloodcurdling story. If you want to read this kind of story, please try it.  Moses, Antoinette. (2006). Let me out! London: Cambridge.

George Cooper films are very good! (p. 32)  There was a woman called Sophia Reynolds. She was going to be an extra in a film with Fabio Facelli, a famous film star. It was eight o'clock and she had to be at Chapelfield Park at ten o'clock. So she could take her bag to her hotel. When she started to walk, a woman stopped her. The woman asked her how to get to Bank Street. After that the woman left. Then she found that something was wrong. She found that the woman took her bag by mistake. So she ran to the police station, and went in. Then she saw a police man. He had beautiful, dark eyes. Her encounter with him changed her life!  I recommend this book to you because it's a happy story. I like series of Cambridge. If you are interested in it, please try it.  Johnson, Margaret. (2010). Big hair day. London: Cambridge.

'A sad story... That's life. It's just like a movie...' (p. 32)  There was a man who liked movies. One day he met a woman, Gina at the movies. They began to love each other. He wanted to marry her, and she also wanted to do so. But they were poor. She thought that money was not important. They were happy with no money. But he needed much money because he wanted to live in a big house in Paris with her. One day he was thinking the way to get much money. And he came up with a great idea. The idea was good for him, but very bad for everyone... I recommend this book to you because it is very exciting. If you read this book, you will understand the title, 『Just like a movie』. Please try it.  Leather, Sue. (2000). Just like a movie. London: Cambridge.

There was a beautiful blue diamond in it. (p. 5)  The main characters are a famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his good friend, Dr. Watson. Two days after Christmas last year Dr. Watson went to Holmes' house. There was an old hat on the chair. Holmes got it from Peterson, the doorman at the Baker Street Hotel. Peterson found the hat and goose in the street and brought them. Later, he only take goose back and the hat was left. After a while, he visit Holmes' house again and said that his wife found a beautiful blue diamond in the goose when she was cutting it. It was a diamond stolen from The Cosmopolitan Hotel last week. Holmes inference started here...  I recommend this book because we can feel as if we are detectives like Holmes. I like detective stories. If you are interested in them, please try this book! Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir. (2002). Sherlock Holmes the case of the blue diamond. London: Dominoes.

'Harada-san,' Mori-sensei said to me, 'with the lens of the camera you can never see everything. When you take a photograph you choose what you want to see. Maybe there's something you don't see. Maybe you don't see something important.' (p. 18-19)  There was a man, a photographer. His name was Ken Harada. He took photos of famous people and sold them to anybody who wants to buy them. One day, he answered the telephone from his boss of Tokai Photo Agency. The boss asked him to take a picture of Takahanada, a famous sumo star in Japan and his new girlfriend who was a beautiful actress. Then he went to the Tokyo Garden Hotel and waited for them. But he was very thirsty, so he went to the coffee shop. Surprisingly, he found Takahanada and his girlfriend in front of the shop. He took their photo immediately. The photo was a special one that other photographers couldn't take. Later, an incident would happen by his photo.  I recommend this book to you bec

'You're going to be sorry you told us about the brooch,' she said. (p. 28)  The main characters are inspector Jenny Logan and Sergeant Grant, an officer helping her. One day, they agreed to comply with Robert Kerr's request. He asked them to look for his wife, Margaret Kerr. Then they started to inspect. They ware showed his wife's picture that was one year ago to find a clue. She had long blond hair and blue eyes. And there was a brooch on her blouse in the photo. This brooch has an important role in this story.  I recommend you this book because we can read while thinking about what this person's behavior means or what these phrases mean. If you like detective stories, please read it. MacAndrew, Richard. (2002). Inspector Logan. London: Cambridge.

" It's the skull and crossbones! " she said. (p. 12)  There were Sam and her friends in her house one wet day. She was bored and suggested them to visit Strange Street, the magic world's street. When they arrived there, they smelled salt and heard sounds. It was the sea. There was a costume shop that was full of long boots, and hats with three corners. Ben bought the telescope in the window. When they started to leave the sea with a boat, Ben said, " Wait. " He looked through the telescope and found a big sailing ship. It was a ship of pirates! What will happen to them?  This is a series of Story Street. I recommend this book to you because we can see children's skillful strategies. If you wonder what happen afterward, please read it. Umansky, Kaye. (2000). Pirates ahoy! London: Literacy land.

You can never leave me! You're mine! (p. 20)  There was a young man who works at the Hotel Grand in Venice. His name was Dino Bracco.  He was only twenty-one years old, but had a plan. In his plan, he would meet a woman who he wanted to marry when he was twenty- six years old and have his own hotel, with his name over the door when he was thirty years old. His plan was working. But one day, a woman came to the hotel. He didn't know that she would change his plan... What will happen on him?  This book is an exciting series of original fiction and genre is romance. I like fiction story, so I chose this book. I could read this book enjoyably, not boring. If you like fiction or romance story, please try it. Leather, Sue. (2005). Hotel Casanova. London: Cambridge.

Many of our favorite free-time activities are popular all around the world. (p. 1)  What do you do in your free time? Activities in free time are fun and good for health. There are many free time activities all around the world. In this book, ten activities are introduced. I 'm going to introduce two of them to you.  First, there are many different types of dance in India. Especially, Bollywood dance is very popular. Bollywood is the name of India's most famous industry. This dance started in India and dancers wear colorful clothes.  Second, music is very important part of life in Nigeria, in Africa. people there sing, dance, and play music at important times in their lives. Nigerian children sometimes make drums from tin cans and pipes from plants. Some modern music, like jazz, reggae, and rock, came from traditional African music.   I was interested in activities around the world, so I chose this book. I recommend this book to you because we can learn what activities a