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But are they going to be happy? (p. 40)  The Clarkson family lived in the country near Cambridge. They had a big, old house with a beautiful garden, a lot of flowers and many old trees.  Molly lived with her daughter, Jackie. One day, the day was Molly's fifty years old  birthday, so family and a husband of Molly's sister gathered. Molly's sister was very ill, so her husband, Albert  wanted money to hire a nurse twenty-four hours a day. Jackie's sister, Diane wanted money to go to America. Diane's brother, Roger wanted money to build ten houses in this garden with his friend. Everyone needed the same thing. They all needed Molly's money. She would not give them the money. So they were waiting for her to die. But one person couldn't wait. So on her fiftieth birthday, she was killed by someone... Who was a killer?  I recommend this book because I like mystery. When you read it, you can feel as if you are a detective! If you are interested in it, ple

"I need to find an old friend," he replied. (p. 10)  One April evening, Nat Marley, a New York private investigator went for a beer after work in McFadden's Bar on second Avenue. A lot of people were in there and he sat one table with his drink and started to read the Daily News. Then a guy walked over to his table and asked, "Can I sit here?" His name was Jorge Delgado and he had dark hair and a friendly face. They drank together. Jorge said, "Doesn't that look beautiful after ten years without a beer?" Nat replied, "You didn't have a beer for ten years. Where were you? Saudi Arabia?" He waited a minute before speaking. "Someplace where you have a lot of time to think," he replied. "Someplace where you don't want to be. A cold, gray world. A world where you can shout, but no one hears. you can talk, but no one listens."  I recommend this book because I like the stories in this series. Cambridge

"Magpies like shiny things," said Biff. (p. 24)  This is a story of children. One day Chip was watching television. He had a key which could take children into magic adventures. He put it on the arm of the chair. His friend Nadim came to play. He wanted a magic adventure and looked for the key, but couldn't. Then they looked in the armchair. They found the key and many other things, like Mum's missing ear-ring. The key was stuck to a toffee, so they cleaned it. And Chip gave his mum an ear-ring. After that the children went into Biff's room. Suddenly, the key began to glow and took them into a new adventure!  They found that they were in a wood. The wood was dark and gloomy. Then Biff saw something shiny. It was a ring. What will happen on them? Please guess.  I like magic key series' books, so I recommend this book to you. If you like this series, please read it. Hunt, Roderick. (2003). The shiny key. London: Oxford Reading tree.

'The answer is "Yes".' (p. 30)  A woman liked flowers. One day she went into the flower shop and bought a bunch flowers. She lived at a flat with her father. He drank whisky all the time, hadn't a job, and spent her money on drink. That day, he was angry and went out. After that George, the old man from the next door came home. He had been a gardener, and taught her how to take care of flowers. He was kind to her. But after while, He died due to his sickness. She cried with sad. Her father didn't like him and broke her garden. She finally left a flat, and went somewhere in country.　Then she started her new life.  I recommend this book because it's a happy ending story. If you like love story or flowers, try it. Elizabeth, Laird. (1992). The garden. London: Heinemann guided readers.