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'We can still be friends, can't we?' (p.36) The main characters are Stephany and Max. They lived together at her flat in London and wanted to get know each other. During one summer vacation, they went to Italy and stayed at Stephany's friend Carlo's flat. Carlo welcomed them, but Carlo's wife Ruth didn't want her to visit. Stephany and Carlo said that they were just friends. However, these four people's  relationship began to change during their stay... I really enjoyed this book because I could see some complex relationships among characters. I had never read an affair story like this, and it was interesting for me. If you want to read an affair story, please try it. Hancock, Penny. (1999). Just good friends. Cambrifge; UK.

The main character is Nancy and George. She was working in the centre for asylum seekers, people who want to live in Great Britain because of bad problems in their countries. One day, she met a man, George. They began to attract with each other. However, she had a boyfriend and lived with him. She tried to forget about George, but she couldn't. Then she decided to leave Tom, Nancy and George became together. However, Tom angered with them and ... This is a love story. It's a long time for me to read love story, so I enjoyed it. If you are interested in, try it. Hancock, Penny. (2005). Within high fences. Cambridge; UK.

'You must do what you want.' (p.32) The main character is Arman. He was 17 years old and lived in a small town with his mother.  One day, when he was in school, the soldiers came to his school. A taller soldier said, 'Today's a very good day for you! You're coming with us. You're going to be soldiers.' He didn't want to be a soldier, so he escaped from them and went home. He told his mother about that and she gave him some money and told him to leave his country. Then his journey began. What will happen on him? I like this book because this story is happy end. Also, this story is short and written easy words. You can read this book easily. If you don't have enough time to read long story, please try it. Prowse, Philip. (2011). Arman's Journey. Cambridge; UK.

The main character of this book is Nat Marley, a New York private investigator. One day Curtis Wilson, a New York business man called him and said that he wanted to talk about a family problem. So, he began to search the problem with some help of his friends and assistant. The person who had problem was the owner of the pet store and he was husband of business man's sister. Why he was in trouble? Is the problem was bad thing or not? If you are interested in detective stories, you can enjoy this story. Please try it . Battersby, Alan. (2012). The dark side of the city. Cambridge; UK.

The main characters are inspector Jenny Logan, a police officer in Edinburgh and Sergeant Grant, an officer helping inspector Logan. When she was in day off, he phoned and told her that Ronnie Campbell, a man in prison for murder had escaped there. They started looking for him. Soon after that, they got one news that one woman named Morag Mackenzie had killed by someone. Where did Campbell escape? Who killed Morag? They started to search these incidents. I had read the book, "Logan's choice" and this book has the same character in it. This book is level3, so it's a little longer than books we read now. However, words are not so difficult. If you want to read longer story, please try. MacAndrew, Richard. (2001). A puzzle for Logan. Cambridge; UK.

The main characters of this book is Flick, a detective in the Denver Police. One day, a dead girl was found in a swimming pool in Pine Crest. Leo Cohn, a chief of Denver Police asked her to go there and search a killer. She first said no because she lost her partner just two months ago, but finally she decided to solve the incident. A dead girl was Janine, a 23 years old student and she wanted to be a journalist in the future. She was searching a big secret and writing about it for a competition at her university, but she was killed. Who is the killer and why he or she killed her? Actually it was difficult for me to understand the last part, but I really enjoyed this book. If you are interested in this book, please read it. Sue, Leather. (2006). Dead cold. Cambridge; UK.

"As wonderful as my small hand on the front of Mum's guitar. (p.45) The main character is Sam who is deaf. She is deaf, so she can't hear any sounds. However, she liked to put her hand on the front of Mum's guitar while she played it  because she could feel vibration. One day she fell in love a man, Jim. They began to be attracted to each other. They were happy. Then Lauren, a Jim's ex-girlfriend appeared and told her that Jim was a musician. She was shocked to hear that and felt she and he was in different world. What will happen with them after this? This is the love story. After reading, I was moved! They overcame a big problem. If you want to read moving story, please try it. Johnson, Margaret. (2003). Different worlds. Cambridge; UK.