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"She walked quickly in and shut the door behind her. At last she was inside the secret garden! It was the loveliest, most exciting place she had ever seen. There were old rose trees everywhere, and the walls were covered with climbing roses." (p. 25)      Did you have a secret place where you play with your friends when you were a child? In my case, I had the spot near my house or at school and I used to play with my friends there every day when I was an elementary school student.      "The secret garden" is a key place in this book. The main character is Mary who is born in India. When she was ten years old, she moved to her uncle's house situated in Yorkshire because her parents passed away due to a disease. Although she is a very selfish, disagreeable, bad tempered little girl at first, her personality gradually changes kindly thanks to a new servant called Martha, Robin which is a bird, or Dickon who is a kind boy. In addition, the nature around her

"'Every mystery has an answer. But for now, the Palmer tyre can tell us nothing more, so we must go back to the Dunlop tyre.'"   (p. 22)      Do you like mystery novels? There are a lot of mystery work now and these give us interest. Sherlock Homes who is a main character of the series written by Conan Doyle is one of the most famous novels in the world, so almost all the people know it.      Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson go to Mackleton situated in the north of England this time because they receive a offer to look for two people. One is a boy who is a son of the government minister called Duke and the other is a teacher the boy attends. They lost three days ago but some strange trace such as footprints or the tracks of a tyre remained at the scene. With Holmes and Watson investigate the case, they find a body of the teacher...      This book is in the Oxford Bookworms series. It has many illustrations, so it help us understanding the story easily. In

"Time is your enemy, Mr Gray. ----- You must live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! We can never be young again. Youth! Ah, there is nothing in the world as important as youth!'"  (p. 11)      Do you want to live young forever? Of course, including me, people would like to keep their looks beautifully even if they feel their age. To maintain their appearance, some of them have cosmetic surgery now.      In this book, the main character is Dorian Gray who has a beautiful face. When he works as a model for the artist called Basil, he meets Lord Henry who is an acquaintance of the painter. While they are talking, Basil completes Dorian's portrait. It shows his beautiful appearance very well but it also causes something unusual to him and his portrait. At first, when he gives his girl friend a cold attitude, a expression of his portrait changes something unkind, and cruel. After the incident, many strange things happen to him and the drawing one after anothe

"A little girl in a long white night dress stood in front of me near the bed. She was looking at me with big eyes, as blue as an Italian sky in summer. Her blond hair was as bright as sunlight round her pale face." (p. 4)      Do you have a experience that you feel strange or scary? Most people probably have those experiences such as spiritual phenomenon or ghost, I think.      Adrian is a boy who is travelling in Italy with his parents and he met a beautiful girl when he went to bed. Her name is Allegra and she is so beautiful but looks unhappy. In addition, she is eager to go to Bagno a Ripoli to meet her Mama. However, curious to say, she vanishes suddenly when he takes someone his room. Moreover, another Allegra appears and she doesn't looks like a girl that he met at night. Who is a girl who he met at night?      This book is Oxford Bookworms Library series. It has some illustrations, so you can understand this story easily. In addition, if you like the se

"'Now, my friends,' Van Helsing said, 'we have only just begun. we must find the vampire that killed Miss Lucy. It will be difficult and dangerous. Will you help me?' 'Yes,' we said. 'We will.'"  (p. 30)      Can you explain the differences between "dracula" and "vampire"? Many people may think that these stand for the same meaning, but that is wrong. In fact, dracula is a name of vampire.      In this story, it is mainly talked about Count Dracula who is a vampire. Jonathan Harker who is another character in this book experienced very scary and dangerous incidents from when he met Count. As time goes on, Jonathan begins to recognize Count's real nature as a vampire and after that some people around him are damaged by the demon. Lucy who is a friend of his wife Mina is killed by Count and Mina also encounters a danger because of him. Is it possible to knock down him and to save Mina?      This book is in the O