Dear Students,
Some of you have already written book recommendations for the novels that other students are reading now. So, before you write your new book summary and opinion, read what other students have said about the book, and see if you agree.
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9 Haruka Miyawaki
ReplyDeleteFallling Leaves
level 4
a sad story
1 This book is about Adeline who is Chinese. She always worked hard, but her father hated her because his wife dead when Adeline was born. After she grew up, her father became little bit kind to her. Her strong mind and confidence changed her life.
2 Adeline studied hard in colleage in England, and she became a doctor, and went back to Hong Kong. However, her father was still unkind to her. She wanted to leave Hong Kong, so she decided to go to Philadelphia. After that, her life had changed.
I would recommend this book. I agreed with other students. This books taught me about history of China, and the relationship between China and Japan. Aftre I read this book, I thought I have to study hard like Adeline.
Miu Teramoto 4
ReplyDeleteCinderella man
Level 4
a biography
1. This is a true story about a boxer, Jim Braddock. He was a strong and successful boxer, and lived happily with his wife and children. However, the Great Depression completely changed his life.
2. After the Great Depression, his life was hard. In addition, he was taken his boxing license; but he always worked hard for family and they also supported him. In 1934, the opportunity to enter the ring again came him. It was the last chance for him that he could get after glory and failure, a struggle - I thought it was just an American Dream!
I would recommend this book because I was so impressed with this story. All the people can't live alone; Therefore, I learned from this story that it was important to live as supporting each other.
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ReplyDeleteAyumi Hattori 6
ReplyDeleteFalling Leaves
Level: 4
A non fiction (sad story)
This book is described whole life of Adeline, a Chinese girl. She experienced a lot of unhappy treatment from her father and stepmother (not her true mother)when she was child. However she fight to be free from them. This is not only painful one, but also hopeful.
Adeline was born in China and spent her life during a time of great change in Hong Kong. Although, she suffered terrible emotionally and physically, she was a really good student at school, so finally she could become a doctor. Then she married two times, but she didn’t always spend happy days with her husband. After that her parents who supported her for a long time died because of their own illness. Through her whole life Aunt Baba loved Adeline.
I recommend this book, as my friend said last time, because this book is written with easy English, so I could finish reading in a few days. Furthermore, this is true story in China, so I think you should try it because we Japanese are related to China these days. We can learn Chinese history a little. However, it was bit difficult for me to understand the comprehension of the family.
Sayuri Oyama 3
ReplyDeleteFalling Leaves
Level 4
a sad story
1.This is a true story about Adeline who is chinese. She had an unhappy, unloved and hard childhood because of her father and stepmother. However she worked hard her family to be proud of her. As a result she never gave up as her strong mind and hope supported her.
2. Adeline was the poorest children between their seven children. Aunt Baba, grandfather Yeye and her brother James were her side. She always studied hard as a result she went to England college to be a doctor. At the second marrieage, she got a happy life with he husband and their children.
3. I would recommend this book and also I agreed with other students opinions. I knew chinese history and customs a little through this book. If I have a chance I want to see other chinese old and new customs.
Yuko Hashimoto 5
ReplyDeleteCinderella Man
level 4
a biography
1 We can read a true story about a man whose name is Jim Braddock and his family in this book. Jim Braddock is a hero of the book and was a successful boxer in the 1920s but he became so poor in 1929 and tried to keep his family by working hard. He also tried to win again as a boxer.
2 Jim was a shy and wanted to earn enough money to buy a house before he propose to Mae who became his wife later so he made her wait long until he ask her to marry him. Mae saw sweat on Jim's face when Jim waited Mae's reply to his proposal and she couldn't suppress laugh.
I would recommend this book because this story shows us how a great man struggled against a severe situation and also tells us importance of working hard to keep dearest people.
11 Miyuki Murotani
ReplyDeleteThe Bourne Identity
Level 4
a mystery
1. This story was about a man who lost all his memories. He suffered from amnesia caused by physical and mental damage. He tried to remember what he was before. However, he could not do that. He decided to look for his memory.
2. He wanted what he was before. He did not remember all his memories, but his boy remembered some of them. He looked for all his memories with a body guide.He went around places where there was some information about him. On the way, he had a trouble,which was that he met a man who wanted to kill him for a reason why he did not know. He still thought he must remember his memories. In the end, he realized a fact that no one might not imagine.
3. I would not recommend this book. A story was difficult and complicated for me, and it took me a long time to understand the following situations. If you like such a story, you might enjoy this novel.
Sae Urata 2
ReplyDeleteThe Day of the Jackal
Level 4
A suspence
This book is about plan of killing the president of France. A secret organisation plants to killthe French president, Gerneral de Gaulle. Their leader, Colonel Marc Robin decides to hire a professional who the French police don't know. He and his men choose The Jackal. He prepared for assassination at the same time, the police realizes something strange and Claue Lebel, the police detective trys to stop him even he doesn't know who he is.
I would recommend this book and agreed with Ayumi. I also think the chase between the Jackal and Claude Lebel is very thrill. However I was bit comfused by some unfamiliar names.
Reika Horio 7
ReplyDeleteThe Day of the Jackal
Level 4
A mystery
1. This is a story of a deliberate murder of the Secret Army Organisation(or OSA) in 1962. They tried to kill the French President Charles de Gaulle, although they failed by making stupid mistakes. Then they decided to hire someone professional.
2. There are three people who try to kill the president by using English man, Montclair, Casson and Rodin. They hired the man with half a million dollars. They didn't have money to afford it, although they agreed with him and tried to rob lots of things in the cities of France. As they robbed lots of valuables, the man planned to murder the president by many ways like getting a new passport. As he planned the police bagan to realize something wrong, since then the chase between the Engish man and the police had began. That was the most exciting part in this book.
3.I would recommmend this book because this is so excited to read and easy to read. If you like mystery, I really recommend this book, especially students who learn Frence because there are lots of Frence words in this book.
Saki Murakami 10
ReplyDeleteThe Day of the Jackal
Level 4
a mystery
This story is about a spy tries to kill French President and the spy is English man. The group of people called OAS hired this man called Jackal who was young and active. They thought he fits their image to the person they wanted. One day, French government thought something strange and they captured one person from OAS and they did horrible things to him to get some information about what they are doing.They found out that they hired a person named Jackal and he is trying to kill the French President. Jackal used many different names and ages to move around and he even had different passports. At the day of celebration, which was they day Jackal was trying to kill the president, the police found out something strange and different so they tried hard to find out whats strange. They found out that Jackal was in that area so they tried hard to find Jackal and they finally had shotted him before the president was shotted.
I would recommend this book because it was really interesting book. I think this story is easy to understand and easy to comprehend. I would like to see this movie some day.
8 Saki Miyamoto
ReplyDeleteFalling Leaves
level 4
a sad story
1. This book is nonfiction and writes about Adeline's life. She is Chinese. her family didn't love her because her mother died when she was born. She experienced a sadness, loneliness and unhappy because of it. But she always had a hope . She studied hard so that one day her family would be proud of her. As a result, she became a doctor. And she got married to her husband and had a baby.
2. Adeline was born in China at a time of change. She often read books because her family didn't give her any toys. She studied hard and was intelligent at school. So she went to College in England to study a medicine. She came back to Hang Kong when she became a doctor, but she decided to go out Hong Kong. And she started new life in New York.
I agree other students because it is easy to read and I learned about China reading this book. I want my friend to know China by reading this book.
1 Yuiko Uchida
ReplyDeleteChinderella man
level 4
A biography
1,The main character of the story is a strong and succesful boxer whi named Jim Braddock. His life as a docter is happy and full. He had a wife and children,and the life seemed keep forever.
2,However, the Grate Dipression happened, his happilly life changed completely. In addition, he broke his arm, so he lost his way as a boxer. In the difficuty situation, he tried to stand the ring as a boxer again. The story will gives you hope and encourages you.
I'd recommended the book if you like moving story. However, to be honest, I don't like such a story, because, I can read the end of the story before I read.