lunes, 24 de noviembre de 2008

I READ


STRANGE TALES

The Ghost in the Tower of London
The story happens in the Tower of London, where two children ghost died because his uncle wanted to be the king of England and the boys were the heires; he murdered them.

The Ghost of Glamis Castle
Glamis is a big castle with more than a hundred rooms. Glamis castle has many secret rooms where you can find two ghosts called grey lady, the Ogilvey man. They were murdered in the castle.
The grey lady was burned at the stake because she was a witch. The Ogilvey man was in a secret room for many years and died.

The Soldier Ghost
One farmer found a man who was a soldier hundred of years ago. He died in a battle between England and Wales.
The farmer discussed about the existence of the ghost and they called a ghost investigator and he said that the story was true.

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THE MUMMY'S SECRET
Katie is a blond thin girl. She goes to visit her uncle Merton and aunt Anne. In the night she opens uncle Merton’s cupboard. In it there is a mummy. She hears a strange voice inside the cupboard. Katie enters the cupboard and closes the door. After five minutes, she opens the door, she looks around. She is in a desert, but in the end she is able to return to her house.
I like it but I think it is difficult to read because it is in English. I recommend it.

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LOST IN THE JUNGLE
This book is about a family that goes on holidays to the jungle. The father and the children go to the jungle to do some trekking and meanwhile the mother stays in the hotel. The father falls from a stone so his children go to a village nearby to look for help. But they get lost. Meanwhile the father is found by an Indian native, who takes him to his village to cure him. Later the children find the village and their father, then the native takes them back to the hotel.

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THE GHOST TEACHER
The book that I read is very interesting, but, at the same time, it is difficult.
It is about a teacher, Mr Brown, who is a ghost teacher. He comes to take revenge from Mr Wilson, Billy Red’s grandfather but Mr Brown thinks Billy is his grandfather. Billy and his friend Tony discover that Mr Brown is a ghost in West High School.
I like it.

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THE AMBASSADOR'S SON
Alan Drury’s father is the Irish ambassador in a dangerous country, Bayunga. There’s often fighting there and Alan can’t go out alone. He hasn’t got any friends and he’s bored. Alan’s family goes to live in London and they’re happy there. Alan likes his new life very much.
In London he meets a new friend, Sophie, and they go to school together. She is his best friend. Alan sees a strange man. He is bald and has a tattoo in his head.
Sophie takes Alan to see interesting places in London, the strange man chases them. One day they went to the beach, and the bald man chased and kidnapped Alan. Then, Sophie helps the police to rescue Alan and they discover the man is from Banyunga.

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ESCAPE FROM THE GUILLOTINE
Sonia went on holiday to Paris with her parents. Sonia met Philippe. They went to the party and it was year 1793. In this year Marie Antoniette went to the guillotine. This night they met Marguerite. Philippe, Marguerite, Sonia and Jean-Claude saved Madame Lafayette’s life. She gave Philippe a small box. He opened it. Inside, there was a gold ring with a ruby. And he gave Sonia it.

viernes, 7 de noviembre de 2008

I READ



Dead Man’s Island
John Scott
Oxford University Press

The story happens in an island. A man lives there. His name is Mr Ross. He is young and rich, but he looks sad. And there is one room in his house which is always locked.
Carol and her mother come to the island to work for M Ross. Carol thinks that there is something very strange about Mr Ross.
Why can a young man buy an island? Why does he stop people from taking photographs of him?
One night Carol finds out his secret.

I like this book because it is very entertaining.