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V. I. Warshawski, private investigator, Chicago, USA. People imagine private detectives to be tired-looking men in raincoats, but Vic is female. She ´s tough, beautiful, carries a gun - and goes on asking questions until she gets answers. When her cousin Boom Boom dies in an accident, Vic is naturally upset. She wants to know how and why the accident happened, and she isn´t satisfied by the answers she gets. So she goes on asking questions . . . and more people start to die. Bookworms provide enjoyable reading in English at six language stages, and offer a wide range of fiction, both classic and modern.

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Pretty good for learning English.

John Briley’s novel was adapted from his own screenplay for the film of the same name, which in turn was adapted from two books by Donald Woods (‘Biko’ and ‘Asking for Trouble’).

It tells the true story of the friendship between white Journalist Donald Woods, and black anti-Apartheid activist Stephen Biko, in South Africa in the 1970s. Initially suspicious of each other’s motives, Woods and Biko become united, driven by their desire for equality in South Africa. When Biko dies in Police Custody – the Police’s story is that he died of a self-imposed hunger strike, while Biko’s body, and the routine practices of certain Police at the time make it clear that he was beaten and tortured to death – Woods is determined to tell Biko’s story to the rest of the world. However, the South African government and Police are determined to stop him, and place a banning order on him, effectively placing him under house arrest, and not allowing him to be in the company of more than one person at a time, save for immediate family. However, Woods is determined that Biko’s story should be told.

I enjoyed the book a lot – it made me gasp in horror at times, but was very compelling. The injustices committed against people in this book made my eyes pop, even though I already knew something about them.

The story is told in two parts – the first covers the friendship between the two men, while the second, after Biko’s death, describes Woods’ determination to see some justice for his friend, by telling the story of Biko and what he was striving for in South Africa. My only criticism of it would be that it doesn’t go into some areas in much depth, and I would have liked to have known more. It does read like a novel (and is described as such by the author), and so even though it is a true story, it flows well, and is hard to put down. I would have liked to have learned more about Biko’s life leading up to the events in the story, but as it is adapted from the screenplay, it only really describes what was happening in the film, which focused on just that time in Biko’s life. However, I would still recommend this book highly.

This story is about the future. The earth is dying because ozone is breaking. But people can live in the earth because of the artificial ozone layer(AOL). The AOL is good for a thousand years. But Kiah realizes the AOL is breaking. Kiah tries to talk with several people about it. But.....

I think it is easy for me to understand this story and this story is interesting. I can imagin the future of the earth. But I don't understand the ending. If you like SF, you will enjoy reading this story!

Jennet Device and her family is lineage of which.
they are called 'The Witches of Pendle' because they live in Pendle hill.
villager fear and dislike them.
Jennet also hate her poor life and family who think being which is good or pride.
So she witness at which trial. As a result,all her family is executed.
she believe she can spend peacefully from now on...

I was surprised I hear this is true story.
I think the theme is prejudice.
If villager have not it and contact friendly she maybe doesn't mind being a member of which family.
I don't want to have prejudice in my daily life.½

This book is about New York too.( I have read London looks like this book)
This has a lot of contents about statue of Liberty, times square, Yellow Gap and so on.
This book has a lot of picture too.
I didin't know well about New York.
This book give me a lot of knowledge about it.
This is very thin but I was surprised to read a huge information about New York.
I enjoy it.

This story is the story of the earth after 500 years.
Destruction of the ozone layer was being man-made.
People to save the planet, trying to repair the ozone layer.

This is science fiction story.
I think this story is closed a little too unrealistic.
So it is difficult for me to empathy.
But this story is very interesting.½

It is the year 2522,and the planet Earth is dying.
Now the sun is burning doen on Earth with a white fire.
In a colony under the moon,There is a new home.

I thought that the end was sad.
I thought that this situation could be going to happen in the future possibly.

This book explain about rainforests and temperate rainforests.
Now, Animals ,plants,Insects and Natives,live in there is facing a crisis.So people try to protect rainforests. There are some color picture so I can enjoy by the eye too.
I can't agree with the idea of "How you can help the rainforests"
I want to think how can I protect rainforests.

In England in 1600s many people believed in withes.Janet Device lived near Pendle Hill.Her family was very poor.And other family members were witch.
I doubt whether wiches can curse people or not.But,it is sure wiches had a hard time that time.I don't understand Janet failed her family.

Molly Clarkson is very rich.On her fifieth bithday,her birthday party was held.But she wasn't happy,because only four peple joined it.And the four people want her to die.They want her money.

This book is more seriouse than I thought.Many people lie very easily.No one can believe everything that people say.I was surprised and socked.½

Beverly's house was burned by Parliamentary soliders.
But Jacob who lived near their house noticed fire and tell
Beverly's children so they were saved.
They live in the forest and one day Mr hethestone visited their house.

I thought Jacob is very kind man.
The children's life in forest looked fun.
I read this book with pleasant.

this stroy is true story about Wiches in Epore. Jannet liveed with her family. However everyone in the village hate her family because her family were withes. One day, her sisiter want to kill one of the villagers with dog and their family was judged about withes. Unfortunatly, her family was killd.

this story was very sad story for me. I think Jannet was so poor. I couldnt imagine that all of my family was killed. she bacame to live rich place. But she also judged about Withes. I read this, my heart became very pain. This book is good to read English but it's too sad story. I hope she have a good life it heaven.

Cathy Wilson's job is like a housekeeper.She live with the Harvey family, and look after two children and the house.She met Duncan who is their fater, Harvey who is Duncan's mother and Nick who is the farmer who lives across the fields.But They are something strenge.There is maybe complex relationship.Because they don't talk about Miranda who is the children'mother and dead two years ago...

This book is mysterious.So I want to know what happen in Harvey family while reading.½

On the planet Earth cannot live without heat and light from the sun.
Around the erath,there is the ozone layer,which protects us from the sun's fire.But today there are small holes in it,and they may get bigger and bigger. In 2222,people made the AOL.It is the Artificail Ozone Layer.It makes the earth beautiful. But this book is 2522.So AOL is breaking up....what's happen??????

I was very very excited.And I could understand importance of Ozone Layer.We have to protect it.This book is fantasic but also telling importance.

Cathy's parents died when Cathy was child.
She found work to take care of two children.
Their children's mother, Miranda died two years ago.

This story is serious, but it's intersting for me.
It is easy to understand content.

Molly had a lot of money and lived big house. However, she was not loved anyone. When her fifteen's birthday, she was killed by someone...
This story was very interesting suspence. I thought big money may cause an accident, so money is dangerous. I want to believe almoust people prefer love to money.

Morry has three children and she has a lot of money.
But, her children don't love her and they want her money.
They want her to die.

This story is mystery.
I can't expect the ending.
This story is not happyending.
So, I felt sad after reading this book.½

Chathy got a job to take care of children who is lose their mother.However,their fathers and neighbors struggle,nobody can say the child's mother died.Why his mother died...?
The genre of this book is Human Interest.I do not know who the key players in the end,I read that once more in the mood.I thought this is easy and interest to read.½

Main　character had to take care of children who lost his mother.
However, their neighbors struggle with his father,and nobody say about the mother of the child.
Why child's mother died?

this story is suspense story.And I like suspense so I choose this book.
I had been drawn to this story.
But this story's secret is not fun...
And this story's end is ordinary happy ending.
So I feel not so fun.

The main character of this book is Cathy, who works at the institution.There are a lot of children who lost their parents. At there, Cathy takes care of two children who lost their mother by the accident., but she did not tell about the children's mother. Nobody don't want to talk about the mother.What happen for the mother and children?

This book is interesting for me. I did't know what happen the end of this story.However,in Japan, there are many insutitution such as Harvey family. This is very nice, because the children who lost mother have hurt heart. I think it is good idea for such children.½

The main character, Cathy Wilson start to work at Harvey family. And she take care of two children in the Harvey's house. The two children do not have their mother. Cathy does not have her mother like the children. So, she want to know about their mother...

When I looked the cover of this book, I thought this is happy story. But this was serious drama. I was very surprised. So, I enjoyed reading this book. I could feel with the characters of this book.

This story is about a mystery. Molly Clarkson's is the main character,but shewas dead suddenly. I felt poor about her because nobody loved her after finishing reading this story. She is very rich, but I do not think she is happy. I think that only money can not make people happy.