Tag: humor

Jun 01

EL本棚紹介(101) The Nocturnals: The Mysterious Abductions, by Tracey Hecht

[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (<180 words) introductions/reviews of books in the EL library. They focus on telling you what we think will be interesting for you, a college student and English learner, so use them to help you find the right book for you. You can also use the tags to find books about topics you might be interested in.] _______ When you think of stories about animals, what do you think of? Dogs and cats? Maybe birds, or even tanuki? Well, The Nocturnals is a very different book. The main characters are all animals, but interesting animals you may not have …

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May 07

EL本棚紹介(100) Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney

[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (<180 words) introductions/reviews of books in the EL library. They focus on telling you what we think will be interesting for you, a college student and English learner, so use them to help you find the right book for you. You can also use the tags to find books about topics you might be interested in.] _______ Were you a wimpy kid in middle school? Wimpy kids are not the strongest, smartest, or most popular…they are just “normal.” That is what makes Diary of a Wimpy Kid (グレッグのダメ日記) so interesting. Greg, the main character, is not a hero; …

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Mar 12

EL本棚紹介(98) My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish, by Mo O’Hara

[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (<180 words) introductions/reviews of books in the EL library. They focus on telling you what we think will be interesting for you, a college student and English learner, so use them to help you find the right book for you. You can also use the tags to find books about topics you might be interested in.] _______ You can guess from the title of My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish that this is not a very serious book. It is a very silly book meant for elementary school-aged children to read—especially children who have older brothers or sisters. It …

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Mar 12

EL本棚紹介(97) The Truth Pixie and The Truth Pixie Goes to School, by Matt Haig and Chris Mould

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Oct 11

EL本棚紹介(95) The Story of Doctor Dolittle, by Hugh Lofting

[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (<180 words) introductions/reviews of books in the EL library. They focus on telling you what we think will be interesting for you, a college student and English learner, so use them to help you find the right book for you. You can also use the tags to find books about topics you might be interested in.] _______ Have you ever wished that you could talk with your pet? Doctor Dolittle is the story of a man who learns to talk with all sorts of different animals. He works very hard to help animals around the world, and has …

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Jul 19

EL本棚紹介(94) The Canterville Ghost: The Graphic Novel, by Oscar Wilde and Sean Michael Wilson

[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (<180 words) introductions/reviews of books in the EL library. They focus on telling you what we think will be interesting for you, a college student and English learner, so use them to help you find the right book for you. You can also use the tags to find books about topics you might be interested in.] _______ What do you think of when you hear the words “ghost story”? A ghost attacking people? Murder and blood? How about humor? The Canterville Ghost is a famous and enjoyable story because it is not what you expect. The first part …

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Jun 21

EL本棚紹介(90) Holes, by Louis Sachar

[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (<180 words) introductions/reviews of books in the EL library. They focus on telling you what we think will be interesting for you, a college student and English learner, so use them to help you find the right book for you. You can also use the tags to find books about topics you might be interested in.] _______ Holes tells the story of Stanley Yelnats, who is sent as a punishment to Camp Green Lake. The camp is in the middle of a desert and all of the boys there are forced to dig holes every day. This work …

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Mar 18

EL本棚紹介(87) The Ghost in the Shell, Volume 1, by Shirow Masamune

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Dec 15

EL本棚紹介(86) Kiki’s Delivery Service, by Eiko Kadono

[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (<180 words) introductions/reviews of books in the EL library. They focus on telling you what we think will be interesting for you, a college student and English learner, so use them to help you find the right book for you. You can also use the tags to find books about topics you might be interested in.] _______ Like the My Neighbor Totoro and Castle in the Sky comic books I introduced before, Kiki’s Delivery Service is a great way to “learn what you already know.” In other words, it is much easier to read a book you already …

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Nov 17

EL本棚紹介(83) Motel of the Mysteries, by David Macaulay

[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (<180 words) introductions/reviews of books in the EL library. They focus on telling you what we think will be interesting for you, a college student and English learner, so use them to help you find the right book for you. You can also use the tags to find books about topics you might be interested in.] _______ This is a weird, weird picture book. The story takes place in the distant future, after North America is destroyed by an overflow of junk mail. Everything about American culture and history has been forgotten…until the archaeologist Howard Carson discovers a …

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