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Katie has some very special friends. They are the toys who live in the Land of Forgotten Toys. In this story they invite Katie to go with them on holiday. But, as usual, Katie and her friends are soon...

This isnt going to stop us! Were definitely going to find Wills!Where is he? Where have they taken him? No one knows where Wills has gone and his best friends, the twins Harry and Camilla, are very wo...

It was all so different from London. The strangest thing was the light that came into his room. It travelled across his ceiling and then it went, leaving his room dark. After a few seconds it was back...

Part of the Real Lives collection.Nyangoma, a twelve-year-old African girl invites the reader into her world to meet her family and to see what everyday life is like in a real Ugandan village. Come an...

In this funny adventure in a biopark a monkey takes Granny Fixits small yellow bag! What does the monkey take out of the bag? And what can Granny Fixit, Lucy and Bill do to get it back?Vocabulary area...

Has Harriet got the detective skills of her father?The portrait of Lord Methody, the founder of Methody School is missing. But who could want the portrait of this unpopular man and why? Harriet Holmes...

Why doesnt summer come to the Giants garden? Find out how the Selfish Giant changes and learns about friendship.A Giant lives in a castle with a beautiful garden. But the Giant is selfish and wants it...

In Wuthering Heights, Emily Bront shows us the destructive power of hatred and revenge, but she also explores love in its many forms and, in the end, her story is about hope.Topics covered Love and Ha...

Young readers might well see themselves in the selfish giant, based on Oscar Wildes classic, who doesnt want to share his favourite possession.Through the story they see how our actions not only affec...

The story traces the life of David Copperfield from childhood to maturity.David Copperfield looks back on the first twenty-five years of his life. He is only eight years old when his mother, a young p...

Everybody knows that it is true that any rich, single man must definitely want a wife. And, of course, all mothers think this rich, single man is the perfect partner for one or another of their daught...

Mrs Dalloway is a novel that details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway in post-World War I. It is one of Woolfs best-known novels.London 1923. The First World War has been over for five years, bu...

After I had accepted the position and agreed to his condition, I had two or three very bad days. I was full of doubts, sure I had made a terrible mistake. I was in this state of mind as I sat in the u...

Join us on an A-Z journey around the festivals of Britain! Would you like to learn about the biggest dog show in the world? Or how many fire festivals there are in Britain? Do you want to know what ha...

The Woman in White is the first English sensation novel full of mystery and dark secrets. After meeting a strange woman one night in London, Walter Hartright begins to realise that this mysterious wom...

Joyces first major work, written when he was only twenty-five, brought his city to the world for the first time.An ambitious mother, a boy in love, a lonely older man, a cynical intellectual and a gir...

Jim lived with his mother at the Admiral Benbow hotel. One night a stranger came out of the storm. Little did Jim imagine that this was the beginning of an exciting adventure filled with pirates and s...

In Real Lives, aimed at Young A2 and Teen A2-B1 readers, real children and teenagers from different countriesand continents present their daily life and environment. The series is specifically geared ...

Can the children save a baby whale on the beach with the help of some Viking children? And a little help from Granny Fixit, of course!.When the children go with their mother to a Viking archaeological...

These are two of Hans Christian Andersons most popular stories.In The ugly duckling the farmyard animals reject a little duck because he is different. In The princess and the pea beautiful princesses ...

Join Uncle Jack, Berta and the children on this action-packed adventure and learn something about sharing the world with animals on the way.Uncle Jack and the children were relaxing in their garden wh...

We all need friends. Friends are important. Friends are fun. Friends are there when we need them. You can have one friend or you can have many friends. The important thing is to be a good friend!But w...

Do you always try hard to get the things you like and want? Well, this is the story of a lazy fox. Felix the fox doesnt always try hard! Felix is a fox. Shes very lazy and never wants to try hard. She...

A new adventure for Harriett Holmes.Will Harriet Holmes and her friends be able to solve the case of the ghost of Lady Emily who is trying to scare Lady Frankie Strangehill from her home? Has it got a...

If someone says Scotland, what do you think of? Kilts? Tartan? The Bagpipes? Well, yes youre right, but theres lots more too!Do you like mystery, legends or haunted castles? Or how about vibrant citie...

Ann is ALWAYS losing her things and her teacher is angry. But help is on the way! Granny Fixit and her piece of yellow string solve all her problems - or do they?Anne is running to school. Her school ...

Crusoes father wants him to lead an ordinary honest life at home, but Crusoe wants nothing more than to travel around the world. His first voyage is a disaster but he survives and instead of returning...

Use this play-script version to prepare a fun and amusing stage version of the English legend of Robin Hood.Follow Robin Hoods adventures in Sherwood Forest in this easy-to-follow drama version based ...

A man goes back to the house where he grew up and becomes a little boy again.Tom visits the house he lived in when he was a little boy, and he finds an old newspaper in the wardrobe. He picks it up, a...

When Sherlock Holmes gets a letter from the police, he and his new friend, Dr Watson, have a difficult problem. Who is the rich man in the empty house? Why did he die? And, most important of all, will...

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” Oscar Wilde One of Oscar Wilde’s funniest plays, The Importance of Being Earnest was described by the dramatist as being ‘a trivial comedy for serious peo...

Newland felt more and more embarrassed. The men were all staring into the box where May was sitting between her mother and her aunt, he didnt recognise the lady in the strange dress, and he didnt know...

Dickens famous Christmas story shows us the difficult lives of the poor, but it is also a story of hope, where the future can be better. Ebenezer Scrooge loves only one thing - money. He has no friend...

Pollyanna is eleven when she arrives in Beldingsville to live with her aunt, Miss Polly Harrington. It isnt easy for Pollyanna, her aunt is a difficult, cold woman and everyone she meets in the town i...

A Tale of Two Cities is perhaps Charles Dickens most famous historical novel.Set in Paris and London at the time of the French Revolution, this is the story of two men, Frenchman, Charles Darnay, and ...

These are animals from a farm. A pig goes oink and a sheep goes baa. Theres a chicken and a duck and a horse of course. And a sad little goat with a curly coat.An exciting adventure with a friendly ex...

Do you know what a huemul is? This story will take you on an adventure from the museum where Dr Domuch works to the land of the huemuls in the heights of the Andes in Patagonia.Do Domuch and the child...

Great Expectations depicts the growth and personal development of an orphan named Pip. Pip is born poor, but one day his life mysteriously changes. He is sent to London to learn to become a gentleman....

When you have a problem and you dont know what to do. Just stop a moment and look around you. You might think your problem is as big as a house. But in fact it might be as small as a... MOUSE!In this ...

The bestselling novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery.One day, in Canada, an eleven year old girl, Anne, arrives at Green Gables. She is going to live with Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, who ar...

Part of the Real Lives collection.Have you ever been to Iceland?Hello! My names Garpur, and this is a story about me and my country, Iceland. I suppose youve heard some-thing about Iceland, but there ...

Im sorry, Alfred. Its too dangerous here. I want to go home, says Jack. Would you like some cheese? asks Alfred.No, thank you. I want to go home. Ive got lots of grass at home, says Jack. Two mice are...

After many more days and nights of study, I discovered exactly how life was created. With this knowledge I became the first man in history to have the power to create life from death.Victor Frankenste...

Aladdin is a poor boy who plays all day long in the streets with his monkey, but something will change his life.Aladdin loves Bulbul but his love is impossible. She is a princess and he is just a poor...

Wow! A date! This is my first date. Maybe next year my diary will be full of photos and secret letters like all my friends. Please come, Luke. Oh, Im so excited. I cant wait to phone Sally and tell he...

Hello! My name is Black Beauty. And Im a horse. I have an interesting story to tell you. I want to tell you about my life.My story starts with my mother, who taught me many things. And, when I close m...

Jane Eyre was an immediate bestseller, and most critics liked it. One reviewer wrote It is one of the most powerful domestic romances which have been published for many years.Jane Eyre is an orphan, a...

Part of the Real Lives collection.Join Ivan in the beautiful Russian city of Saint Petersburg.Youll discover that theres lots to see and do and special places to visit for good luck. Youll also learn ...

When The Call of the Wild was published the first printing of 10,000 copies sold out immediately and it is still one the best known stories written by an American author.Buck, a happy, quiet dog livin...

The Wind and the Sun argue about who is the strongest. So the Wind challenges the Sun. Who can make the shepherd take off his coat? Is it better to be strong like the Wind or kind like the Sun? Jack i...

Harry is the very last person to volunteer for a sport competiton! In this story our reluctant hero braves golf and volleyball to come out tops to everyones surprise!.Harry and his three friends are s...

Here are the Emperor Penguins as happy as can be. Theyre off to lay their eggs in a place far from the sea. They stay here all the winter as cold as cold can be. Until their babies hatch in a place fa...

They dont have apples Potatoes or beans Or even a pea. They dont have pears. They dont have grapes. Poor Robin and PB3!An extraterrestrial adventure in which a bully gets more than he expects. When Fr...

Tessa is a very active sabre-toothed tiger! When she finds out there is a tiger birthday party she is very excited and ready to go straight away. However, the other animals feel she should definitely ...

Im going to solve this mystery! .m tired, but before I turn out the light, Im going to write down all the things Ill need for my investigation.Sally wants to be a detective and her hobby is solving my...

A good portrait is a portrait of the artist, not the sitter. I am afraid I show my soul in this painting.Dorian is visiting his friend, the kind and gentle painter Basil Hallward, when he meets Lord H...

Three children and their mother move to a new home because their father gets sent away. They are sad at the beginning of their new life, but they make a new friend along the way and live a lot of adve...

The next day, the old witch put Hansel in a cage. Gretel had to cook lots of food for Hansel.The witch wanted a fat Hansel. But Gretel was clever. She had a plan, too. Hansel and Gretel are lost in th...

In this story by Frances Hodgson Burnett, a young girl called Mary starts out as unloved and unlovable.She moves home and, through her contact with country life and people, she gradually changes. She ...

Gavin, Max, Rose and Isabel are excited about starting their first year at the Music, Art and Dance Academy of London.Theyre all very different but they soon become good friends. Its going to be hard ...