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A Secret Fear Lost in the jungle The Adventures of Captain Robin Hood
Joey’s got a secret fear. He’s afraid The Miller Family is on holiday in Crossbones Robin Hood and his Friends live in
of the dark. It’s not a childish fear of Thailand. Linda and Sam decide to Captain Crossbones and his pirates Sherwood Forest. Robin steals
ghosts, but a real phobia about being go walking in the jungle with their have a lot of adventures on their money From rich people to help
alone in the dark. Joey thinks he’s Father. They soon discover that the ship. They attack and capture other poor people. Prince John and the
too old to have this fear and he’s jungle is a dangerous place. Can ships and steal their treasure. One Sheriff of Nottingham want to
ashamed. Then Joey discovers that Linda and Sam find their way out of day, the pirates attack a Spanish ship capture Robin, but he always
his friend has a phobia, too – a fear the jungle - and save their Father? and discover Luis, the young son of escapes. These stories are about the
of heights. Slowly Joey begins to the captain. Captain Crossbones many adventures of Robin and his
realise that many people have got takes Luis to their ship but the boy Friends Will Scarlet, Little John,
phobias and that he isn’t alone. But wants to escape and find his father. Friar Tuck and, of course, Lady
can he overcome his fear, and how? Can he do this? Marian.
The Mummy’s secret The Prince and the Pauper Uluru
Katie's Uncle Merton is an On the same day in 1537, two boys This exciting adventure takes place
Egyptologist and he's very are born in London. The boys are in Uluru, Australia, the site of the
mysterious. In his room he's got a called Edward and Tom. Edward is a world’s largest rock. Tracy and
secret cupboard. One night, prince, but Tom is very poor. Fifteen Darel meet at the rock and become
Katie enters the cupboard and years later, the two boys meet and friends. While exploring the tunnels
suddenly she arrives back in time in their adventures start. under the rock, the teenagers
ancient Egypt. ', This is the discover stolen Aboriginal paintings.
beginning of a Fantastic ' adventure They set out to find the thieves and
for Katie. Finally, she discovers return the paintings to their owners.
Uncle Merton's secret. ' However, the thieves have other
plans for the paintings and the
teenagers soon find themselves in
trouble.
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Footsteps King Arthur Journey to the centre of the Earth The Face in the Mirror
John is a school security guard. It’s a This book tells the story of the One day Professor Lidenbrock and The Williams family moves to a new
routine job, but one day, strange legendary adventures of King his nephew, Axel, find a mysterious house. When 13-year-old Margaret
things start to happen. Mary, one of Arthur. King Arthur lives in Camelot message. This is the start of a Williams looks in the mirror in her
the teachers, disappears; then John with his beautiful Queen, Guinevere. fantastic adventure that takes Axel room, she sees the sad face of a
loses his job unexpectedly. He Merlin the wizard and the Knights of and' his uncle to the centre of the young girl instead of her own. More
decides to discover what’s the Round Table help King Arthur Earth. They discover many strange events lead Margaret to
happening. But can he find Mary? and they have many adventures dangerous and exciting things, believe that there is a ghost in the
Who is the mysterious stranger? And together. including volcanoes and sea house. In her attempts to find out
what does the echo in the corridor monsters, before they get to their who the ghost is, she makes some
mean? destination. surprising discoveries.
The Mystery of the Tomb The secret of the White mountain
Jack, Tom and Danny must write a Sandy and Ricky are on holiday and
scary story for their teacher, but they are staying with their friends in the
can't decide on a topic. So one Rocky Mountains in the USA. They
Saturday night, they go to a love going for walks in the
cemetery to try to find ghosts. They mountains, but everyone tells them
find their ghost - but they find a 1ot that there is a curse on White
more than they expected! Mountain and warns them against
going walking on it. Sandy and
Ricky decide to find out the secret of
White Mountain, but their decision
leads them into great danger.
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A Dream Come true Danger at Shark Rock Kidnapped The Ghost of the Green Lady
When Tanya and Dan audition for a Jenny isn't at all happy that she's KIDNAPPED takes place in At Billy Harrison's new school, he
band, little do they know what going to spend her summer holiday Scotland in the middle of the 18th hears the legend of the Ghost of the
dangers lie in store for them. Why at her grandfather’s house on a small century. When David Balfour is 17 Green Lady. On the night of 1st
does the famous pop star, Lara Lane, Scottish island. But one night there's years old, he receives a letter and February, a green light appears over
have such a hold over her manager, a terrible storm and a ship hits Shark this letter takes him on a journey. On the school lake and then the ghost
Sam Sinclair? And why are two Rock, a dangerous rock near the this journey, he meets his strange appears. Billy wants to see this for
sinister-looking men so interested in island. Jenny learns that life on a Uncle Ebenezer and the exciting himself. But somebody is stealing
Tanya’s earrings? Will Tanya and small Scottish island can be exciting Alan Stewart. Together, David and valuable objects from the school and
Dan solve the mysteries? after all! Alan have several dangerous everybody is under suspicion.
adventures as they travel through What's going on?
Scotland.
The Hacker The swan and the Hitch-hiker,
Tony Baker arrives at school one Roald Dahl
day, only to find that somebody has A small boy is the victim of two of
hacked into the school’s computer his classmates and a driver discovers
system, using his library code. Then that he has a very unusual passenger.
Tony’s mother gets a letter from the The Swan and The Hitchhiker are
Town Hall saying she must pay two strange stories from the
£10,000 for repair work to her incredible imagination of Roald
bookshop. The letter is signed Dahl. Expect the unexpected!
‘Charles Smith’, but Tony discovers
that Charles Smith does not exist.
Who is the mysterious hacker and
who sent the letter? Tony is
determined to find out, but how?
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Around the World in Eighty Days The innocent victim The Skating Detective The ransom of Red Chief
Phileas Fogg sets off around the world Richard loves his motorbike, perhaps Sixteen-year-old Jonah loves roller- Four stories full of humour with a
to win a bet. This exciting adventure has even more than he loves his girlfriend, blading. He also wants to impress the surprise ending by one of America's
entertained millions of people with its Alison. But one day, somebody steals new girl in his class, Valérie, who has greatest short story writers. The Ransom
catalogue of near disasters and exotic the motorbike. This is the beginning of a just arrived from France. But when of Red Chief is the amusing story of a
locations. Only Fogg’s wit together with very strange series of events and expensive computer equipment kidnapping that goes wrong. In Schools
his money save him and bring him Richard Finally finds himself in prison. disappears from school and Jonah’s and Schools we learn that trying to trick
safely home. But is he in time to win the Alison is the only person who can help favourite teacher is accused of stealing someone can often have the opposite
bet? him. Will she succeed? it, Jonah is determined to find out who result. After Twenty Years tells of a
is behind the theft. Little does he know long-planned reunion and Jimmy
that his passion for roller-blading will Valentine is the story of a safe-breaker
help him solve the mystery. who decides to reform and lead an
honest life. You will certainly enjoy
these stories!
The Secret of Silver Lake
Eddie and Jon Marks are spending the
summer vacation at Silver Lake in the
USA, in a wooden cabin next to a
strange old house. When Eddie meets
two other boys, they tell him the story
of the old house and of the gangster,
Jack `the Devil' Devlin, who once lived
in the house. This is the beginning of a
scary adventure for the boys.

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A Connecticut Yankee in King A foreigner in Britain Flight to Terror Murder on the Beach
Arthur’s Court Antonio is a young Spaniard who Tony lives in Florida and his only wish One morning, Linda Stevenson, 18,
Hank Morgan is hit on the head loves Britain, has many Friends in life is to be a commercial pilot. He’s finds a woman’s dead body on a
during a Fight in 19th century there and visits the country thrilled when he finally gets a job flying Cornwall beach. She tells the police and
to Colombia. Little does he realise that they search the beach but don’t find
Connecticut in the USA. When he regularly. In this story we Follow
the job is going to involve him with the anything. Nobody has gone missing and
wakes up, he discovers that he's been Antonio on some of his journeys and drug lord, José González, and the the police think Linda imagined it. Only
transported to England, in the time visit many of his Favourite places in sinister world of drug smuggling. Will Linda’s friend Mark believes her.
of King Arthur. Hank soon becomes England, Scotland and Wales. We Tony manage to escape from this Together they set out to solve the
King Arthur's minister and tries to meet his Friends and through them dangerous situation? mystery, and romance develops as their
bring the civilisation of his day to learn about Britain's customs and adventure progresses.
England. However, Hank soon traditions, the usual and the not so
learns that this isn't going to be an usual! IF you would like to know
easy task. what a groundling is, or a haggis, or
a Piskie, this is the book for you
The Hunchback of Notre Dame The Last of the Mohicans The Queen and I Two Shakespearian Tragedies
In 15th-century Paris, an ugly, It is the 1950s. Deep among the In this amusing Fantasy, the Macbeth and Othello are two great
deformed baby is abandoned at the forests and lakes of the American- Republican Party wins the elections soldiers whose terrible flaws of
entrance to Notre Dame Cathedral. Canadian Frontier, the English and in Britain. The monarchy is Finished character have tragic consequences
Adopted by a young priest, he French armies are Fighting a Fierce and the Roya] Family is sent to live for them and those around them.
becomes Quasimodo, the bellringer battle. As the blood Flows, Hawkeye in an area oF cheap housing. Their These two stories have been
of the cathedral. Quasimodo falls in and his Mohican Friends Fight a neighbours are poor and most oF modernised to highlight the power of
love with Esmeralda, a beautiful battle of their own - a struggle For them haven't got jobs. The Queen their themes of greed and jealousy.
gypsy dancer, but the priest is survival against the evil Magua and must learn to cook and clean and live
obsessed with her, too. This love his Followers. on very little money, and her Family
triangle sets the scene for an is in total chaos. Will they survive -
intriguing story of love, hate, loyalty and how?
and betrayal.
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Brave new world Death at the Circuit Mansfield Park My left foot
Today’s society is already dealing Genre: Horror / Suspense Fanny Price is ten years old when Christy Brown is severely handicapped
with cloned animals and venturing When mechanic Bob Marsh is found she comes to live with her rich at birth and seems destined For a life of
into the genetic engineering of dead, an empty bottle of liquid relatives, Sir Thomas and Lady suffering and silence. However, with the
help of his mother, Christy builds a
human reproduction. Some of the heroin on the garage floor next to Bertram, at their beautiful home,
meaningful life for himself and
most fascinating and frightening him, one thing is clear: he took an Mansfield Park. Although the communicates his story to the world.
questions raised by these overdose – or did he? Set against a Family is kind to her, Fanny is This inspirational book was made into
developments are brilliantly backdrop of motocross racing, Bob’s always aware that she is different. an Oscar-winning Film starring Daniel
explored by Huxley in this visionary children, Jack and Susan, gather However, when her rich cousins Day-Lewis.
classic, originally published in 1932. evidence to solve the mystery of cause the Family unhappiness, it is
Even more topical today, the book’s their father’s death. Will they Fanny who gives her aunt and uncle
probing insights are matched by a succeed in clearing his name? comfort and support and helps to
gripping tale and by Huxley’s bring peace and tranquillity back to
wonderful wit Mansfield Park.
Vanity Fair The secret agent and Lord Jim
In the early 1800s, Becky Sharp and Verloc works as a secret agent for a
Amelia Sedley leave Miss Pinkerton's Foreign embassy. His life changes,
Academy, Full of hope For the Future. however, when he is asked to bomb
Becky is poor but attractive and clever.
one of London's well-known
All she wants is to Find a rich husband
buildings, the Greenwich
and to achieve this, Becky is prepared to
manipulate everyone around her. Observatory - with tragic
Amelia, gentle and rich, wants only to consequences for him and his
marry the man of her dreams, George Family. Lord Jim tells the story of a
Osborne. But life holds surprises for young sailor's desire to be a hero, his
both girls and things don't go exactly as disappointment in himself when he
they had expected. fails to do so, his subsequent life and
his Final coming to terms with
himself.
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