The
Accidental Tourist by: ANNE
TYLER
0 582 27855 4 New
After the death of
his son, everything starts to go wrong for travel writer Macon Leary. First
his wife leaves him. Then he has an accident and breaks his leg. And then
his dog, Edward, starts attacking people. Help arrives in the form of Muriel,
the loud and colourful dog trainer from the Meow-Bow Animal Hospital, who
offers to solve Edward’s problems.
When they meet for
Edward’s lessons, Muriel tries to talk to Macon. She tells him about
her life. At first, he thinks she is strange and he is very unfriendly.
But slowly, things begin to change .....
The Accidental Tourist
is a heart-warming story about families, love, marriage - and dogs!
The
Horse Whisperer by: NICHOLAS EVANS
0 582 27854 6 New
On a quiet winter
morning in New York State, there is a terrible accident. Thirteen-years-old
Grace and her horse Pilgrim are both very badly hurt.
Pilgrim is in great pain, but Grace’s mother, Annie, refuses to kill him.
She believes that Grace cannot get better without him.
Annie finds Tom Booker,
a “horse whisperer”, in Montana. He is able to bring all kinds
of sick horses back to health. Annie drives west to his ranch with
Grace and Pilgrim. There, in the beautiful mountains, their
lives are changed for ever.
Island
of the Blue Dolphins by: SCOTT
O’DELL 0 582
27533 4
Young Karana lives
on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. There, the men catch fish and the women
and children collect plants. One morning, hunters arrive from over the
sea, with terrible results. A story of a young girl’s struggle for survival.
A
Scandal in Bohemia by: SIR
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE 0 582 27532
6
Who put a diamond
inside a chicken? Why does a woman disappear on the day of her wedding?
In these stories Sherlock Holmes has to answer these strange questions.
Join Holmes and his friend Dr. Watson on some exciting adventures. Will
they solve every mystery?
Silas
Marner by: GEORGE ELIOT
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Silas Marner leads
a very simple life: all he does is work. Silas loves only one thing: his
money, which he counts every night. Then one day his money is stolen and
a little girl comes to live with him. Soon Silas Marner starts to change.
The
White Mountains by: JOHN
CHRISTOPHER
0 582 27528 8
In this exciting science-fiction
story, the world is controlled by the Tripods - terrible metal machines.
Will Parker wants to escape their control. Will he make it to the safety
of the White Mountains?
The
Go-Between by: L. P. HARTLEY
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In the summer of 1900,
Leo stays with his friend, Marcus. Leo becomes a messenger for Marcus’s
sister and a local farmer. Their relationship is a secret. This secret
leads to trouble and by the end of the holiday Leo’s boyhood is over.
On
the Beach by: NEVIL SHUTE
0582 27525 3
There has been a terrible
nuclear war in the northern countries. Now the deadly radiation is travelling
south. On the Beach describes the lives of the Holmes family and their
friends as the radiation comes closer and closer. Is this the end of life
on earth?
Airport
by: ARTHUR HAILEY
0 582 27517 2
Disaster strikes when
Lincoln International Airport is hit by a violent snow storm. At the height
of the storm a man appears, determined to blow up a plane. The clearing
of the runway becomes more and more urgent...
The
Citadel by: A.J.CRONIN
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When Andrew
Manson starts work as a doctor he discovers a corrupt and uncaring system.
His aim is to become a good doctor, but the system is extremely powerful.
Can he avoid becoming part of it himself?
The
Great Gatsby by: F.SCOTT
FITZGERALD
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The carefree and wealthy
society of New York in the 1920s sets the scene for the tragic story of
Jay Gatsby, who follow the dream of a love which cannot provide the happiness
he seeks.
The
Invisible Man by: H.G.WELLS
0 582 27513 X
Prepare to be kept
in suspense by this spine-chilling tale which follows the stranger with
the bandaged head as he begins to reveal his dark secret...
Jamaica
Inn by: DAPHNE DU MAURIER
0 582 27512 1
A gripping story set
in the mid-nineteenth-century. Young Mary Yellan discovers that what is
going on at her uncle’s inn is part of something more terrible than she
ever imagined.
The
Prisoner Of Zenda by: ANTHONY
HOPE
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In this classic story,
Rudolph visits Ruritania to see the crowning of the king. But when he is
mistaken for the king himself, intrigue and romance follow.
Rebecca
by: DAPHNE DU MAURIER
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Widower Maxim De Winter
brings his new wife home to Manderley. But the quiet young bride is not
allowed to ignore the memory of Maxim’s first wife, the beautiful
Rebecca ...
Round
The World In Eighty Days by: JULES
VERNE 0 582 27505 9
In 1872 Phileas Fogg
sets off on his famous adventure - he has to travel the world in eighty
days. Soon there are problems.
As the journey continues,
the race against time gets harder and harder.
The
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by: R.
L. STEVENSON
0 582
27501 6
The chilling tale of a
wealthy doctor with a double personality, in terror of the evil Mr. Hyde
who is living within his own skin.
Tales
of Mystery and Imagination by: E.
ALLAN POE 0
58274982
In these stories we
meet people who experience extreme fear or hatred. Some are brought face-to-face
with death by strange creatures or events. Others are threatened with painful
death by their enemies.
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