Baywatch:
The Inside Story
by: DEBBIE
SCHWARTZ
0 140 81650X
Baywatch, one of the
most popular television series in the world, is the story of lifeguards
on a Californian beach. This book gives you all the information you want
about the lives, adventures and relationships of your favourite characters
and the actors who play them. It also has fascinating sections about the
California beach lifestyle and the work real lifeguards do everyday.
Debbie Schwartz is
the Producer of Baywatch and has helped to create many of the characters,
She has won many awards for her Baywatch writing.
The
Birds by: DAPHNE
DU MAURIER
0 140 814744
It is a very cold
winter. There are more birds than usual. And Nat is afraid. But why? And
then the birds come - thousands and thousands of them. They are hungry.
And they want to kill... A story of suspense and terror by one of the most
gripping writers of the 20th century. It is also a film.
The
Canterville Ghost and The Model Millionaire by:
OSCAR
WILDE
0 140 815651
For three hundred years,
the ghost at Canterville Chase frightened everybody in the house.
Then, one day, an American family come to live there. The ghost tries hard
to frighten them but he learns that this family is different...
In Model Millionaire,
Hughie Erskine, a very nice young man, thinks a millionaire is a beggar.
Hughie gives the beggar some money. What does the millionaire do for Hughie?
Two classic short
stories from Oscar Wilde (1854-1900).
The
Cay by: THEODORE
TAYLOR
0 140 81647X
Phillip and Timothy
were on a small Dutch ship in the Caribbean Sea during the Second World
War. A German boat attacked and sank their boat and they escaped in a life
boat. After floating in the sea for two or three days, during which time
Phillip goes blind, they arrive at the ‘cay’ an island, where they must
wait for help.
The Cay is a classic
book which made into a film too.
Chocky
by: JOHN
WYNDHAM
0 140 815430
Matthew has a friend
that no one can see: Chocky. Everyone else thinks Chocky is not real. But
she is. She lives in Matthew’s gead. He starts to do strange things, and
no one understands what is happening. What can his mother and father do
to help him? And what will Chocky do? This captivating story is by one
of Britain’s greatest 20th century science fiction writers. It also a film
now.
Dante’s
Peak by: DEWEY
GRAM
0 140 81681X
Harry Dalton is a
volcano expert who goes to the beautiful town of Dante’s Peak in Washington
State to investigate reports of some unusual activity underground. He soon
realizes something is terribly wrong - but can anyone stop a volcano?
An exciting story
that you won’t be able to put down, Dante’s Peak is also a Blockbusting
film from Hollywood with amazing special effects.
The
Diary by: PAUL
STEWART
0 140 815848
John Beeching is unhappy.
He hasn’t got a girlfriend. He hasn’t got a job. Then, one cold but sunny
day, he finds a strange diary. He doesn’t write in the diary - the diary
writes messages to him! From that day on, everything gets better for john
Beeching. The question is, will it stay better - or will he learn that,
sometimes, it is dangerous to know too much?
A chilling mystery
story you won’t be able to put down!
Don’t
Look Behind You by: LOIS
DUNCAN
0 140 81552X
Someone has tried
to kill April Corrigan’s father, and now April and her family must move
from Virginia to Florida, to start up again in a new town, with new names.
Things go badly for April in Florida. How can she forget her boyfriend,
her friends and her home in Virginia? Then the same gunman finds April
and her grandmother. What can they do to stop him?
This thrilling story
will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Don’t
Look Now by: DAPHNE
DU MAURIER
0 140 816682
John and Laura are
on holiday in Venice. Venice is beautiful but it is dangerous, dangerous
for them. Who are two old sisters, and why do they keep following them?
Who is the killer?
An engrossing and
sinister novel by a 20th-century master - impossible to put down. Also
made into a classic film.
Emily
by: JILLY
COOPER
0 140 814736
Every woman who sees
Rory Balniel wants him. Emily marries Rory and they go to live on a Scottish
island. Emily meets Rory’s family - and Marina, the beautiful Marina. Soon
Emily knows that Rory and Marina are in love. But there is something worse
than that...
Glamour, romantic
liaisons and disaster amongst the idle rich - by one of the best-selling
writers of contemporary popular fiction
Flour
Babies by: ANNE
FINE
0 140 815791
The boys in Class
4C, the worst students in the school, have a special project. Their teacher
tells them they must look after flour babies, three kilos of flour in a
bag, and write about what happens every day in a Baby Book. Simon Martin
loves his four baby and starts to think about his own father...
A moving story from
the author of Madame Doubtfire.
Fly
Away Home by: PATRICIA
HERMES
0 140 816836
Amy Alden finds a
nest of goose’s eggs and brings them home. The baby geese think she is
their mother and follow her wherever she goes! Amy and her dad know the
geese must fly south for the winter. They will have to teach the to fly
away home...
This story made into
a beautiful photographed film starring Anne Paquin and Jeff Daniels.
The
Fox by: D H LAWRENCE
0 140 814868
A young man comes
to stay with two women who live together on a farm. This story tells how
he loves one of the women, and how he wins her love. A classic by one of
the most original writers of this century (1885-1930). It was made into
a film.
Free
Willy by: TODD
STRASSER
0 140 816402
Willy is a killer
whale who was taken from the sea at a very young age and kept at the North
West Adventure Park to entertain visitors. When Jesse, an unhappy eleven-year-old
boy with no home or family, sees Willy he knows he has to save him.
This book has been
made into a delightful and warm-hearted film.
The
Ghost of Genny Castle by: JOHN
ESCOTT
0 140 824655
Claire goes to stay
with her aunt Min. There is an old castle with a black tower in the village...
and it has a dangerous secret. What is the secret? Claire goes to
the castle to see. A mystery
story.
Great
Football Stories; Football Babylon by:
RUSS
WILLIAMS
0
140 816747
This is a book of
some of the best and the funniest football stories from around the world.
How does money change football? Where do the worst fights happen
and why? How did football start? Some of the answers will surprise you.
It’s a funny old game,
isn’t it?
Grandad’s
Eleven by; JERENY
TAYLOR
0 140 815325
Albert Fenn and his
friends are all over sixty years old - and they all want to play football!
With their young friend, Ashraf, they start a team: ‘Grandad’s Eleven’!
This is a delightful tale.
Hercules
: The Legendary Journeys -
By the Sword
by: TIMOTHY
BOGGS
0 140 817131
New
Hercules - half man, half
god. He travels the earth helping the poor and the weak. He is the hero
of the innocent. Zorin steals the sword of Zeus, King of the Gods, made
for him by Hephaestus, God of fire. Hercules must find it before Zorin,
and his evil forces, rule the world.
Hercules
: The Legendary Journeys - Serpent’s Shadow
by: TIMOTHY
BOGGS
0 140 817158
New
A sea-monster is
terrifying the village of Themon. Hercules goes to help the innocent villagers,
but there he finds more danger than he expects - his old enemy, the Goddess
Hera, wants to kill Hercules! Can he defeat her in time ?
Jaws
by: PETER
BENCHLEY
0 140 816682
Amity is a quiet town
near New York. One night a young woman goes for a swim in the sea. She
doesn’t come back. The next morning the police find her. dead body on the
beach...
Brody is a good policeman
and he is sure there is a shark near Amity. He tries to close the beaches
but no one will listen to him.
Jaws is one the most
popular films ever made. It is a thrilling and terrifying adventure which
might make you scream with fear.
Jumanji:
by: TODD
STRASSER
0 140 816429
Jumanji is a strange
and dangerous game. When someone throws the dice unusual things start to
happen and the players must finish the game - before it finishes them.
Peter and Judy find the Jumanji Box hidden in a room at the top of an old
house and their adventures begin...
The film of Jumanji
features fantastic special effects and stars Robin Williams.
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