Vikas Swarup, retold by John Escott
You've seen the movie, now read the book! Ram Mohammad Thomas answers 14 questions correctly in a TV quiz and wins a billion rupees, but how does he know the answers? Slumdog Millionaire takes us through the major events of Ram's life, from his battle for survival on the streets of Mumbai and Delhi to his final act of love and revenge - and the amazing good fortune it brings!
ISBN: 9780230404717
English Type: British
Published Date: 31 January 2010
Pages: 112
Wilbur Smith, retold by Stephen Colbourn
This romantic thriller, set in modern times, follows on from the adventure described in River God.
Duraid and Royan Al Simma find the set of papyrus scrolls written by Taita, a slave to a queen of Ancient Egypt, on which he recorded the whereabouts of the tomb of Pharaoh Mamose. But before the Egyptologists can mount an expedition to search for the tomb, Duraid is murdered.Recommended for older readers.
ISBN: 9781405073141
English Type: British
Published Date: 31 March 2005
Pages: 112
Jane Austen, retold by Margaret Tarner
After the death of her husband, Mrs Dashwood and her three daughters, Elinor, Marianne and Margaret, find they must leave Norland Park and move to a small cottage. There, Marianne falls in love with the dashing but unreliable Willoughby, while Elinor pines for Edward Ferrars, the young man she has been forced to leave behind...
ISBN: 9781405080620
English Type: British
Published Date: 27 April 2005
Pages: 112
Arthur C. Clarke, retold by Elizabeth Walker
A futuristic story about a UFO found near Jupiter. In the year 2131, a fast-moving object is detected entering the solar system. Asteroid 31/439, renamed 'Rama', is set to enter the Earth's orbit within the year. A hastily arranged space flight is...
ISBN: 9781405073035
English Type: British
Published Date: 28 April 2006
Pages: 128
Wilbur Smith
A romantic adventure set in Ancient Egypt. Taita - the storyteller - is a slave owned by Intef, the cruel and greedy Governor of Upper Egypt. In Taita's charge is the beautiful Lostris, daughter of Lord Intef. Intef has plans to wed his daughter to Pharaoh Mamose, an old and weak-willed king. But Lostris is in love with Tanus, a handsome and ambitious commander in the Pharaoh's army.Recommended for older readers.
ISBN: 9781405073059
English Type: British
Published Date: 12 May 2005
Pages: 112
The Red and the Black
F. H. Cornish
The Red and the Black is the story of the life and loves of a young man, Julien Sorel, who is torn apart by the two sides to his personality, the 'red' and the 'black'. Through his love affairs with the aristocratic and beautiful Madame de Renal and the passionate Mathilde, Sorel tries - and fails - to gain wealth and social standing, with fatal results. Original work by Stendhal
ISBN: 9781405074582
English Type: British
Published Date: 12 Dec 2006
Pages: 128
Richard Prescott
A mystery story with many twists and turns. Our hero suffers amnesia after being attacked and robbed but he has to regain his memory in order to find his property. The action moves excitingly between the English Midlands and the diamond-broking houses of Amsterdam.
ISBN: 9781405073042
English Type: British
Published Date: 31 May 2005
Pages: 96
John Milne
The Sequel to The Black Cat (available at Elementary Level).
Students will enjoy this thoroughly entertaining detective story. Salahadin El Nur searches for the answer to the riddle of an ancient curse. He suspects an English professor of being involved with a gang of ruthless smugglers.
ISBN: 9781405077071
English Type: British
Published Date: 17 May 2005
Pages: 80
Margaret Tarner. Original work by Jane Austen
Everybody knows that a rich unmarried man needs a pretty wife. And every mother wants her daughters to be happily married.
This much-filmed and highly popular romantic comedy has been retold to give the reader an opportunity to understand and enjoy the witty dialogue and sharp observations of one of the classic romances in English literature.
ISBN: 9781405073011
English Type: British
Published Date: 17 May 2005
Pages: 96
Margaret Tarner. Original work by Charles Dickens
‘“Please Sir, can I have some more?”’ Dickens’s famous novel about the trials of a poor young orphan boy, brought up in the terrible conditions of a 19th-century English workhouse.
ISBN: 9781405076760
English Type: British
Published Date: 12 May 2005
Pages: 64