Its Halloween but DJ doesnt want to go trick-or-treating. He wants to spy on the house across the road because hes convinced its alive. DJ and his friends discover that the house is eating things and people. When the police dont believe them, they attempt to solve the mystery of the monster house on their own.
For thousands of years the dead body of the young king Tutankhamun slept under the sands of Egypt. Then, in the autumn of 1922, Howard Carter and his friends find and open his tomb door. These are exciting times, and Carter's young helper Tariq tells the story in his diary. But soon people begin to die. Who or what is the killer? Is Tutankhamun angry with them for opening his tomb? And who is the beautiful French girl with the face of Tutankhamun's long-dead wife?
Emma Woodhouse is beautiful, clever and rich. She lives alone with her father, and spends a lot of her time thinking about future husbands - for her friends. When she meets Harriet Smith, a poor girl with no family, Emma decides that she must find a husband for her. Harriet is pleased to be Emma's friend - but will Emma's matchmaking make Harriet happy?
Fifty years ago green was just a colour. Now it's a way of looking at our world. But how green is our planet today? From Rainbow Warrior to Exxon Valdez, from penguins to jaguars, from rainforests to oceans, this book explores the stories that have made environmental history.
Une collection de lectures authentiques et accessibles aux adolescents un choix de romans contemporains et classiques une segmentation par niveau selon les échelles de compétences du CECRL A1 A2 B1 Le jour ou j''ai rate le bus est un ouvrage de niveau A2 du Cadre europeen commun de reference. L''histoire : Benjamin nest pas un garçon comme les autres. Un matin, il rate le bus qui le conduit dans son ecole specialisee et monte dans un autre. Quand Benjamin descend du bus, il est perdu : cest la premiere fois quil est seul dans Marseille. Il commence alors un voyage extraordinaire a travers la ville. Mais comment va-t-il retrouver sa famille ? Une histoire realiste et tendre qui aborde avec justesse les themes du handicap et de la difference.
Original / British English (Available May 2008) For a number of years, William plays a game with a ghost before he goes to sleep. The ghost is a poltergeist that William calls Poldy. At the beginning William and Poldy play a friendly game every night, but then the game begins to change. It becomes a dangerous game. Who will win?
Classic / British English (Available March 2008) Jane Eyre, a poor girl, leaves her cruel aunts house and goes away to school. Later, she becomes a teacher and works for the rich Mr Rochester. She loves him and wants to marry him. He loves her too, but he has a dark secret ...
Classic / British English (Available May 2008) Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead just outside his home, Baskerville Hall. Many of the Baskerville family have died mysteriously. People say that they were killed by a gigantic devil-like creature the Hound of the Baskervilles! Can that be true? And can Sherlock Holmes save the new owner of Baskerville Hall from a terrible death?
Classic / British English Dr Jekyll is a London doctor who is liked and respected for his work. Mr Hyde is an evil man, completely unknown in London society. There is a murder and Hyde seems to be responsible. So why does the good doctor give Mr Hyde the key to his house and decide to leave everything to Mr Hyde in his will?
Classic / British English (Available May 2008) The Moonstone is an ancient Indian diamond which brings disaster to everyone who owns it. Rachel Verinders uncle gives her the diamond as a birthday present, but that same night it is stolen The Moonstone is now seen as the first, and one of the best, English detective novels.
Contemporary / American English (Available June 2008) Pynex, a tobacco company, could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in a big court case. The jury is being watched. One of the jurors is working with a mysterious woman outside the court. Both sides will do anything to win.
Achim Seiffarth Frauen in der Literatur von der Romantik bis zum Feminismus Ein Text- und Arbeitsbuch Seit der Romantik liegen literarische und publizistische Werke schreibender Frauen vor. Frausein und Weiblichkeit spielen auch in der mannlichen Literatur, Philosophie und Geschichtsschreibung eine immer groere Rolle. Anhand von Texten und Dokumenten, Interpretation und Recherche sollen die Leser/innen des vorliegenden Buchs Personlichkeiten und Etappen dieser Bewegung bis ans Ende des Zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts nachzeichnen, wobei je nach Interesse literarhistorische, geistesgeschichtliche oder historische Aspekte im Vordergrund stehen konnen. Autoren und Autorinnen: Gunderrode, Droste-Hulshoff, Louise Aston, Anna Seghers, Christa Wolf, Alice Schwarzer, Bachofen, Grillparzer, Wedekind, Fontane, Th.Mann, Brecht. Texte, Verstandnishilfen und Arbeitsformen sind so gewahlt, dass sie Lernenden ab Zertifikatsniveau zuganglich sind. Das Werk ist freilich fur themenorientierte, interdisziplinare Arbeit in der Oberstufe besonders geeignet.
Phileas Fogg makes a bet with his friends that he can travel around the world in 80 days. This is the wonderful story of Phileas'' adventures as he travels from country to country with his servant Pa
Contemporary / British English (Available February 2008) Kay and Jay are Men in Black. They have an important job they watch all the aliens in the world. There are usually fifteen hundred aliens on Earth at any one time. Things are usually quiet. But then a new alien arrives and this one wants to fight.
Classic / British English (Available February 2008) Why is the frightening Mr Hyde a friend of the nice Dr Jekyll? Who is the evil little man? And why does he seem to have power over the doctor? After a terrible murder, everyone is looking for Mr Hyde. But he has disappeared. Or has he?
