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This is the story of Precious Jones, a sixteen year old illiterate black girl who has never been out of Harlem. She is pregnant by her own father for the second time, and kicked out of school when that pregnancy becomes obvious. Placed in an alternative teaching programme, she is urged to write down her thoughts in a book. This is Precious' diary, in which she honestly records her relationships and her life.

Tyto milostné příběhy ukazují čtenáři téma lásky v různých podobách - od služky, kterou opustí její nápadník ve snaze zlepšit své společenské postavení, až po znuděnou ženu v domácnosti, která hledá v životě něco víc. Zastoupeni jsou tito autoři: D. H. Lawrence, Katherine Mansfield, Graham Greene, H. G. Wells, H. E. Bates and F. Scott Fitzgerald. * Second Best * Bliss * A Shocking Accident * The Jilting of Jane * A Christmas Song * The Sensible Thing Neupravená kniha v angličtině v originále. Macmillan Literature Collections jsou knihy v angličtině pro pokročilé studenty angličtiny. Jedná se o soubor povídek v původní neupravené podobě. Do výběru byli zařazeni autoři, kteří píší jazykem, jemuž může pokročilý studen

How are plants and animals related? What is the Universe made of? And just what is the big secret behind it all? Find out all about the mysteries which scientists have been exploring for thousands of years. This fascinating book is packed with detailed illustrations and interactive flaps which lift to reveal amazing facts that bring the world of science to life.

The latest in the bestselling Alfred series from number one historical novelist, Bernard Cornwell. In the last years of the ninth century, King Alfred of Wessex is in failing health, and his heir is an untested youth. The Danes, who have failed so many times to conquer Wessex, smell opportunity! First comes Harald Bloodhair, a savage warrior leading a Viking horde, who is encouraged to cruelty by his woman, Skade. But Alfred still has the services of Uhtred, his unwilling warlord, who leads Harald into a trap and, at Farnham in Surrey, inflicts one of the greatest defeats the Vikings were ever to suffer. This novel, the fifth in the magnificent series of England's history tells of the final assaults on Alfred's Wessex, that Wessex survived to become England is because men like Uhtred d

The beautifully packaged paperback edition of this delightful story about the Gruffalo's child, who ventures out into the deep, dark wood, ignoring her father's warning of the Big Bad Mouse. Axel Scheffler's stunning illustrations bring Julia Donaldson's classic story to life again. Readership level: 3+.

Publisher's description:
One dark night the Gruffalo's child disobeys her father's warnings and ventures out into the snow. After all, the Big Bad Mouse doesn't really exist, does he?