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The prequel to this story, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, had the two friends Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn rewarded for helping to capture a dangerous criminal in 1844. A year later, Huckleberry, in the care of the widow Mrs. Douglas, can no longer bear to live under the restrictions of this well-meaning lady and has made his mind up to leave the little town of Hannibal. When he is held captive by his violent father who has come back to the town to make a claim on Huck's share of the reward, he knows that he has to leave urgently and secretly...

Mother Teresa was a small, quiet nun. She lived for God and helped poor people on the streets of India. She was very famous for her work. She died in 1997, but people remember her today. People in many countries love her. This is her story.

The classic story of the four March sisters growing up during the American Civil War.

A classic love story which was first published in 1847. Numerous plays, films and television adaptations have been made of this great novel. Jane works as a governess in the house of the mysterious Mr Rochester. Despite some misgivings, they fall in love. But Mr Rochester has a terrible secret from his past.

Duncan McTavish lives in a castle on a Scottish island. He doesn’t have any money, and he can’t pay a large bill. There is only one thing he can do – sell his island. CD-ROM - additional activities and the complete audio recording

Pete and Carla are both students at the University of Bath. One day in summer they are walking round the city and decide to look at some very old coins and stamps in a shop. Pete wants to buy some, but they are too expensive. Later that afternoon the coins are missing from the shop and the shopkeeper wants to find Pete.

Marcel and his friend Céline are on holiday in Los Angeles. They are staying in the home of Arnold Waldman, a famous film director. But on the first night of their holiday, kidnappers take away Arnold’s daughter…

A girl sees a quiet good-looking boy on the boat to Spain. She loves his shy smile and she wants to see him again. The boy wants to be with her too, but there are problems. Can the boy and the girl get together? Or do they never meet again?

On the beach near Nick’s home there is a surfing competition with a big prize. Nick is a very good surfer. He wants to win the prize and go to Australia. But Nick’s father is not happy. Can Nick win the competition and go to Australia?