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An exclusive short story for World Book Day from one of our bestselling authors Sometimes all we need is a relaxing holiday in the sun. For Anthony and Carole, a week in a lovely Greek hotel has helped them mend the cracks in their marriage. For widowed Jessica, it's the longest she...

Heart-wrenching tale of Little Nell and her doting grandfather who flee from cold and brutal London in the 1840s to escape debt and to roam the English countryside as beggars.

A young woman is about to marry when her fiance suddenly disappears. Three students are suspected of stealing an important exam paper. And a young woman is being followed by a mysterious stranger - but who is this stranger and what does he want? Only Sherlock Holmes can solve these problems. Three...

A fantastic Maeve Binchy - written specially for the World Book Day Quick Reads promotion. 'Her storytelling ability is second to none' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'It's little wonder that Maeve Binchy's bewitching stories have become world-beaters' OK MAGAZINE ...

Pearson English Readers bring language learning to life through the joy of reading.   Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners a huge range of titles,...

The world of Patricia Highsmith has always been filled with ordinary people, all of whom are capable of very ordinary crimes. This theme was present from the beginning, when her debut, Strangers on a Train, galvanized the reading public. Here we encounter Guy Haines and Charles Anthony Bruno,...

Catherine is spending the summer in Bath. It is a new world for Catherine, who has never left her home village before. There are dances, visits to the theatre, her new friends Isabella Thorpe and Eleanor Tilney... and Eleanor's brother Henry, who she likes at once. For Catherine, life is about love...

Part of the 'Penguin Active Reading' series, this book provides a range of integrated activities designed to develop reading skills and consolidate vocabulary, and offers personalised project work.

Danny Murphy is going to meet his brother, Jimmy. they haven't seen each other in over twenty years. On the way to the meeting, Danny remembers the good times and the bad times, the fun and the fights - and the one big row that drove them apart. Will they fight again or will they...

Pearson English Readers bring language learning to life through the joy of reading.   Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners a huge range of titles,...

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully adapted versions are...

In 1839 a man named Cinque leads a group of Africans to take over the slave ship Amistad. They want to return to their homes in Africa, but instead they land in America and are thrown into prison for murder. Now the Africans must begin the fight for their freedom.

Gaz and Dave are redundant steelworkers in Sheffield. What can they do to turn their lives around? When a visit by a male-strip group draws a frenzied response from local women, it gives them an idea! This humorous tale also has a serious side in its depiction of the effects of unemployment. The...

Four friends were playing cards one warm night, when they smelled smoke. When they went outside, they was it racing toward them. Fire!

The most famous ending in the history of the movies was just the beginning... Did Ilsa Lund and Victor Laszlo make it to America? What happened to Rick Blaine and Louis? Will Sam ever play it again? Are Rick and Ilsa reunited? What secret prevents Rick from returning...

Terry Fox was just eighteen when he was diagnosed with cancer and his leg had to be amputated. But he decided to run the Marathon of Hope, his dream of running across Canada to raise money for cancer research. A true story of courage and determination.

Pearson English Readers bring language learning to life through the joy of reading.   Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners a huge range of titles,...

Pearson English Readers bring language learning to life through the joy of reading.   Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners a huge range of titles,...

Alice is 38 and can't read. It's a secret that the family never speak of as they are all ashamed. Then two things happen which make Alice realise that she must start out on her own brave journey.

The classic novella from Nobel Prize-winner John Steinbeck explores the secrets of man's nature, the darkest depths of evil, and the luminous possibilities of love. Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once...