Living in Compton Rosehay (also known as Stalemate), things are never as they seem. On the surface all appears calm, birds twitter beneath the mock-tutor gables, and the sun beats down on neatly laid terracotta tiles. But Compton Rosehay is not is not what it seems and nor are its inhabitants...
From award-winning author, Jan Mark, a compelling tale of how a family become unwittingly entangled in the turbulent lives of another. Clay delivers papers like the Wild West heroines she loves to watch on film with her Dad. Gran is more into B movie horror. It's a normal family of sorts - and then another 'normal' family moves into the street and things become decidedly weird. The Stranger Who Nearly destroyed My Life would be a good title for a film of what happened next...but would anyone dare to watch it?
Suitable for younger learners Word count 5,310
Greg is a teenager with a problem - his father. After the death of Greg's mother in an accident, his father takes no interest in life at all. Greg tries hard to help him. His father is too old to rock and roll, of course . . . or is he? These short stories by Jan Mark look at life, love, and friendship through teenagers' eyes.
Two brothers, and two diaries, eight years Hugh, 17 in 1990, writes for himself because his girlfriend is away and he has no one else to talk to. Gerald, 18 in 1982, writes for people 100 years from now.
Suitable for younger learners Word count 5,310
Fantasievoll gestaltetes Bilderbuch über die Geschichte der Museen und des Sammelns. Ab 10.
Viner lives in a land that constantly floods - his skill as a water diviner has led to ridicule. But when he is kidnapped all this changes. His murderous captors force him to work for them in their drought-stricken country - and to challenge the Rain-King whose failure to provide the necessary rainfall is sorely trying all those around him. But instead of ridiculing the King, Viner befriends him - perhaps more ... "Aquarius "is a deeply humane story of power, manipulation, ambition, and burgeoning sexuality. Viner is a complex character - easy to like and despise in equal measure. His story will not easily be forgotten.
