Jennifer Bassett Ordre des livres (chronologique)

Shirley Homes is a private investigator. She is clever with computers, and knows London like the back of her hand. She laughs when people say, 'Was Sherlock Holmes your grandfather?' Sherlock Holmes, of course, was not a real person, but, like Sherlock, Shirley has good eyes, and good ears. And she knows the right questions to ask.And in the Lithuanian Case, the right questions are important. Because Shirley must find a missing person - Carrie Williams, aged fifteen. Where is she? Who is she with?

Tant qu'il y aura sur la terre ignorance et misère, des livres de la nature de celui-ci pourront ne pas être inutiles ", écrivait Victor Hugo dans la préface des Misérables. Dénoncer la misère, tenter de faire changer la société de son époque, tels sont bien les buts qu'il poursuit dans ce roman monumental dont les héros sont tous entrés dans l'imaginaire collectif. Très influencé par le roman-feuilleton, Victor Hugo ne néglige aucune' des ressources qu'offre le romanesque. Jean val jean, le forçat libéré, Fantine, la malheureuse fille mère, Cosette, l'enfant martyre, Gavroche, le gamin de Paris, ou encore l'impitoyable Javert entraînent ainsi le lecteur dans une intrigue foisonnante qui le mène de Paris à Montreuil-sur-Mer, de l'infâme auberge des Thénardier aux héroïques barricades républicaines du début des années 1830...

Good luck in Malaysia, bad news in New Zealand, a chicken and a jug of cider in Britain, a goat and a pumpkin in India, fun and games in a cyber café in Nigeria...The countries change in these stories, but people's lives are always strange and wonderful in any place.

In Edinburgh a detective listens to a confession; in Orkney an old man lives with the ghosts of his past. In the Outer Hebrides some travellers learn a lesson; in Glasgow a young woman steals a meeting with a famous actor; and in a small town somewhere a pigeon dies. These stories are as richly varied as the land of Scotland itself

This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence. Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension. Before, during, and after reading activities included in the back of each book strengthen student comprehension. Audio versions of selected titles provide great models of intonation and pronunciation of difficult words.

"He smiled, showing teeth yellow from cigarette smoke. He looked at his desk diary, then at her papers again. 'Mmm ... a hundred pesos a month. Why, that's one thousand two hundred pesos a year. Surely, you can afford to buy me a forty-peso dinner!' How can Marian say no? How can she refuse the Chief's next request? He is an evil man, but she needs her promotion ..."--Page 4 of cover

Reading a complete story in English gives students a great sense of achievement -- and encourages them to read more. The Oxford Bookworms Library offers a variety of titles. The books are graded at six vocabulary levels ranging from 250 words (Starter) to 2,500 (Advanced).

Word count 10,650 Suitable for younger learners

William Shakespeare. Born April 1564, at Stratford-upon-Avon. Died April 1616. Married Anne Hathaway: two daughters, one son. Actor, poet, famous playwright. Wrote nearly forty plays. But what was he like as a man? What did he think about when he rode into London for the first time ... or when he was writing his plays Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet ... or when his only son died? We know the facts of his life, but we can only guess at his hopes, his fears, his dreams.--Quatrième de couverture