Island of the Blue Dolphins
- 189 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Records the courage and self-reliance of an Indian girl who lived alone for eighteen years on an isolated island off the California coast.
Roland John Books
The go-between : level 4
- 168 pages
- 6 hours of reading
It is the summer of 1900 and Leo is staying with his friend Marcus. Leo likes Marcus's beautiful older sister, Marian very much. He becomes a secret messenger for her and a local farmer. But when he realizes what the messages they send each other are about, he is shocked and confused.
This collection of Poe's best stories contains all the terrifying and bewildering tales that characterize his work. As well as the Gothic horror of such famous stories as The Pit and the Pendulum, The Fall o/ the House o/ usher, The Premature Burial and TIIC Tell-Tale Heart, all of Poe's Auguste Dupin stories are included. These are the first modern detective stories, and include The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Mystery of Marie Roget and The Purloined Letter. --back cover
Hard Times
- 272 pages
- 10 hours of reading
Novel depicting Victorian industrial society.