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David Frankland

    Treading on dreams : stories from Ireland
    Six ghost stories
    Treasure Island
    Silverwing
    The Penderwicks on Gardam Street
    White Fang
    • Silverwing

      • 255 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Shade is a young Silverwing bat, the runt of his colony, determined to prove himself on the long and dangerous winter migration to Hibernaculum, millions of wingbeats to the south. During a storm, he is swept out over the ocean - away from his family, his friends, and the only life he has ever known. Alone and frightened as winter fast approaches and temperatures plunge, Shade sets out on a remarkable journey to rejoin his colony in the south...

      Silverwing2010
      4.0
    • This title tells the story of White Fang, part-dog and part-wolf, as he fights for survival in the harsh landscapes of northwest Canada.

      White Fang2010
      4.4
    • The Penderwicks on Gardam Street

      • 308 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      This series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward Eager. Over one million copies sold, now with a bright new look! The Penderwick sisters are home on Gardam Street and ready for an adventure! But the adventure they get isn’t quite what they had in mind. Mr. Penderwick’s sister has decided it’s time for him to start dating—and the girls know that can only mean one thing: disaster. Enter the Save-Daddy Plan—a plot so brilliant, so bold, so funny, that only the Penderwick girls could have come up with it. It’s high jinks, big laughs, and loads of family warmth as the Penderwicks triumphantly return.

      The Penderwicks on Gardam Street2008
      4.3
    • A collection of short stories written in English, and simplified for students. Innocence and experience, loss and longing, humor and sadness run hand in hand through these stories by Irish authors Brian Friel, Edna O'Brien, William Trevor, Lorcan Byrne, Frank O'Connor, Claire Keegan, Eamonn Sweeney, and Somerville & Ross

      Treading on dreams : stories from Ireland2008
    • Six ghost stories

      • 48 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      What is the secret of Room 7? Who is the frightening Mrs Wood? What is the secret of the tree? Why is Roger Wingate afraid to drive his nice new car? Just some of the questions answered by these ghost stories, but don't read them alone

      Six ghost stories2000
      3.6
    • It is very difficult for Tom to be well-behaved and do his schoolwork. He is always looking for more exciting ways to spend his time. In their search for adventure, Tom and his friend Huckleberry Finn run away to live on an island, look for buried treasure and track down some real robbers!

      Richmond Readers - 4: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer1999
    • FOR SHEER STORYTELLING DELIGHT AND PURE ADVENTURE, TREASURE ISLAND HAS NEVER BEEN SURPASSED. FROM THE MOMENT YOUNG JIM HAWKINS FIRST ENCOUNTERS THE SINISTER BLIND PEW AT THE ADMIRAL BENBOW INN UNTIL THE CLIMACTIC BATTLE FOR TREASURE ON A TROPIC ISLE, THE NOVEL CREATES SCENES AND CHARACTERS THAT HAVE FIRED THE IMAGINATIONS OF GENERATIONS OF READERS. WRITTEN BY A SUPERB PROSE STYLIST, A MASTER OF BOTH ACTION AND ATMOSPHERE, THE STORY CENTERS UPON THE CONFLICT BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL BUT IN THIS CASE A PARTICULARLY ENGAGING FORM OF EVIL. IT IS THE VILLAINY OF THAT MOST AMBIGUOUS ROGUE LONG JOHN SILVER THAT SETS THE TEMPO OF THIS TALE OF TREACHERY, GREED, AND DARING.

      Treasure Island1994
      3.9
    • Dodo en zijn vrienden

      • 28 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      Met hulp van zijn vrienden probeert de allerlaatste dodo op aarde alle mogelijk denkbare vlieginstrumenten uit, om de één-na-laatste dodo op het eiland aan de overkant van de zee te bereiken.

      Dodo en zijn vrienden1976