Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Ikuko goes to England to study English, promising her boyfriend Hiroshi she will return to Japan to marry him. However, in Birmingham Ikuko discovers a whole new world and falls in love with another overseas student. Ikuko's journey across the world not only teaches her about different ways of life but also becomes a voyage of self-discovery. ... |
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Illustrated by Annabel Large. ... It was Anna's first journey away from home. "Don't talk to any strangers", her father told her. On the train, Anna was alone with a man. "Hello", he said. Anna remembered her father's worlds. She did not say anything. This book is in British English. Included CD contains audio versions of all the chapters of the book. ... |
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It is getting dark over the mountain lake; the passing winter freezes the quiet northern land. A little boy dressed in fur, girded with a sword decorated with a raven head, struggles with uneven terrain, mud, and unbearable load - the remains of his father - Edsgar, the mighty warrior of the Great North. A stream of white light splashes from the sky to the funeral pyre. A ringing sound fills everything around. It is as if billions of metal particles are sprinkled on a steel shield. Edsgar bids farewell to Erik, the lovely Valkyries take on the spirit of the warrior, and he flies with them to the gates of Valhalla to take ... |
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Now a major motion picture. A wattpad novel. New York Times bestselling author. New exclusive material inside! ... Tessa is a good girl with a sweet, reliable boyfriend back home. She`s got direction, and a mother who`s intent on keeping her that way. But she`s barely moved into her freshman dorm when she runs into Hardin. With his brown hair, cocky British accent, tattoos, and lip ring, Hardin is cute and different from what she`s used to. But he`s also rude - to the point of cruelty, even. For all his attitude, Tessa should hate Hardin. And she does - until she finds herself alone with him in his room. Something about ... |
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A matter of life, death... and fish. ... "What's it like, Dad - being a fish?" Grief takes many forms, and manifests itself in strange ways. Sometimes very strange indeed. When, on an ordinary morning, Dak's father suddenly dies of a heart attack, Dak's mother falls apart. Desperate to escape the atmosphere at home, Dak finds himself going to his dad's favourite place - the local aquarium. And there, to his amazement, is Dad, who it seems is alive and well as a clownfish! With his mum so ill, Dak decides that, for now, this will have to be his secret, and his alone. But he visits the clownfish ... |
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For years, rumors of the Marsh Girl have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life - until the unthinkable happens. Where the Crawdads Sing ... |
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You can find the bulgarian version of the book here. ... A caring little boy, a magical island swimming in the cold ocean waters and an albatross feather with special powers! Finni is a little boy who lives on a distant island in the north Atlantic Ocean. In his curly red hair he wears an albatross feather with extraordinary power. And on this whimsical island that looks very much like an old elephant sleeping on the surface of the ocean, live an albatross and its young. Finni looks after the baby while the albatross is away on day-long journeys in search of food. One day the big bird does not return from its daily ... |
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n the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. Circe is a strange child - not powerful and terrible, like her father, nor gorgeous and mercenary like her mother. Scorned and rejected, Circe grows up in the shadows, at home in neither the world of gods or mortals. But Circe has a dark power of her own: witchcraft. When her gift threatens the gods, she is banished to the island of Aiaia where she hones her occult craft, casting spells, gathering strange herbs and taming wild beasts. Yet a woman who stands alone will never be left in peace for long - and among her island's guests ... |
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Nothing will get in the way of Millie Price's dream to become a Broadway star. Not her lovable but super-introverted dad, who after raising Millie alone, doesn't want to watch her leave home to pursue her dream. Not her pesky and ongoing drama club rival, Oliver, who is the very definition of Simmering Romantic Tension. And not the "Millie Moods", the feelings of intense emotion that threaten to overwhelm, always at maddeningly inconvenient times. Millie needs an ally. And when a left-open browser brings Millie to her dad's embarrassingly moody LiveJournal from 2003, Millie knows just what to do. She& ... |
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Изисква се желязна воля, за да спасиш сам себе си... Тринадесетгодишната Лени расте в смутно време. Носена от вълните на страстната, бурна връзка на родителите си, тя се надява, че Аляска ще предложи по-добро бъдеще за нейното семейство и място, където да се чувства у дома си. Готова да направи всичко и да отиде навсякъде заради мъжа, когото обича, майка ѝ, Кора, го следва сляпо в неизвестното. Докато Лени расте в сянката на все по-нестабилния брак на родителите си, тя среща Матю. А Матю - внимателен, мил, смел - я кара да повярва, че един по-добър живот е възможен за нея..."Дръзка и красива история за любовта, ... |
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След двугодишно световно турне певицата Села Сю записа втория си студиен албум "Reason". Той следва мега успешния ѝ дебютен запис "Selah Sue", който излезе през 2011 и стана двойно платинен във Франция. По новия си албум певицата работи с талантливите продуценти Робин Ханибал ("Rhye") и Лудвиг Горансон. Села Сю сподели в социалната мрежа "Twitter", че лириките в "Reason" са "по-добри, по-остроумни и много по-дълбоки". През декември 2014 г. изпълнителката издаде EP-то "Alone", с което направи въведение в звученето на предстоящия си албум. Сингълът & ... |
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След двугодишно световно турне певицата Села Сю записа втория си студиен албум "Reason". Той следва мега успешния ѝ дебютен запис "Selah Sue", който излезе през 2011 и стана двойно платинен във Франция. По новия си албум певицата работи с талантливите продуценти Робин Ханибал ("Rhye") и Лудвиг Горансон. Села Сю сподели в социалната мрежа "Twitter", че лириките в "Reason" са "по-добри, по-остроумни и много по-дълбоки". През декември 2014 г. изпълнителката издаде EP-то "Alone", с което направи въведение в звученето на предстоящия си албум. Сингълът & ... |
