Nr |
Titel |
Auteur |
Beschrijving |
Categorie |
SCH-02876 |
Ask Miss Thompson |
DANAHER Jo |
"I know everything in the village and everyone knows me". A story about Emily Thompson, the shop owner of Woodfield village. |
Engelse romans |
SCH-02881 |
Moondial |
CRESSWELL Helen |
'Moondial!' As Minty spoke the word, a cold wind went past her, and her ears were filled with a thousand frightened voices. She shut her eyes and put her hands over her ears - and the voices and the wind went away. Minty opened her eyes . . . and knew that she was in a different morning, notthe one she had woken up to. And so Minty's strange adventure begins - a journey through time into the past, where she finds Tom, and Sarah . . . and the evil Miss Vole. |
Engelse romans |
SCH-02882 |
Emergency Room |
COONEY Caroline B. |
Teenaged pre-medical students Diana and Seth volunteer to work in the emergency room of a city hospital and become caught up in a maelstrom of excitement, horror, hope, and despair. |
Engelse romans |
SCH-02883 |
Bully |
COPPARD Yvonne |
Kerry is the new girl at school. Alone, friendless and with a twisted leg, she's a prime target for vicious Billy Taggart and his gang. But Billy has a secret which Kerry discovers: a secret that gives her power to play him at his own game - and win. The author also wrote Copper's Kid. |
Engelse romans |
SCH-02884 |
The Woman in White |
COLLINS Wilkie |
Engaged as a drawing master to the beautiful Laura Fairlie, Walter is drawn into the sinister intrigues of Sir Percival Glyde and his 'charming' friend Count Fosco. Pursuing questions of identity and insanity along the paths and corridors of English country houses and the madhouse, this novel combines Gothic horror with psychological realism. |
Engelse romans |
SCH-02885 |
The Green Fields of Eden |
CLIFFORD Francis |
On a little Spanish island, off the African coast, a group of vagrants and miscreants are loosely thrown in contact with the natives, the local Padre, and the Sisters of a convent dedicated to caring for some blind orphans. |
Engelse romans |
SCH-02935 |
Letters from Philippa |
ESTERN Anne Graham |
The discovery of letters written over one hundred years ago is the first in a series of coincidences that draws twelve-year-old Sarah into the unsettled events of her great-great-great-aunt's life. |
Engelse romans |
SCH-02936 |
The Gun |
FORESTER Cecil Scott |
It is the time of Napoleon. The place is Spain, where his troops are busy propping up Joseph, Napoleon's brother, as king. Spaniards hate a master, and rebel. They fight a desperate, protracted, bitter and merciless guerilla war.Into the hands of a guerilla band falls a remarkable cannon, an 18-pounder that transforms the rebels into a besieging army. With the gun they reduce fortresses, annihilate outposts, break the French in the field. In all this the guerillas are helped by English sea power. |
Engelse romans |
SCH-02887 |
2001 & Beyond |
CLARKE Arthur C. e.a. |
Here is everything of the best in science fiction: stories of Space and Time, including The Sentinel on which was based the world-famous film 2001; stories which take you forward millions of years in time like The Awakening or back in time like The Fox and the Forest. There is intense human drama on an interplanetary spaceship in Breaking Stain, followed by delightful humour of Spy Story. |
Engelse romans |
SCH-02940 |
The Runaways |
CANNING Victor |
One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools. A 15-year-old boy breaks out of care; a cheetah escapes from captivity; their paths cross and meet again. This is a fast-moving and compassionate adventure story. |
Engelse romans |
SCH-02952 |
One Winter Night |
CANDLIN Frank E. |
A diverse set of short stories to practice your English. |
Engelse romans |
SCH-02941 |
Thrillers |
HAGEUS Mildred, WALKER Michael |
Six short crime stories for students in the second or third year of secondary school. |
Engelse romans |
SCH-02955 |
Guilty |
HOH Diane |
Katie Sullivan has everything: a nice roommate, cool friends, and a great guy. Until the day she and her boyfriend are out on the river and their canoe overturns. She survives - he doesn't. Katie can't stop thinking about the accident, wondering if it was her fault. But someone else has already decided . . . and the verdict is guilty. |
Engelse romans |
SCH-02956 |
The Ironing Man |
CAMPBELL Colin |
Modern, original fiction for learners of English. A young man appears at the door and seems to be the answer to Marina's wishes. She and her husband Tom have moved from London to a quiet village, and Marina is bored with her life, as it seems she does nothing but housework. One day she wishes for somebody to help with the ironing, and the 'ironing man' appears. Not only does he help Marina with the housework, but he also helps Tom realise just how important Marina is to him. |
Engelse romans |
SCH-02957 |
The Lady in White |
CAMPBELL Colin |
Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Is it coincidence or is he losing his mind? While researching a new programme, John, a successful television producer, comes across a story about a ghostly hitch-hiker. Soon he realizes that the story of the Lady in White bears many similarities to part of his own life. Returning to London from a holiday in Ireland, John begins to ask himself some uncomfortable questions. |
Engelse romans |
SCH-02958 |
Bingo Brown and the Language of Love |
BYARS Betsy |
As fifth-grader Bingo Brown strives for the triumphs of today and steels himself against the tribulations of tomorow, he discovers that he will have to undergo a few more trials and triumphs before growing up. |
Engelse romans |
SCH-02959 |
Who Cares? |
BUTCHER Martin |
One week in the life of Richard Scurfield, who escaped from prison. |
Engelse romans |
SCH-02960 |
The Thirty-Nine Steps |
BUCHAN John |
Richard Hannay has just returned from South Africa and is thoroughly bored with his London life until a murder is committed in his flat, just days after the victim had warned him of an assassination plot that could bring Britain to the brink of war. An obvious suspect for the police and an easy target for the killers, Hannay goes on the run in his native Scotland, where he must use all his wits to stay one step ahead of the game Ć¢EUR and warn the government before it is too late. " |
Engelse romans |
SCH-02961 |
A Sudden Silence |
BUNTING Eve |
Jesse Harmon searches for the hit and run driver who killed his brother Bry. |
Engelse romans |
SCH-02962 |
Jane Eyre |
BRONTE Charlotte |
Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead, subject to the cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane Eyre nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit and integrity. She takes up the post of governess at Thornfield, falls in love with Mr. Rochester, and discovers the impediment to their lawful marriage in a story that transcends melodrama to portray a woman's passionate search for a wider and richer life than Victorian society traditionally allowed.With a heroine full of yearning, the dangerous secrets she encounters, and the choices she finally makes, Charlotte Bronte's innovative and enduring romantic novel continues to engage and provoke readers. Simplified version. |
Engelse romans |
SCH-02971 |
Lorna Doone |
BLACKMORE R.D. |
First published in 1869, Lorna Doone is the story of John Ridd, a farmer who finds love amid the religious and social turmoil of seventeenth-century England. He is just a boy when his father is slain by the Doones, a lawless clan inhabiting wild Exmoor on the border of Somerset and Devon. Seized by curiosity and a sense of adventure, he makes his way to the valley of the Doones, where he is discovered by the beautiful Lorna. In time their childish fantasies blossom into mature love. A bond that will inspire John to rescue his beloved from the ravages of a stormy winter, rekindling a conflict with his archrival, Carver Doone, that climaxes in heartrending violence. Beloved for its portrait of star-crossed lovers and its surpassing descriptions of the English countryside, Lorna Doone is R. D. Blackmore's enduring masterpiece. Simplified version. |
Engelse romans |
SCH-02973 |
The Figure In The Shadows |
BELLAIRS John |
Lewis is sure that Grandpa Barnavelt's 1859 lucky coin is really a magic talisman in disguise. With its power, he could do anything he wanted, like get back at bully Woody Mingo. But as soon as he begins wearing the coin around his neck, strange things start to happen. Mysterious letters arrive in the dead of night. A strange, shadowy figure seems to be tracking him. And when Lewis finally gets his revenge on Woody, he feels as if someone else is inside his body, urging him to go even further. Has Lewis awakened a force beyond his control? |
Engelse romans |
SCH-02975 |
East 43rd Street |
BATTERSBY Alan |
Modern, original fiction for learners of English. It's Christmas in New York and Private Investigator Nathan Marley is hired by a rich attractive woman to reclaim a briefcase of jewellery from a locker at Grand Central station. Marley is right not to trust the woman and soon finds himself involved in a case of criminal activity involving fraud, computer hacking and kidnap. |
Engelse romans |
SCH-02976 |
High Life, Low Life |
BATTERSBY Alan |
Modern, original fiction for learners of English. A story of jealousy, estrangement and murder. Private Investigator Nathan Marley is hired by a homeless woman to find her missing son. At the same time Marley embarks on a strange relationship with a rich eccentric widow. The poorest and richest of New York are brought together in this thriller from the American detective series. |
Engelse romans |
SCH-02977 |
But Was it Murder? |
BARRELL Jania |
Modern, original fiction for learners of English. Alex Forley had everything: good looks, money, a beautiful house in London, an attractive girlfriend and a close group of friends. But now he is dead - an apparent case of suicide. Detective Inspector Rod Eliot isn't sure Alex killed himself and he wants the answers to two simple questions.Was it murder? And if so, who did it? |
Engelse romans |