Jennifer Bassett Pořadí knih (chronologicky)

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?

Bídníci IV. ( Selanka v ulici Plymetově a epopeje v ulici sv. Diviše). Tento román zachycuje život francouzského lidu v 1. třetině 19. století. Ústřední postavou je Jean Valjean. Je to bývalý galejník, který se na galeje dostal za krádež chleba. Když se mu podařilo uprchnout, okradl starého kněze, který mu nabídl nocleh. Když ho ale chytli četníci, kněz jim řekl, že stříbrné příbory Jeanu Valjeanovi dal darem, přidal mu ještě stříbrné svícny a tím ho zachránil od galejí. Tím Jeana ovlivnil a ten se poté stal dobrodincem a ochráncem těch nejbídnějších. Jeho protihráčem je policejní prefekt Javert, který ho pronásleduje. Zastává názor, že galejník zůstane galejníkem, a považuje dopadení Valjeana za své životní poslání. Ženskými hrdinkami románu jsou Fantine, mladá žena, kterou bída dohnala k prostituci a její dcera Cosette, které se ujal Jean Valjean a vychovává ji. Román vyznívá jako obžaloba tehdejší společnosti a mravů.

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

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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