Showing posts with label Fictions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fictions. Show all posts

A Girl Like You by John Locke

Title: A Girl Like You
Author(s): John Locke
Publisher: Smashwords
ISBN: 9781935670490
Date: 2011
Pages: 105
Size: 1.2 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

When Rachel Case goes to the doctor for a routine blood test, scientists are astonished to learn she possesses a gene no one else on earth seems to have—a gene that holds the key to protecting the world from the deadliest pandemic in history. When government operatives kidnap Rachel in order to develop a vaccine, her lover, Donovan Creed, realizes the only way he can find Rachel is to enlist the help of her current husband, Sam.

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The Familiars by Adam Jay Epstein & Andrew Jacobson

Title: The Familiars
Author(s): Adam Jay Epstein & Andrew Jacobson
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780062009630
Date: 2010
Pages: 132
Size: 2.2 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

Magic isn't just for wizards anymore! Finally off the tough streets, Aldwyn thinks he’s got it made. He just has to convince the other familiars—the know-it-all blue jay Skylar and the friendly tree frog Gilbert—that he’s the telekinetic cat he claims to be. But when Jack and two other wizards in training are captured by a terrible evil, it will take all of Aldwyn’s street smarts, a few good friends, and a nose for adventure to save the day.

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The Christmas Bus by Melody Carlson

Title: The Christmas Bus
Level: Grades K-3
Author(s): Melody Carlson
Publisher: Fleming H. Revell
ISBN: 0800718798
Date: 2006
Pages: 93
Size: 1.26 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

The people of Christmas Valley always celebrate Christmas to the fullest extent. The mayor plays Santa, every business is holiday themed, and there's a nativity for the kids each Christmas Eve. This town knows Christmas. But this year nothing goes according to plan. Shepherd's Inn is full of strangers, Mad Myrtle is causing problems, and a young couple with a baby due any minute rolls in to the middle of town in their Partridge Family-style bus. It's hardly the holiday Christmas Valley wanted--but it may be just what they need. This charming novella is sure to become a new Christmas tradition for readers who love a great holiday story.

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A Christmas Promise by Thomas Kinkade and Katherine Spencer

Title: A Christmas Promise
Author(s): Thomas Kinkade and Katherine Spencer
Publisher: Berkley Publishing
ISBN: 0786561734
Date: 2005
Pages: 303
Size: 2.09 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

James Cameron, a minister who runs a mission in Central America, has decided to spend the holidays in Cape Light. But when his car collides with another car, a hint of trouble befalls this close-knit community. No one is hurt, but out-of-towner Leigh Baxter is forced to stay in town until her car is fixed. What she doesn't expect, however, is that the charm of this beautiful seaside hamlet and its citizens will soon win her over-and that she will fall in love with James, who has so generously welcomed her into his life.

But will James accept Leigh in his heart once her dark secrets come to light? In the meantime, Jessica and Sam Morgan's relationship is put to the test. More than anything else this Christmas, they want a baby to call their own. But soon they'll discover that life's most precious gifts often come in unexpected packages.

Join the entire town of Cape Light for a Christmas to remember.

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Crash Course in Storytelling

Title: Crash Course in Storytelling
Author(s): Kendall Haven and MaryGay Ducey
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
ISBN: 1591583993
Date: 2007
Pages: 136
Size: 1.11 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: British American English

Storytelling can be easy, fun, and above all doable, especially with the simple, easy-to-follow directions given by these two master storytellers. This book provides everything you need to become a master storyteller yourself. Simple examples and summary directions for exercises and games reinforce and demonstrate key concepts. Step-by-step plans help you choose a story, and learn it in preparation for presentation to an audience. Audience management, practice activities, and the authors' motivation exercises are offered as are techniques to guide you through any of the possible major telling problems. [+/-]


Storytelling extras (props to puppets including costumes) and lists of grade-appropriate, time- and teller-tested stories are provided.

This basic guide by experienced storytellers provides all that is needed to encourage any novice storyteller to take the plunge. Lists of never-fail stories and simple techniques for managing an audience go a long way to dissolve the angst. Practice activities and motivation exercises as well as tips for overcoming the major problems and catastrophes that might be encountered pave the way for a smooth first storytelling experience.

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Level 3: Romeo and Juliet

Title: Romeo and Juliet
Level: 3
Author(s): William Shakespeare
Publisher: Penguin Readers
ISBN: 0582817021
Date: 2002
Pages: 65
Size: 17 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, readable
Language: English

Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous love stories in the world. But it is more than a great love story. It is also about life and death, happiness and sadness, and the terrible hate between two great families. Shakespeare's beautiful tale is still as popular today as it was more than 400 years ago.

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Rich Man, Poor Man by T.C. Jupp

Title: Rich Man, Poor Man
Level: Beginner
Author(s): T.C. Jupp
Publisher: Heinemann
ISBN: 0435271717
Date: N/A
Pages: 36
Size: 1.94 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: Very good
Language: English

Adam's money order was for one hundred pounds. Suddenly he was a rich man!

"Go to the post office," said the school teacher. "The post office official will give you the money."

Adam went to the post office. But the official did not give him the money. Adam felt old and he felt poor again.

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Dreaming in English by Laura Fitzgerald

Title: Dreaming in English
Author(s): Laura Fitzgerald
Publisher: New American Library
ISBN: 9781101486269
Date: 2011
Pages: 200
Size: 1.14 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

Knowing she could never be happy in Iran, Tamila Soroush took her mother's advice to "Go and wake up your luck" and joined her sister in the United States. Now, after a spur-of-the-moment exchange of "I do"s with her true love, Ike Hanson, Tami is eager to start her new life.

But not everyone is pleased with their marriage, and Tami's happily- ever-after is no sure thing. With an interview with Immigration looming, Tami wonders if she's got the right stuff when it comes to love, American-style. Maybe her luck is running out. Or maybe she'll stand up for herself and claim her American dream.

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Davy Crockett "An American Hero": Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: Davy Crockett "An American Hero"
Level: 1
Author(s): David Crockett
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561735749
Date: 2004
Pages: 72
Size: 41.2 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

This is the true story of a brave, adventurous man, a real American hero, who has become a legend. Davy loved danger, justice and freedom. He was the true American free spirit of the 1800s who help to build America.

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Great Expectations: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: Great Expectations
Level: 1
Author(s): Charles Dickens
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561765944
Date: 2004
Pages: 122
Size: 76.4 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

Pip Pirrip is a poor orphan boy destined to become a blacksmith. But a chance meeting with an escaped convict and an invitation to the house of eccentric Miss Havisham mark the beginning of great changes in his life. After receiving a large amount of money from a secret benefactor Pip goes to London to be educated as a 'gentleman'. But who is his secret benefactor?

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The Happy Prince and the Selfish Giant: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: The Happy Prince and the Selfish Giant
Level: 1
Author(s): Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561765906
Date: 2004
Pages: 80
Size: 45.8 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

The Happy Prince is the unforgettable story of the touching friendship between the golden statue of the Happy Prince and a little swallow. The enchanted garden of The selfish Giant is the perfect place for children to play, until the Giant decides to keep it all for himself! Then something very strange happens to his garden……

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Rip Van Winkle and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: Rip Van Winkle and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Level: 1
Author(s): Washing Irving
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561765937
Date: 2004
Pages: 88
Size: 53.2 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

Rip Van Winkle sets off into Catskill mountains. There he falls into a deep sleep and when he awakes, twenty years have passed. In the legend of Sleepy Hollow, Ichabod Crane view for the affection of Katrina Van Tassel. But his rival plays a trick on him and Ichabod runs away leaving behind him the legend of the Headless Horseman.

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Halloween Horror: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: Halloween Horror
Level: 1
Author(s): Gina D.B. Clemen
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561765920
Date: 2004
Pages: 72
Size: 55.1 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

It's fun to get ready for Halloween and it's even more fun to have a spooky Halloween Party!But what happens to a group of young teenagers when their Halloween party becomes a living nightmare? Find out what horror is all about in this spine-tingling story!

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The Secret of the Stones: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: The Secret of the Stones
Level: 1
Author(s): Victoria Heward
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561765951
Date: 2006
Pages: 88
Size: 59.6 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

Max and Laura’s summer holiday in the village of Stonecross is full of excitement and danger: a symbol, an old book of secrets, a mysterious housekeeper and thieves who don’tMax and Laura’s summer holiday in the village of Stonecross is full of excitement and danger: a symbol, an old book of secrets, a mysterious housekeeper and thieves who don’t steal anything. What does it all mean? Under the shadow of Stonehenge the two children and their Uncle Stephen discover a dark plot to reveal its ancient secrets. Will the plot succeed or will the secret of the stones remain a mystery forever?

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The Wind in the Willows: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: The Wind in the Willows
Level: 1
Author(s): Kenneth Grahame
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561765975
Date: 2006
Pages: 70
Size: 60.5 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

This classic story, set in the English countryside, features the lovable characters Rat, Mole, Toad and Badger. When Mole decides to leave his underground home and meets Rat, he discovers a completely new world on the river bank and the Wild Wood. And Toad’s passion for fast cars leads them on a series of adventures…

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The Black Arrow: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: The Black Arrow
Level: 1
Author(s): Robert Luise Stevenson
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561766026
Date: 2007
Pages: 87
Size: 77.1 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

Set in 15th-century England, this is the exciting story of Richard Shelton and the band of the Black Arrow. Sir Daniel is like a father to Richard, but one day Richard discovers a terrible truth from the past. Now he must fight against Sir Daniel and his men. Can Richard save his true love, Joanna, from an unhappy marriage? Can he and the band of the Black Arrow bring justice to England?

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Level: 1
Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561765999
Date: 2006
Pages: 90
Size: 68.2 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

The incredible adventures of Dorothy, her dog Toto, the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion have continued to enthuse readers of all ages ever since it was first published in 1900. Join Dorothy and her friends as they travel down the yellow brick road to the Emerald City to meet the wonderful Wizard of Oz.

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The American West: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: The American West
Level: 1
Author(s): Dee Brown
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: N/A
Date: 2004
Pages: 74
Size: 39.6 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

One of the most exciting and memorable periods of American history is brought to life. Original 19th-century photographs and prints will let you relive the adventures of the American West with its cowboys, sheriffs, outlaws and Indians.

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Peter Pan: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: Peter Pan
Level: 1
Author(s): Sir James M. Barrie
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561735718
Date: 2008
Pages: 66
Size: 48.5 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

The Darling children's amazing adventure begins when Peter Pan flies into their nursery and whisks them off to his Neverland. There they meet Peter's friends, the Lost Boys. But James Hook, the cruel captain of the pirates, soon captures them. Can Peter Pan save them before Captain Hook makes them walk the plank?

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American Folk Tales: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: American Folk Tales
Level: 1
Author(s): Geirge Gibson
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561735732
Date: 2003
Pages: 90
Size: 52.3 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

Enjoy three of America's most-loved folk tales of the 1800s! Meet Johnny Appleseed who planted apple seeds across America. Find out how Pecos Bill became king of the Cowboys of Texas. Visit a Southern plantation and laugh with cunning Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox.

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