lunes, 23 de septiembre de 2013


THE MUMMY'S SECRET


INGLÉS - LECTURA OBLIGATORIA 1º ESO (2013 - 2014)

Autor: Maureen Reynolds
Editorial:  Burlington (Original Readers)

Uncle Merton is very mysterious. He’s an Egyptologist, he’s only got one eye and he’s got a secret cupboard. One night, Katie enters the cupboard and finds herself back in time in ancient Egypt. This is the start of a great adventure in which Katie uncovers her uncle’s secret.

A GHOST COLLECTION

INGLÉS - LECTURA OBLIGATORIA 2º ESO (2013 - 2014)

Autor: Anne Stanmore
Editorial:  Burlington (Activity Readers)

Who are the young boy and girl that appear in Miss Dodson's house and what are they looking for? Why do the boys at Harry's boarding school think he's crazy and why does a mysterious priest come to visit him? Who is the girl who haunts Sarah's new house and want to take control of her? Find the answers to these questions in this ghostly collection

THE GHOST OF THE GREEN LADY

INGLÉS - LECTURA OBLIGATORIA 3º ESO (2013 - 2014)

Autor: Caroline Stevens
Editorial:  Burlington (Original Readers)

At Billy Harrison's new school, he hears the legend of the Ghost of the Green Lady. On the night of 1st February, a green light appears over the school lake and then the ghost appears. Billy wants to see this for himself. But somebody is stealing valuable objects from the school and everybody is under suspicion. What's going on?

THE CALL OF THE WILD

INGLÉS - LECTURA OBLIGATORIA 4º ESO (2013 - 2014)

Autor: Jack London
Editorial:  Burlington (Original Readers)

The dog-hero, Buck, begins his life in a happy home in California, but is sold and made to work in a sled-team transporting supplies in Alaska during the Gold Strike of 1897. As well as describing Buck’s hard life, the story shows the loving relationship that can grow between dog and man, even under harsh conditions.

THE SECRETS OF SILVER LAKE

INGLÉS - LECTURA OBLIGATORIA 4º ESO (2013 - 2014)

Autor: Michelle Telford
Editorial:  Burlington (Original Readers)

Eddie and Jon Marks are spending the summer holiday at Silver Lake in the USA, where their parents have bought a wooden cabin next to a deserted old house. When Eddie befriends two other boys in the area, they tell him the amazing story of the old house, Jack ‘the Devil’ Devlin and bodies put in slabs of cement. When the boys set out to reveal the truth behind the story, they soon find themselves in the middle of a frightening adventure.

THE LAST LEAF AND OTHER STORIES

INGLÉS - LECTURA OBLIGATORIA 1º BACH (2013 - 2014)

Autor: O. Henry
Editorial:  Burlington (Original Readers)

Four short episodes from a master storyteller. O. Henry paints vivid scenes detailing the weaknesses and strengths of ordinary people. Personal sacrifice, greed, foolish pride and all-conquering love are portrayed with warmth and humour.

THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE

INGLÉS - LECTURA OBLIGATORIA 1º BACH (2013 - 2014)

Autor: Thomas Hardy
Editorial:  Burlington (Activity Readers)

Unemployed farmer Michael Henchard gets drunk one day and auctions his wife and daughter to the highest bidder. The next day, he bitterly regrets his action and promises to atone for it. He swears not to drink alcohol for the next 21 years. Twenty years later, two women come looking for Henchard, who is now the successful mayor of Casterbridge. What will happen next?

A TALE OF TWO CITIES

INGLÉS - LECTURA OBLIGATORIA 2º BACH (2013 - 2014)

Autor: Charles Dickens
Editorial:  Burlington (Original Readers)

This classic novel by Charles Dickens begins in 1775, and is set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution, a dangerous, violent time. Revolutionary peasants capture French aristocrat Charles Darnay and sentence him to death. Only his look-alike, English lawyer Sydney Carton, can save him. But both men love the same woman. How will it all end?