miércoles, 10 de octubre de 2018

We can remember it for you wholesale

LECTURA OBLIGATORIA 1º BACH. 

WE CAN REMEMBER IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE AND OTHER STORIES 
Philip K. Dick
Burlington

These are the stories of three dreamers. They dream of travelling to the planet Mars, making it habitable for humans and starting a new life in another galaxy. But in this futuristic world, nothing is as it seems to be.

Cervantes meets Shakespeare

LECTURA OBLIGATORIA 1º BACH. 

CERVANTES MEETS SHAKESPEARE 
Ramón Ybarra Rubio
Burlington

Sara, a 17-year-old American girl, is having a difficult time adjusting to her new life in England. She hasn't got any friends at school and feels like an outsider. One day, she's assigned a special school project, researching the similarities in the lives of the two great dramatists, Cervantes and Shakespeare. Strange things happen as Sara becomes involved in this project. She is visited by both Cervantes and Shakespeare, who give her a great deal of valuable advice. But is Sara simply imagining things?

A Safari Mystery

LECTURA OBLIGATORIA 4º ESO

A SAFARI MYSTERY
Micky Jenkins
Burlington 
 
Julie O’Neil, 20, is on safari in Kenya, in the Masai Nature Reserve – “The Land of the Elephants”. But Julie is disappointed because she doesn’t see any elephants. Where are they? Julie senses that something strange is happening and she’s determined to solve the mystery. But someone else is equally determined to stop her. Soon, Julie is involved in a very dangerous adventure trying to protect the elephants.

The Castle of Darkness

LECTURA OBLIGATORIA 3º ESO

THE CASTLE OF DARKNESS
Elspeth Rawstron 
Burlington 

This is the story of a young man called Cedric. It is set in the time of wizards, druids and magic powers. One of Cedric’s grandfathers, a wise old druid with special powers, sends Cedric to the Castle of Darkness on an important and dangerous mission. His other grandfather, a wicked wizard, lives in the castle. The two grandfathers are enemies. Cedric has a harp, a sword and a cauldron to protect him on his dangerous journey, but will these be enough?

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

LECTURA OBLIGATORIA 2º ESO

THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER
Mark Twain
Burlington

One of Mark Twain’s most popular characters, Tom Sawyer, is a mischievous boy who grows up in the area of the Mississippi River in the USA. He is always in trouble and constantly trying to avoid work and school. With his friend, Huck Finn, Tom has all kinds of adventures and gets into all sorts of predicaments, but they usually find a way to solve their problems.

Five Children and It

LECTURA OBLIGATORIA 1º ESO

FIVE CHILDREN AND IT
E. Nesbit
Burlington

Headwords Five children discover a monster in the sand. The monster has been buried for thousands of years. It must grant them one wish every day but the wishes only last until sunset. At first, the children are delighted with this arrangement. But they soon discover that the wishes bring them plenty of problems. Soon they wish they had never met the monster in the sand.