Added by: lucius5 | Karma: 1660.85 | Fiction literature, Other | 7 May 2009
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When Jane Austen's novels were published, some readers dismissed them as "too natural to be interesting." Yet their very true-to-lifeness helped earn Austen (1775–1817) her place in the literary canon. Nearly 200 years later, many praise what Austen scholar (and obvious fan) Le Faye calls her ability to create the "sensation that we are visiting genuine places and joining in the lives of genuine people."
Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Kids, Fiction literature | 6 May 2009
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The interweaving of words and pictures within a rebus framework turns this charmingly funny retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears into a visual puzzle, adding fresh spice to a well-loved fairy tale.
20 short stories - each on two pages in authentic English with exercises.
Короткие истории (очень короткие - одна на разворот) для чтения. В конце книги - глоссарий, упражнения, вопросы для обсуждения. Here are 20 stories, and they're so short you don't even have to turn over the page!
These very, very short stories are especially written for students who want to enjoy good, easy-to-read fiction in authentic English. They are an entertaining variety of comedy, romance and fantasy, all about people in countries such as Africa, Turkey, China, and the USA.
'Happy Days' is about a school play with very young children in it - of course, everything goes wrong!
Penguin Very Short Stories are specially written to give students practice in authentic English. They provide excellent reading enjoyment and can easily be read in a single sitting. Each story contains useful language, idioms, and everyday expressions. A section at the back of each book contains a useful glossary, lots of language practice exercises, and many questions for discussion and conversation practice.
Things are looking up for Mia: She's the newest staffer on the school paper, and her miraculous completion of freshman Algebra is just around the corner. Plus she's about to get a new baby brother or sister. Could things possibly get any better?
But in her heart of hearts, Mia has one wish: an evening spent with Michael in a tux and a corsage on her wrist-in other words, the PROM. Michael, however, does not seem to share the dream that is the prom. Worse still, a service workers strike (with Grandmиre and Lilly at the heart of it and on opposite sides) threatens the very existence of this year's prom.
Will the strike end in time? Can Michael be dissuaded from his anti-prom views? Most importantly, will Mia get to wear her pink prom dress?
