Bookworms Library Stage 2 Third Edition John Escott
STAGE 2 - True Stories
What does the name 'Agatha Christie' mean? To many people, it means a book about a murder mystery - a 'whodunnit'. 'I'm reading an Agatha Christie,' people say. 'I'm not sure who the murderer is - I think it's . . .' But they are usually wrong, because it is not easy to guess the murderer's name before the end of the book. But who was Agatha Christie? What was she like? Was her life quiet and unexciting, or was it full of interest and adventure? Was there a mystery in her life, too?
In the early 1900s, when Geronimo was taken prisoner, Barrett commissioned an interpreter to interview the Native American warrior. Told in his own words, this is the story of his life and people.
It is the year 650 in England. There is war everywhere because the old king is dead and he has ncr son. Only when the new king comes can the f ighting stop and the strange, magical story of King Arthur begin. But first, Mer lin the ancient magi ci an has to f ind a way of finding the next king
Strange things happen to Lucy and Paul when they go on a school trip to Greenland. A ghostly Viking ship appears in a mirage and the two teenagers soon find themselves confronting the ghosts of Eric the Red and his daughter, Freydis. Are they imagining it, or are the ghosts real? What must the teenagers do to help the ghostly Vikings find eternal rest?
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Power Play is a story about two CEOs in international companies with headquarters in Northern California. One is a man, the other a woman, and that is just the beginning of their differences. Steel's novel explores drive, perception and power as well as family and what it means to be successful. There are two different stories that get woven together, one of a single mother CEO and one of a powerful man who seems to have the perfect life but keeps secrets that could destroy him. This is a modern day story with many layers.
