The man they were to kidnap in Brazil had not always been called Silva. As a lawyer, Patrick S. Lanigan, his previous life had ended in a car crash in 1992. But six weeks after his death, $90 million disappeared from his law firm. It was then that his partners knew he was still alive. An unputdownable thriller by the current master of the genre, John Grisham.
What is a boy to do when a lost penguin shows up at his door? Find out where it comes from, of course, and return it. But the journey to the South Pole is long and difficult in the boy’s rowboat. There are storms to brave and deep, dark nights.To pass the time, the boy tells the penguin stories. Finally, they arrive. Yet instead of being happy, both are sad. That’s when the boy realizes: The penguin hadn’t been lost, it had merely been lonely!
Classic / British English The Moonstone is an ancient Indian diamond which brings disaster to everyone who owns it. Rachel Verinder's uncle gives her the diamond as a birthday present, but that same night it is stolen The Moonstone is now seen as the first, and one of the best, English detective novels
Carnival Penguin Readers - Easystarts (200 words) Jake sees a tall beautiful girl at the carnival in London. Their eyes meet and she smiles at him. It's love! How can he talk to this beautiful girl? And who is she?
Mary Lennox is born in India to English parents. Her mother isn't interested in her and she is looked after by an Indian servant. Mary is a spoiled, ill-tempered and unhealthy child. She is sent back to England, where she finds a secret garden that will change her life