It seems as if Hesse knows how to create an interesting proposition or idea for the story without knowing how to make the transformations in the story of equal interest. So too the characters of these stories do not seem very rich and rounded but rather abstract embodiments of a certain idea or concept.

20 Questions...Answered, Book 1: Informative Stories on Topics of Interest to the Modern Student

20 Questions...Answered is a three book series of reproducible low level ESL/EFL/Literacy reading and discussion texts. Each unit examines an element of life currently of interest. From popular interest in Dinosaurs, in the Internet, in Plastic Surgery, in Cameras in the Courtroom, and in Endangered Species, 20 Questions...Answered covers them all, and many more! Put quite plainly, 20 Questions...Answered is full of informative stories, with exercises, on topics of interest to the modern student.

We Are Americans: Undocumented Students Pursuing the American Dream

Through the inspiring stories of sixteen students—from seniors at high school to graduate students—William Perez gives voice to the estimated 2.4 million undocumented students in the United States, and draws attention to their plight.

PRISONER IN THE JUNGLE. Hotshots 3.

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Hotshot  Puzzles are readers with a difference. Every two pages there is a puzzle to solve. The stories are carefully graded at five levels, and are written for young teenagers.

Picture Stories

Picture Stories is, as title suggests, a book with 28 sets of pictures, each with a set of preparation questions and a sample text.