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Scotland 1751. When young David Balfour’s parents die, he discovers that his future is not quite what he expected. His wicked uncle will stop at nothing to steal David’s rightful inheritance, even arranging to sell him as a slave in America!

But fate has other plans. After being forced aboard a ship, David meets the fiery Highland rebel Alan Breck Stewart. Together, they escape their kidnappers and find themselves caught up in a wild chase across the rugged landscape of the Scottish Highlands. With the King’s soldiers hunting them and with dangerous Jacobite rebels around every corner, an unbreakable friendship starts between them.

This fictional adventure, based on historical events, follows David’s journey from boy to brave young man as he fights to claim what rightfully belongs to him.

The text includes a variety of activities for the four skills and dossiers to discover more about cultural and historical aspects and Mp3 files.

Meet Pip and embark on a journey into Victorian England with Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, a timeless novel of ambition, love, and redemption.

Discover how Pip’s life is forever changed by a mysterious benefactor. From his humble origins, to a world of wealth, Pip struggles with his past, his conscience, and his love for Estella. Will Pip’s great expectations lead him to happiness, or will he lose himself chasing a dream?

Dickens’ masterful storytelling brings to life a world of huge contrasts: poverty and privilege, kindness and cruelty, love and guilt, ambition and failure, generosity and selfishness.

Unforgettable characters and vivid descriptions will offer a vibrant picture of the Victorian era.

This edition includes activities for all four skills, cultural and historical dossiers, and Mp3.

Vanessa is seventeen. Unlike most of her peers, she loves books and doesn’t care much about clubs, boys and followers. One day, after watching her favourite movie, she makes an unexpected change in her life. With one click, she becomes the modern version of her literary heroine, Elizabeth Bennet. After just a few weeks, her Instagram account lettersof_lizzy gets thousands of views, transforming the fearful and shy girl into a popular content creator.

One day Vanessa is in Mayfair creating her next Instagram story, when she runs into a man who calls her Lady Elizabeth and invites her to go with him. Where does he ask her to go? Who is this man? What does he want? Vanessa is curious and follows him to Park Lane where a beautiful, Victorian-style carriage is waiting for her. The door opens and …

My Curious Followers, I warmly suggest you read this book through to the end. It is in fact a well-known, widely accepted truth that in Victorian London unbelievable things can happen to a girl in want of a wonderful, romantic love story.

The text includes a wide range of four-skills activities and 3 dossiers useful for learning English, Social Studies and Literature.

The volume gives access to the full recording of the story in Mp3 format.

Bored with the sheltered tranquillity of the countryside, Bob Buzzers, a brave little fly, decides to set off for London to enjoy city life and learn more about humans.

Once in London, Bob faces many unexpected challenges: he is trapped inside a school, fights a bully, shares a meal with a sparrow, escapes from an angry crowd, falls in love, witnesses mysterious events, and even ends up on the internet.

The volume includes a dossier on the city of London and some of its most famous landmarks, a wide range of four-skills activities, and several KET-style tests.

Online resources include full recordings of each chapter in MP3 format.

Determined to meet William Shakespeare and ask him the true meaning of his world-famous line “To be, or not to be - that is the question”, Todd Hunter, a high school student, embarks on a journey through time and space which takes him to the Globe in 1604. However, events take a very unexpected turn, and Todd is caught up in a series of hilarious adventures.

Eventually, life will teach him a lesson he will never forget on the importance of literature.

The volume includes two dossiers on Herbert George Wells and William Shakespeare, a wide range of four-skills activities and several KET-style tests.

Online resources include full recordings of every chapter in Mp3 format.

Alice is sixteen years old and about to live the most exciting experience of her life: a year abroad. When she walks out of the JFK airport in New York and meets her American family, she steps into a new life of discoveries and adventures.

She attends high school, makes new friends, improves her English and studies subjects she had never thought about before. She travels to new places, discovering a country she never imagined.

The year spent in the USA will teach Alice to look inside herself and face life with a more reflective mindset. The inevitable comparison between the USA and her homeland will also allow Alice to better understand and appreciate her own country.

The text includes a wide range of four-skills activities and 3 dossiers useful for learning English, Social Studies and Literature.

The volume gives access to the full recording of the story in Mp3 format.

Myriam has just arrived in a new city with her family and she has a secret: she is a dragon breeder.

Her new classmates know nothing about her, except that she is an excellent drawer. During a school trip to the Vajes Lake, a legendary place inhabited by mysterious dwarves who live hidden under the mountains surrounding the lake, Myriam will disclose her secret to the only classmate she regards as a real friend, Mirko. They will meet the dwarves because Myriam has an important mission to accomplish and she needs their help.

The text includes a wide range of four-skills activities and a dossier about dragons in fantasy stories and legendary lakes.

The volume gives access to the full recording of the story in Mp3 format.

A Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy that follows Prince Hamlet as he seeks revenge for his father’s murder. With twists, turns, and ghostly encounters, Hamlet navigates a world of lies, love, and madness.

Join him in unravelling the mysteries of power and morality in this thrilling tale of tragedy and revenge.

The text includes a variety of activities for the four skills and extra reading, to explore and expand cultural and historical aspects associated with the story from the perspective of a group of teenagers, acting in the play.

Step into Regency-era England with Jane Austen’s Emma, a literary gem that unveils the intricacies of love and society. Meet Emma Woodhouse, beautiful, clever and rich whose favourite hobby is matchmaking.

As she busily organises the romantic affairs of her friends, she doesn’t realise she is developing feelings for a man she thinks is just a friend.

Will she succumb to love despite her resolution to never marry?

Austen’s smart observations on love, social class and self-discovery are brought to life through sparkling dialogue and vivid characters.

Emma is a delightful journey through the ups and downs of the heart, where societal norms are challenged and love triumphs in the end.

The text includes a variety of activities for the four skills and dossiers to discover more about cultural and historical aspects and Mp3 files.

A gripping story that plunges its roots into our most feared nightmare. Through the eyes of Offred we are suddenly thrown into a surreal world which takes us back to the patriarchal world based on the Old Testament. Here women have been delegated to the role of homemakers and breeders.

The novel is set in an undetermined period in the future.in the territory that had originally been Massachusetts, USA. In the aftermath of terrible environmental disasters which resulted from chemical accidents birth-rates have dramatically fallen with a huge increase in sterility and stillbirths. Offred who has been kidnapped has been forced to become a handmaid in the new Republic of Gilead which is governed by a theocratic regime. Handmaids are young, fertile women who have been enslaved and destined to give birth to the future generations who will be brought up by the commanders and their wives.

Atwood paints a ruthless picture of American society using fiction to highlight the hypocritical side of a country that still harbours a puritanical legacy in the folds of its culture. We will witness the desperate struggle to survive and to regain human dignity that women have been deprived of.