No girls allowed at the Olympic Games! That's the rule when the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie back to ancient Greece. But when Annie tells Jack to go to the games without her, he knows she's up to something. Will Annie find a way to see the games? Or will she get herself -and Jack - into Olympic-size trouble?
Oliver's mother dies when he is born and he is brought up in a workhouse. His first year are cold and lonely - and then he runs away to London. But he falls into the hands of Fagin and the terrifying Bill Sykes. Then try to turn Oliver into a criminal. Will he escape to find a better life?
Alexander the Great became king of Macedonia at the age of twenty. When he died, twelve years later, he ruled the biggest empire that the world had ever known. Many people died as he and his army fought their way east. But he became a hero to many others, and his achievements were extraordinary.
A diamond necklace is stolen form a museum. Everyone who works at the museum could be guilty. But who really took the necklace, and why? Paul, a young student, helps the police find the thief.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the idea of women in business seemed strange. Today more and more women are reaching the top of business life. This book tells the business success stories of five very different women: Coco Chanel, Hanae Mori, Anita Roddick, Oprah Winfrey, and Madonna.
Macbeth, a brave soldier, is trusted by the Scottish King. Then a strange meeting with three witches makes him greedy for power. Macbeth wants to be a king. He and his evil wife make murderous plans. But how many people will have to die before their dreams come true?
Silas Marner loves only one thing - his money. Each night he takes it out from his hiding place and counts it. Then two things happen to change his life - his gold coin are stolen and a little girl comes to live with him. Slowly, Silas Marner starts to change.
Mark Twain is one of America's most famous and best-loved writers. He wrote about every important subject of his time. Twain's stories are usually amusing but with a serious message too. You will read about people's hopes and fears, happiness and terrible sadness - and wonderful practical jokes! These eight stories can still make people think and feel - and laugh and cry - today.
Yocheved carefully placed her baby in the basket. She looked at him for one last time... In Egypt, the Pharaoh's soldiers are ordered to kill every Hebrew baby boy. But one baby escapes. He grows up in a palace and has a very comfortable life. But one day, Moses learns the secret of his past, and his life changes forever.
This is a detective story with a difference. We invite you to help solve the case. Katrina Kirby is a detective, and people call her "K". There has been a murder in a big country house. K knows that one of five people murdered Sir Michael Gray. Who did it? How? Why?