Mine Boy - Peter Abrahams

Mine Boy - Peter Abrahams

Xuma is from the north. He comes to live in Malay Camp, a township near Johannesburg, so that he can work in the mine. The job is very hard but Xuma is strong and learns quickly. Xuma is lonely in Malay Camp. He desperately wants Eliza's love but she wants the comforts of a white man's life. Xuma cannot give her these things for he is black. Maisy is a simple, happy girl. She loves Xuma very much. Will Xuma overcome his desire for Eliza and accept Maisy's love?

Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Del Amor Y Otros Demonios

Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Del Amor  Y Otros Demonios

El 26 de octubre de 1949 el reportero Gabriel García Márquez fue enviado al antiguo convento de Santa Clara, que iba a ser demolido para edificar sobre él un hotel de cinco estrellas, a presenciar el vaciado de las criptas funerarias y a cubrir la noticia. Se exhumaron los restos de un virrey del Perú y su amante secreta, un obispo, varias abadesas, un bachiller de artes y una marquesa. Pero la sorpresa saltó al destapar la tercera hornacina del altar mayor: se desparramó una cabellera de color cobre, de veintidós metros y once centímetros de largo, perteneciente a una niña. En la lápida apenas se leía el nombre: Sierva María de Todos los Ángeles. 

"Mi abuela me contaba de niño la leyenda de una marquesita de doce años cuya cabellera le arrastraba como una cola de novia, que había muerto del mal de rabia por el mordisco de un perro, y era venerada en los pueblos del Caribe por sus muchos milagros. La idea de que esa tumba pudiera ser la suya fue mi noticia de aquel día y el origen de este libro."

Yerma - Federico Garcia Lorca

Yerma - Federico Garcia Lorca

Yerma es una tragedia con un solo tema (la mujer estéril) y un carácter en progresivo desarrollo. A través del largo tiempo dramático, Yerma lucha desesperadamente con su verdad, que cada vez ser vuelve más conflictiva y no ceja en ello hasta consumarla. 

La resolución final - la muerte del marido - es la ultima defensa de su sueño imposible y una afirmación rotunda de su destino trágico ante la ciega fatalidad.

Alejo Carpentier - El arpa y la sombra

Alejo Carpentier - El arpa y la sombra

Articulada en torno a la figura de Cristóbal Colón y al intento que de canonizarle llevara a cabo Pio IX, EL PARPA Y LA SOMBRA es una obra en la que la maestria narrativa y el dominio del lenguaje de Alejo Carpentier (1904-1980) brillan con intensidad especial. En manos del gran escritor cubano, en efecto, la figura del descubridor se revela como materia insuperable para explorar los matices y claroscuros no sólo del individuo en si, sino también en relación con la realidad que lo circunda: un vinculo complejo en que lo que apacere como sombra - la mediocridad como marino, la usurpación de conocimientos ajenos, la impostura - se transmuta acaso, por obra de la determinación, en el destellante resplandor de lo maravilloso que de pronto irrumpe en la opaca vida diaria.

Earrings from Frankfurt

Earrings from Frankfurt

Richard Walton is in trouble again. He has lost his job, and he has borrowed money from his sister, Jennifer - again. And now he has disappeared. Jennifer is looking for him, and so are the police. They both have some questions that they want to ask him. How did he lose his job? Why did he fly to Frankfurt? Who gave his girlfriend those very expensive gold earrings? Only Richard can answer these questions. But nobody can find Richard,

Walkabout

Walkabout - James Vance Marshall

The bush boy... was on his walkabout. He had to live in the desert alone for six months,

This is the story of an Aboriginal boy's walkabout and two American children lost in the Australian bush, When they meet, Mary and Peter learn about the desert. They follow the boy to food and water. Now they have to finish their journey home!

The Phantom Airman - Allann Frewin Jones

The Phantom Airman - Allan Freewing Jones

Two girls and two boys were standing in the middle of Lychford Green airfield. The airfield wasn't used any more and its buildings were in ruins. Grass grew on the broken runways. It was raining and the kids were cold and wet. 

'This is a sad place!' Jack said. 'Something terrible happened here once.'

The rain was falling heavily now and strong wind was blowing. Suddenly, there was a flash of lightening. Thunder followed it at once. The four friends were in the middle of a terrible storm!

Regan looked up and she screamed. A black shape was falling of the dark clouds. 'It's a World War Two Spitfire!' Tom shouted. 'And it's going to crash!'

The Mystery Train

The Mystery Train

One foggy evening Jenny and Emmy saw a railroad station, a moving train and an injured man. When they return later with their father, however, the station is in ruins and the man has disappeared.

The Mummy

The Mummy - David Levithan

"Imhotep is half-dead and will be half-dead for all time."

The Mummy is an exciting movie. Imhotep dies in Ancient Egypt. 3,700 years later. Rick O'Connell finds him. Imhotep is very dangerous. Can O'Connell send him back to the dead?

The Missing Coins - John Escott

The Missing Coins - John Escott

Pete and Carla are students. One day they look at some very old coins and stamps in a shop. Pete wants to buy some stamps, but they are very expensive. Later that day some coins are missing from the shop – and the shopkeeper wants to find Pete… 

The Fairground Adventure - Jeanette Greenwell

The Fairground Adventure - Jeanette Greenwell

Will Spike, the dog, catch the thief? Join the chase through the fairground with Richard and Gail.

The Big Picture

The Big Picture - Sue Leather

Ken Harada takes phoyos for newspapers. But life gets dangerous when Ken takes a photo of a sumo star. Someone wants the photo badly. But who? And why?

Seeds of Love - Eduardo Amos, Ernesto Pasqualin and Elisabeth Prescher Martins

Seeds of Love - Eduardo Amos, Ernesto Pasqualin and Elisabeth Prescher Martins

In a super civilized society of the future two youngsters discover love and challenge the Central System. Thrilling moments wait for Akron ad Gea, and for the readers as well.

Riders of the Purple Sage

Riders of the Purple Sage - Zane Grey

Tull rode his horse forward. He stopped a few feet from the dark stranger. Then he bent down towards him and looked closely at his face.

'There are seven of us here". Tull said. "Who are you?'

The stranger moved fast. Suddenly black guns were in his hands. And they were pointing at Tull.

'Lassiter!' Venters cried.

Tull and his men knew that name. Everyone in Utah knew the name of Lassiter. White with fear, Tull and his men waited to die.

Persuasion - Jane Austen

Persuasion is a story of love and marriage. Anne Elliott and Captain Wentworth meet again after many years. They are in love, but are theu going to marry?

Music in the Dark

Music in the Dark - Jan Weeks

Sarah doesn't want to live in the house called Tall Trees. She doesn't want a new father or a new brother. Why did her mother marry Richard Blake? Tall Trees is big and strange, At night, when it rains, Sarah hears the sad sound of a flute, It comes from the attic above her bedroom. Michael, Richard's son, says that Macgregor plays the flute. But who is Macgregor? And what are the many secrets that Sarah will discover at Tall Trees?

MIB - Men In Black

MIB Men In Black - J J Gardner

" 'Bugs kill things - aliens and people.' There is a Bug in New York. The people of Earth are in danger! Kay and Jay are Men In Black. They and other Men In Black must find the Bug. If they don't there will be war!"

Kings and Queen of Britain - Tim Vicary

Kings and Queen of Britain - Tim Vicary

This is the story of Boudicca, Alfred, Henry VIII and many other kings and queens, some great, some not great. Each of them changed the story of Britain. But to become queen in 1558, like Elisabeth I, was a very different thing to becoming queen in 1953, like Elisabeth II. They have the same name, but the job is very different. This book tells us just how it has changed.

Hampton House

Hampton House - Jenny Dooley

It was fun for Kathy to work with William and the others at the Helping Hand Club... until she met the strange lady in Room 16 at the Old People's Home...

The lady's story about Hampton House and its master changed her life completely!... Now, everybody suspects her of being a liar and, worst of all. William won't speak to her again. Will anybody believe her?

Facing Danger

Facing Danger - Richard H. Davis

El Principito - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

El Principito - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

El principito es un cuento poético que viene acompañado con ilustraciones hechas con acuarelas por el mismo Saint-Exupéry. En él, un piloto se encuentra perdido en el desierto del Saharaluego de que su avión sufriera una avería, pero para su sorpresa, es allí donde conoce a un pequeño príncipe que viene desde otro planeta. La historia tiene una temática filosófica, donde se incluyen críticas sociales dirigidas a la «extrañeza» con la que los adultos ven las cosas. Estas críticas a las cosas «importantes» y al mundo de los adultos van apareciendo en el libro a lo largo de la narración.

Dawson's Creek

Dawson's Creek - Major Meltdown

Joey, Dawson, Pacey and Jen - four teenagers living in the small town of Capeside. The friends attend the same high school. And they have the same problems - life, love school work and parents.

Winter in Capeside. Jen invites Joey, Pacey and Dawson to her parents' cabin in the mountains. It will be a great weekend. They will meet new friends and go skiing and snowboarding.

But then... Joey meets lots of new boys, Jen is worried about her parents and she goes to Dawson for help. Dawson realizes that he loves Joey. And Pacey falls in love...

Dangerous Journey

Dangerous Journey - Alwyn Cox

Four men are trapped in the forest. Heavy rain has turned the tracks into mud. The bridge across the river is broken. The men looked at the broken bridge and at the rushing water. Pedro spoke first: 'How can we get back to base now?'

Child's Play

Child's Play - Claire Craig

I feel as if I'm in a car crash. Not certain if I'm dead or alive. I'm waiting for the ambulance and the police and all the noise. Waiting for someone to help me. There it is, His name. In black words. After all these years. It makes me feel cold. FRANCIS GORDON LEECH. I say the name to myself. It doesn't sound like him, you see. He was always Frankie to us. Frankie Leech. That's who it is. He's back... and he's looking for me.

Can You Believe It?

Can You Believe It? - Mandy Loader

Sarah and Max are sailing when the wind blows them far off course. At last they see land and a mysterious man waving to them. But on the island there is only a skeleton. Who was the man and what was he doing there?

A View To a Kill

A View To a Kill

James Bond is a secret agent. He works for the British secret service, MI6. His number is 007, and he has a licence to kill...