Mel's problems are not restricted to the airport: his home life and relationship with his wife, Cindy, are also becoming extremely difficult. Fortunately he can depend on the support of some of the other people working with him, including the attractive Passenger Relations Agent, Tanya Livingston, and the strong and courageous Joe Patroni; Joe is responsible for moving a plane which is blocking the longest runway, a job that becomes more and more important as the story unfolds.
Read MoreThis book contains six murder and horror stories. In some stories like "At the local railway station", we follow the action through the eyes of the person who is trying to solve the crime. Other stories are told from the point of view of the criminal; as readers of "My first murder", we share the murderer’s thoughts as well as his actions. Crime Stories is about a detective. His name is Mobin. He lives lonely and he doesn't have any wife. He is a 20-year-old man. When he works on some projects, his life begins to change.
Read MoreBell Sanger is a strange, beautiful woman — and she is a mystery. She stays in a single room in the tall old London house of the rich Cosette Kingsley, the house with 106 stairs. Though she is young, healthy and intelligent, she seems to have no friends, no job and no future. No one knows where she is from, what she wants, or where she is going. The things they think they know soon turn out to be wrong. Because Bell's mysteries run deeper than anyone has even guessed. And when the facts are finally known, it may be far too late to stop the secrets of her past damaging the lives of everyone in the House of Stairs. . .
Read MoreAbout a Boy is the story of the growing relationship between Marcus, a twelve-year-old boy, and Will, a 36-year-old man. Marcus is having problems at home and at school. Will wants a life without responsibilities; he isn't interested in children, marriage or work. But Will is interested in attractive single mothers, and he invents a two-year-old son so that he can join a single parents' group. When he meets Marcus and his mother, his life begins to change. About a Boy is very funny and enjoyable, but it also has a much more serious side.
Read MoreAt first she thought she was dreaming. A hotel, here, in the middle of nowhere? Impossible. She closed her eyes and opened them again. Yes, it was true. There it was. A small sign shining in the night: BATES MOTEL 'I don't believe it,' she said to herself as she drove towards the sign. 'This is my lucky night.' Marion Crane is a secretary from Phoenix, Arizona. She is in love with Sam Loomis, who lives far away in Fairvale,Texas. She wants to marry him, but Sam cannot marry her because he doesn't have enough money. So Marion steals $40,000 from her boss and drives away with the money to be with Sam. It's a long, dangerous journey and, not far from Fairvale, Marion gets lost. It's dark, it's raining, she's tired and hungry. If she can find somewhere to stay for just one more night, then all her troubles will be over ... But for Marion, as she drives through the rain towards the small, quiet motel by the side of the Old Highway, the bad dream is only just beginning.
Read MoreThere was a sound above my head. I jumped and looked up — at an old gun, at one of the windows. 'I — I'm here with a letter,' I said. 'A letter for Mr Ebenezer Balfour of Shaws. Is he here?' 'Put it down outside the door, and go away,' said the man with the gun. After his parents die, young David Balfour starts his journey to the strange House of Shaws. He is going to live with his uncle. But people look strangely at him when he talks about the place. ' Stay away from there. Stay away!' a man on the road tells him. Ebenezer Balfour is an old man, but he is dangerous. He puts David on a ship to America, and a difficult time begins. Can the man in expensive French clothes help David? Or is life more dangerous with him than without him ? At the time of this story, King George was the king of England, Scotland and Ireland, but there were a lot of unhappy people in Scotland and Ireland. They wanted another Catholic king from the Stuart family (Stewart in this story).They fought the king's soldiers, but they lost. After the fight at Culloden, in 1746, Charles Edward Stuart had to leave Scotland. This story begins five years later.
Read MoreAnd Buck really was crazy now. He had fire in his eyes, and he wanted to kill . . . In the end, Buck couldn't stand up. He couldn't see or hear. He was almost dead. In this way, Buck's new life in the cold north of Canada begins. He has to learn many new things, and the lessons are hard. But Buck is a strong, intelligent dog and he wants to live. Buck meets dangerous men—and dogs—in this difficult, snowy country. He changes because he has to change. But can he really be happy there?
Read MoreThe boy stopped, and the shark swam below him. Then it turned again. The shark swam up fast. Its mouth opened... Amity is a quiet town near New York. Nothing happens there. One night a young woman goes for a swim in the sea. She doesn't come back. The next morning the police find her dead on the beach. Brody is a good policeman, and he thinks there's a shark near Amity. Young Matt Hooper says it's a Great White shark - the fish they call the 'man-eater'. Brody tries to close the beaches, but the important people in Amity won't listen to him. Then, on a sunny afternoon, a young boy goes into the sea...
Read MoreA book about a boy who went to find treasure but pirates decided to get treasure from him
Read MoreI said, 'Hi! Donna, this is Jack. Jack, this is Donna.' Donna gave him a big smile. Her smile usually makes men weak in the legs. Susie has freckles, and she hates them! 'When I'm older they'll be one BIG freckle, all over me!' she thinks. And Susie has problems with boys. 'Great legs, but I don't like the freckles,' one boy says about her. Her best friend, Donna, never has problems with boys. Donna has pretty hair, nice teeth and blue eyes — and she hasn't got freckles! Boys fall at her feet. But now there's a new boy at the school, and Donna wants him too! Will Jack fall at Donna's feet? Will he laugh at Susie's freckles? In this story, Susie and Donna learn an important lesson about life.
Read MoreClaire looked across the fields and saw a tall stone building. 'An old castle!' she said. 'I must go and see that before I go home again.' Aunt Min didn't look at the castle. 'It - it's not a nice place to visit,' she said. 'Genny Castle is dangerous.' 'Dangerous?' said Claire. 'Why?' When Claire's mother and father go away for Christmas, Claire goes to stay with her Aunt Min. Aunt Min lives in the village of Little Genny and near it is an old castle. Claire is very interested in the castle and she wants to know more about it. But the people in the village are afraid of Genny Castle and they won't talk to her about it. Accidents happen there. People die . . . Aunt Min says she must stay away, but Claire knows she can't. She must find answers. And soon, she will. Because in the castle something is waiting. And it knows her.
Read MoreHarry Dalton is a scientist. He knows a lot about volcanoes. His boss, Paul Dreyfus, sends him to the small town of Dante's Peak on a mountain in the north of the USA. Harry thinks that the town has problems: he thinks that the volcano above the town is going to explode. Paul thinks that Harry is wrong. But is he wrong? Is the mountain going to explode? How many people have to die before Paul Dreyfus knows that Harry is right?
Read MoreJake 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?
Read MoreMarcel visits his friend, Henry, in London. Henry knows a professor and he has some very interesting letters - by William Shakespeare! Marcel and Henry want to see the letters, but they are not in the professor's flat. Marcel is a detective. Can he find them? Level 1
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