Active Readers
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Adam and Lily are on holiday in Africa. They want to see the Big Five.
But one person in the group is not very happy, or very friendly. Who is she? What is she doing in Kenya?
What is her problem? -
Bea lives under a bridge. She watches people but they don't look at her.
Then, one day, a policeman stops to talk to her. Bea doesn't like talking and she doesn't remember much. But he is looking for a liottle girl, and there is a child in Bea's old life.
Can she remember now? -
A man wants to kill the Police Commissioner. But who is he? Can Steve Malone find the killer? He only has two days...
An Australian thriller told in cartoon form. -
Duncan McTavish lives in a castle on a Scottish island. He doesn’t have any money, and he can’t pay a large bill.
There is only one thing he can do – sell his island. -
In an old Australian story, the Rainbow Serpent opened her eyes and looked at the young Earth. There were no animals or birds, no rivers or trees. Then a Man and a Woman came, and the Rainbow Serpent was their teacher.
But what did she teach them? And did they listen? -
Rose lives alone, and she has no friends. She never goes out - she can't go out. One day, a boy comes into her home. He has problems too.
Can she help him? Or are they always going to be frightened of the world? -
Buck is a strong, intelligent dog who moves from an easy life in California to the Klondike. Life is tough in the cold north of Canadaand Buck has to learn many hard lessons to survive.
But can he ever be happy there? -
Murder of a stranger or a relative, in a quiet English town or a crowded American city. It happens everywhere for all kind so reasons.
Short stories by some of the finest modern crime writers. -
The great hero Odysseus has been away from his family for twenty years when the goddess Athene decides to help him find his way back to the island of Ithaca. But the journey will not be easy. Odysseus must face storms, monsters and the terrible anger of the sea god Poseidon.
And if he succeeds, will he be welcomed home? -
Michael is a successful lawyer with Drake and Sweeney. Then a homeless man attacks him. As Michael tries to discover who the man was, he uncovers a dangerous secret about Drake and Sweeney.