Edward Malone is determined to prove to his beloved Gladys that he's a man of adventure. Accompanied by Professor Challenger, Professor Summerlee and Lord John Roxton, Edward embarks on an expedition like no other. Deep into the Amazon the four men g
Regarded by many as the first English novel, Defoe's famous story celebrates how Robinson Crusoe, shipwrecked on a desert island, manages to survive and prosper his own resourcefulness. This reader uses the expansive reading approachs, where the text becomes a springboard to improve language skills and to explore historical background, cultural connections and other topics suggested by the text.
Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon with his father. He has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths, science and Sherlock Holmes but finds it hard to understand other people. When he discovers a dead dog on a neighbour's lawn he decides to solve the mystery and write a detective thriller about it. As in all good detective stories, however, the more he unearths, the deeper the mystery gets - for both Christopher and the rest of his family.