Vikas Swarup, retold by John Escott Ram Mohammad becomes a millionaire by answering 14 questions correctly. This is the story about how themajor events in his life helped him to answer each question.
Autor: Iván Tormo Valero
Matilda
Roal Dahl Matilda is a very clever, very special little girl with stupid, awful parents who don’t appreciate that their daughter is a genius.
Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare, retold by Rachel Bladon Shakespeare’s story of the tragic lovers Romeo and Juliet is as relevant and popular now as it was over 400years ago.
Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe, retold by Salma Gabol The young Robinson Crusoe ignores his father’s advice and decides to become a sailor. But Crusoe is sooncaught up in violent storms and finds himself shipwrecked on a remote island where he
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
William Shakespeare, retold by Rachel Bladon William Shakespeare’s romantic comedy about love and marriage. When four young lovers get lost in the forest, thefairies that live there play jokes on them – turning love into hate and hate into love. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays. This Macmillan Reader is written as a playscript and includes original extracts.
The Stranger
Norman Whitney A dark and handsome stranger opens a shop in the quiet village of Woodend. Anna begins to wonder about the visitors who come to Dave Slatin’s shop. What do they buy and what exactly is behind the door marked Special Orders Only? At first, Anna finds Dave exciting and attractive but soon she becomes very frightened.
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley,retold by Margaret Tarner. ‘The lightning was all around me. I looked at the huge body. The silver light reached the hands, the feet and the head. For a moment everything wasquiet. Was it moving? No, yes! An arm moved and then a leg. Then I heard breathing. Yes, the man was breathing. He was alive!’
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens, retold by F. H. Cornish. ‘“I don’t have a merry Christmas,” said Scrooge. “Christmas is nonsense. It’s humbug! I don’t believe in Christmas. I’m not giving money to anyone else so they can have a merry Christmas.”’ A retelling of Dickens’s famous story of the transformation of the cold- hearted miser, Ebenezer Scrooge.
The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories
Oscar Wilde, retold by Stephen Colbourn Three short stories by one of the most popular writers of the nineteenth century: The Canterville Ghost, The Model Millionaire and Lord Arthur Saville’s Crime.
The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas retold by Nicholas Murgatroyd D’Artagnan wants to become a King’s musketeer. But before he can have the job he must meet many challenges and prove that he is a strong and brave fighter. Canhe protect the Queen from the Cardinal’s evil plans? And will he be able to stop the beautiful Milady from murdering the Duke of Buckingham?