Kate and Densher are in love and want to get married. Densher is a poor journalist, and Kate’s aunt tells her that she must marry someone rich. But Kate has a plan. She decides to deceive Milly, a sweet young heiress who is very ill. She wants Milly to marry Densher so he can get
Series: Ladybird Readers
Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
From finding a diamond in a bird’s stomach, to stealing a racehorse – in these four stories, the famous detective Sherlock Holmes works with his friend Dr Watson. Holmes understands people and he finds many clues. But will he solve the crimes? With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources,
Brick Lane
When Nazneen is 18, she marries a much older man and moves from Bangladesh to England to be with her husband. But Brick Lane in London is very different from Nazneen’s village, and she speaks no English. Nazneen must try to look after her family and get used to a new, and very strange, country.
The Summer I Turned Pretty
Every year, Belly goes on holiday with her mom and brother to Susannah’s beach house. Susannah has two sons, Jeremiah and Conrad. Belly has always loved Conrad, but he thinks of her like a little sister. But Belly is 15 now, and this is the summer that she has turned pretty… With carefully adapted text,