- : Tales from Shakespeare (No:7089)
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- : Tales from Shakespeare is a collection of 20 stories. It was adapted for young readers from the original plays by William Shakespeare. The book was written with an intention to modernise the archaic English and complicated story line of Shakespeare to a simple level that children could read and comprehend. However, as noted in the author's Preface, ‘his words are used whenever it seemed possible to bring them in; and in whatever has been added to give them the regular form of a connected story, diligent care has been taken to select such words as might least interrupt the effect of the beautiful English tongue in which he wrote: therefore, words introduced into our language since his time have been as far as possible avoided.’ Mary Lamb retold the comedies, while Charles retold the tragedies.
- : 13 -17 Yrs
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- : Daddy-Long-Legs (No:7087)
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- : The book is told from the POV of Jerusha Abbott, a seventeen year old orphan who, up until this point, has lived her entire life at the John Grier Home for orphans. In the opening, a narrator informs us that an unnamed trustee of the orphanage has offered to send Jerusha to college on the conditions that she doesn't know who he is and she writes him a letter every month (but he will never write her back).
- : 12+ Yrs
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- : i Wonder.. Rediscovering School Science- Issue 5, Oct 2020 (No:7086)
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- : This issue is focused on the Pandemic. Read 'The Basics' section to explore: what strategies do epidemiologists use to control the spread of infection? Are viruses the most complex or the simplest forms of life? What has caused the spike in frequency of new zoonoses since the 20th century? In 'The Infection' section, engage with questions like: why do we believe that SARS-CoV-2 is a product of natural evolution? How exact are measurements of death rates for an ongoing pandemic? Or, how does the nature and context of social interaction affect the spread of COVID-19?...........
- : 12 -12+ Yrs
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- : Goosebumps Horrorland: Hall of Horrors #1- Claws (No:7083)
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- : The Hall of Horrors is open. Step into the nightmare! Mickey is put in charge of his vacationing neighbors' cat, Bella. His best friend Amanda comes along to help out. All they have to do is make sure Bella has enough to eat and doesn't destroy the furniture. Seems simple enough. But Bella escapes from the house and is hit by a car. Mickey feels awful. What is he going to do? Amanda has an idea to replace the cat with a look-alike from the local pet store, Cat Heaven. They find a cat that looks exactly like Bella, but the clerk won't sell it to them, so they decide to steal it. Big mistake! These cats are more than they seem to be.
- : 9 -12 Yrs
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- : BONES 4-The Dragonslayer (No:7082)
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- : The forces of evil are growing stronger but could our heroes' worst enemy be Phoney Bone himself? Fone Bone confronts a host of dangers in Book 4 of the BONE saga, The Dragonslayer. He and Gran'ma Ben and Thorn have a terrifying encounter with Kingdok, ruler of the rat creatures. The Hooded One is inciting his army to full-scale war. Someone is continuing to haunt Thorn in her dreams. And then wise Gran'ma Ben disappears. To make matters worse, Phoney Bone has hoodwinked the townspeople into believing that he is a mighty dragonslayer. When he actually does catch the Red Dragon -- much to his surprise -- he must face up to his promise: to slay the dragon at sunrise.
- : 8 yrs -11 yrs Yrs
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- : Three Musketeers (Comic) (No:7081)
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- : Dumas's classic adventure tale of D'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers.
- : 7 -10 Yrs
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- : Warriors for Freedom (No:7080)
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- : As the British Empire tightened its hold over India through strength and strategy, there were individuals who stood up to oppose the growing foreign power. This Amar Chitra Katha collection remembers Rani Lakshmibai who refused to cede Jhansi to the British and took them head on. Tipu Sultan, who stood like a rock and repelled the British till he was betrayed by his own general. Rani Chenamma of Kittur, who answered the British demand for allegiance by fighting them to the end. Velu Thampi, the Diwan of Travancore, who would brook no interference from the East India Company in the affairs of his state and Kunwar Singh, who at the grand old age of 75 chose to fight the British.
- : 9 -14 Yrs
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- : Bravehearts of the south (No:7079)
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- : 5 in 1 stories- Tachcholi Othenan, Chenamma of Keladi, Kochunni, Hakka and Bukka, and Rani Abbakka
- : 8 yrs -12 yrs Yrs
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