JAN MARK

The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. The new editions build on the success of the original series and provide enhanced teaching support. Sixteen additional pages inside each book allow extra pages of activities and increased author and series information. Some of the titles have new illustrations. For those titles which had associated cassettes, the cassettes will remain available with the same ISBNs as before.

Charlotte has always thought theres something not right about living in Compton Rosehay (aka Stalemate). Perhaps its the plastic families, the identical rows of houses, or the girls who only talk about diets.When she meets Elaine, Charlotte sees there is life outside her stifling neighbourhood. Together they spot the cracks in the towns exterior, to discover the hidden world of Stalemate.

Set in a highly realistic dystopic future, where the lowlands of Britain are flooded, this beautifully realised novel explores a world where archaeology is controlled for fear of social unrest. One bleak morning, a storm across the North Sea unveils a human skull, which leads to a series of events that changes the lives of those involved. Merrick, a young graduate archaeology student becomes embroiled in the task of discovering the origins of the skull. His interest in this bizarre case brings him into contact with the Inglish, a remnant tribe eking out an existence on the edge of Europe. In this wildly progressive new world, it is they who will be affected the most. This is a compelling vision of England as it could be in the not-so-distant future.

When Andrews family moves house, he strikes up an unexpected friendship with his neighbour Victor. There isnt a thing Victor doesnt know about the RAF planes flying overhead and the two boys are soon busy tracking their movements.Then Andrew discovers that Victors beloved Lightnings are due to be scrapped...Thunder and Lightnings won the Carnegie Medal in 1976.

La família de George Bassett està encantada perquè ha heretat una gran quantitat de diners. Però, quan menys s’ho esperen, arriba una carta d’uns parents llunyans que desconeixien. Sir Gilbert Basset