A man fell from a very tall building. Why did't he die? Why did a dead woman have a frozen chicken under her hat?
What fell out of an old man's ear, and why did everybody laugh? And how did a cow fly? Find the answers in these
strange stories. (By 15th RC)

Three stories. three ghosts. A young woman married an older man. His first wife is dead. Or is she...? Why does a dead man walk through his house each night? An old woman has a house with a tower. Why does she visit a young man in his dreams? (By 15th RC)

Ghost stories usually send shivers down the reader’s back. In this novel, the author not only gives readers the sense of quiver but also provides readers with the chance to reflect the relationship between members in the family.

Take the "The Woman in the Black Coat" as an example. The story tells that Fanny, a young girl, who had a bad relationship with her parents and would rather marry a much older husband. One night she met a blind woman in a black coat who threatened to kill her. Fanny, without a second thought, left her husband and returned to their parents’ house where she found she could get a sound sleep.

(By Chris)

空難發生，瑪麗和弟弟彼得成為唯一的倖存者，但是兩人卻在澳洲內地孤立無援，面臨飢餓疲累的生死關頭，一位土著男孩伸出援手，幫助他們生存，並帶領他們踏上求生之旅。
本書是暢銷的經典童書，討論生存和文化衝擊。

(By sakura)

This is the story of an Aboriginal boy and two American children in the Australian desert. When they meet the boy, Mary and Peter learn about the desert. They follow him to food and water. But they are lost. Can they finish their journey and find their way home? (By 15th RC)

Sherlock Holmes is a very clever man. He sees the little things. He finds answers to some of the strangest and most difficult problems when other detectives - and his friend Dr. Watson - cannot begin to understand them.
This happens in each of the three stories in this book.
(By sakura)

Sherlock Holmes is a very clever man. When people have strange, difficult problems, they come to him. Where is Mr Hosmer Angel? Which student saw the exam paper before the exam? Why is someone following Miss Smith? Can you find the answer before Sherlock Holmes does? (By 15th RC)

The President is dead!
A man is running in the night. He is afraid and needs to rest. But there are people behind him-people with lights, and dogs, and guns.
A man is standing in front of a desk. His boss is very angry, and the man is tired and needs to sleep. But first he must find the other man, and bring him back-dead or alive.
Two men:the hunter and the hunted. Which will win and which will lose?
Long live the President.
(By 15th RC)

Alex Dinon escaped from prison and was chased by the police because they thought he killed the president. However, while he was running, the people he encountered all helped him; they hated the police and disliked the new president. Different from Eva Hine, who just obeyed the rule and wanted Alex alive or killed, Felix enquired why people helped Alex and why the police wanted Alex dead. Although Felix could not stop the tragedy, he insisted his opinion and did what he thought he should do. (By Chris)

美國對全世界的影響甚鉅，但是住在美國的感覺如何？這塊土地充滿各種極端，但是當一名美國人又是什麼感覺？這本輕鬆有趣的讀本介紹在美國這個大熔爐中的地理、歷史、文化及運動。 (By sakura)

Most people around the world today know something about American life. The United States is a big country. Not all Americans are the same! In this book you will see the many faces of American life. (By 15th RC)

Fourteen-year-old Molly and her cousins Daisy and Gracie were mixed-race-Aborigines. In 1931 they were taken away from their families and sent to a camp to be trained as good 'white' Australians. They were told to forget their mothers, their language, their home.
But Molly would not forget. She and her cousins escaped and walked back to Jigalong, 1600 kilometres away, following the rabbit-proof fence north across Western Australia to their desert home.
Rabbit-Proof Fence is the true story og that walk, told by Molly's daughter, Doris. It is also a prize-winning film.

(By 15th RC)

A modern, action-packed detective story. Salahadin El Nur is an inspector in the Antiquities Department of the Egyptian police. The death of a visiting European archaeologist leads Salahadin to investigate the whereabouts of a priceless statuette. He is soon on the trail of a gang of international smugglers. (By sakura)

‘Can I help you?’ said the manager.
‘Yes,’ replied Salahadin. ‘My name’s Salahadin El Nur. I’m a police inspector. I want to speak to Mr Pearson,sir.’
‘Do you mean Mr Pearson, the archaeologist?’ asked the manager.
‘Yes,’ replied Salahadin.
‘I’m sorry. You can’t speak to Mr Pearson, sir,’ said the manager.
‘Oh,’ said Salahadin in surprise. ‘Why not?’
‘Mr Pearson is dead,’ replied the manager. ‘He was found dead in his room this morning. Mr Pearson was murdered.’ (By 15th RC)

A hurricane is tearing across the Atlantic from the west coast of Africa towards the USA. As the hurricane passes through the Caribbean, it destroys everything in its path. In Florida, a man is out in a fishing boat, unaware of the approaching disaster. His daughter, Ikemi, and her boyfriend must confront the hurricane in a desperate attempt to reach her father before it is too late. (By 15th RC)

When Andrew Manson starts work as a doctor he discovers some unpleasant facts about the medical profession. He struggles against a system that seems to value money more than curing illness. But the system is extremely powerful. Will he win his battle? (By 15th RC)

Recently released from jail where she has just finished serving an eight-year sentence for the murder of her husband, Nikki Fife comes to Kinsey's office and asks the detective to prove her innocence and find the real murderer. Thus begins Kinsey's latest case, where she has to prove the validity of quite a few suspects' alibis before finding out the truth - at considerable personal risk.Recommended for older readers. (By sakura)

My name is Kinsey Millhone and I’m a private detective. I’m thirty-two years old, and I live and work in Santa Teresa, in southern California.
The day before yesterday,I killed someone. I had to do it, but knowing that doesn’t make me happy. I’m a nice person. I have a lot of friends. Killing someone has made me feel bad.
I’ve already given a signed statement about the death to the police.
I’ve also written a report for the client that I was working for.
But now I want to tell the whole story. (By 15th RC)

When a professor is sent to find out what kind of sea creature has been attacking ships, his own ship is sunk. He is captured along with two shipmates and is taken on a fantastic undersea voyage. Welcome to 19th century science fiction, where Jules Verne wrirs about submarines and aqualungs before they were invented. (By 15th RC)

Oh, how delightful it is to fall in love for the first time!How exciting to go to your first dance when you are a girl of eighteen!But life can also be hard and cruel, if you are young and inexperienced and travelling alone across Europe...or if you are a child from the wrong social class... or a singer without work and the rent to be paid. (By 15th RC)

Doomed to–or blessed with–eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can. When ten-year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret, the Tucks take her home and...... (By sakura)

Is eternal life a blessing or a curse? That is what young Winnie Foster must decide when she discovers a spring on her family's perty property whose waters grant immortality. Members of the Tuck family, having drunk from thh spring, tell Winnie of their experiences watching life go by and never growing older.
But then Winnie must decide whether or not to keep the Tuck's secret- and whether or not to join them on their never-ending journey.
(By 15th RC)

When they were six, twins Alexis and Adam wrote doen what they wanted to be when they grew up, and put it in their teacher's time capsule. Now entering their senior year in high school and invited to a first-grade reunion, they are surprised to read what they wrote: Alexis wanted to "help people" and Adam wanted to be a fireman. But that was before Adam got sick and their famiy fell apart.
No one is prepared when Adam gets sick again, but this time things are different. Alexis discovers that the wishes they pull into the time capsule weren't so far off the mark.
(By 15th RC)