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A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
Category: Classic | Series: Real Reads
Four young people are lost in the woods on midsummer's night. Will they find each other and true love, or will Puck's meddling leave them broken-hearted and alone? A band of players prepares to entertain the Duke of Athens. But now that the fairies have made a donkey out of their leading man, will Quinc ...Show more
Dream of the Red Chamber by Christine Sun
Category: Children's | Series: Real Reads
Baoyu's family is fast losing its fame and fortune. One by one, Baoyu's female friends, relatives and servants are being married off or sold, and he realises just how much he values the qualities of the women in his life. Will Baoyu surrender to life's harsh realities and give up his true love? What can ...Show more
Great Expectations by Gill Tavner
Category: Children's | Series: Real Reads
Pride, humility, love, loyalty and shame compete for Pip's emotions. Will his quest to become a gentleman enable him to melt the cold heart of the beautiful Estella, or will it destroy his happiness? Pip's tale is full of mystery and surprises. What is the nature of Miss Havisham's interest in him? Why ...Show more
Hamlet (Real Reads) by William Shakespeare
Category: Children's | Series: Real Reads
One dark night, Hamlet sees a ghost. It is his dead father, who claims he was murdered by Claudius, the new king. But did Hamlet really see a ghost, or did he just imagine it? And if he did see a ghost, was it telling him the truth? Hamlet plans to avenge his father by killing Claudius. But the man he s ...Show more
Huckleberry Finn by Anna Kirwan
Category: Children's | Series: Real Reads
Adventures with Tom Sawyer made Huck rich -- but his Pap is a violent drunk and the broad Mississippi is the road to liberty. Huck's raft can carry him and his friend Jim, a runaway slave, to safety. When they lose their way one foggy night, though, they are headed downriver into dangerous territory. Ho ...Show more
Inferno by Dante Alighieri - Retold by Isabel Coe
Category: Children's Classic Fiction | Series: Real Reads
New Title from the highly acclaimed series introducing children to the world's classic literature.
Jane Eyre by Gill Tavner
Category: Children's | Series: Real Reads
Jane's aunt and cousin detest her. Life at Lowood School is cruel and dangerous. What inner strength can the young Jane find? Seeking adventure and independence, Jane sets out alone. Is her new master, Mr Rochester, all that he seems? What secret does he keep locked in the third storey, where strange la ...Show more
Journey to the West by Cheng'en Wu
Category: Children's | Series: Real Reads
Monkey and his fellow disciples, Piggy and Sandy, have to protect Xuanzang from monsters and demons who think they can live forever just by taking a bite out of the monk. Can Xuanzang and his loyal disciples reach India safely and find what they are looking for? Do they have enough confidence and courag ...Show more
Macbeth (Real Reads) by William Shakespeare
Category: Children's | Series: Real Reads
What he hears will change everything. Egged on by his wife, he decides to kill in order to gain the Scottish crown. How many people will have to die in Macbeth's pursuit of power? With armies, ghosts and magic against him, will Macbeth survive in this tale of greed and betrayal? Getting the crown is one ...Show more
Mahabharata : Rolling the Dice by Vyasa, Krishna-Dwaipayana
Category: Children's | Series: Real Reads Indian Classics
In the second book of this exciting three-part series a single roll of the dice reverses the fortunes of the Pandavas. The peaceful years following the division of the kingdom of Bharata are soon to end because of Duryodhana's jealousy. With his uncle Sakuni he now plots to secure the entire kingdom for ...Show more
Mahabharata: How it All Began by Vyasa, Krishna-Dwaipayana
Category: Children's | Series: Real Reads Indian Classics
The rivalry between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, royal cousins fighting for the throne at Hastinapura, will end in a mighty battle, but what is it that makes such a conflict inevitable? Is it the eldest Kaurava brother's envy of his cousins' exceptional military skills? Is it the eldest Pandava's beli ...Show more