Collection: Language Learning Fiction

When the old gypsy fortune-teller reads Captain Haddock's palm, she foresees trouble at Marlinspike Hall. Indeed, Tintin, Snowy and the Captain are scarcely home again before misfortune strikes. An accident, an unexpected visitor, an invasion by press and television, and then a robbery. Bianca Ca...

Story designed to teach German. Walter Angermeier is a painter and a friend of private detective Muller. He would like to be rich and become famous. But how ..?

"Breaking into Japanese Literature lets readers enjoy seven classic stories in the original Japanese. thanks to a unique 2-page layout featuring the Japanese text in large type, an easy-to-follow English translation, and a custom dictionary, newly revised for this edition. Also includes downloada...

Germany, 1939. After losing her brother, Liesel begins a new life with foster parents and discovers comfort in stealing and reading books. As the war worsens, she hides a Jewish man named Max in the basement, a secret that could cost them everything.

Cristina has a one‑week school break but must complete homework that requires her to travel to the 20th century and visit three cities near Madrid: Ávila, Segovia, and Toledo. Her family chooses the year 1989, where they must find a secret code in each city and meet a famous historical figure.

"Colonel Bantry is upset: a young woman, dressed in a flashy outfit, has been found strangled in his library. A cruel mystery for the police. Fortunately, the Bantry manor is located not far from Miss Marple’s village. Will this charming, sensible old lady once again be able to unravel the whole ...

"Calpurnia Tate a onze ans. Dans la chaleur de l't, elle s'interroge sur le comportement des animaux autour d'elle. Elle tudie les sauterelles, les lucioles, les fourmis, les opossums. Aide de son grand-pre, un naturaliste elle note dans son carnet d'observation tout ce qu'elle voit et se pose mi...

Cambiare il mondo è possibile, come ci dimostra la storia di dieci persone attive in diversi ambiti, dalla difesa della pace, ai diritti di donne e bambini, alla tutela dell’ambiente. Conosciamo insieme la vita, l’impegno, la straordinaria umanità di dieci uomini e donne che hanno saputo superare...

Renee Green's long-unavailable homage to (and parody of) the historically male-dominated genre of the road novel. Originally published in 1994, Camino Road is the debut novel of acclaimed New York-based artist and writer Renee Green (born 1959). Set between the late 1970s and early 1980s, and com...

Candide is a narrative that encourages reflection while bringing entertainment. During the course of the story, we go from laughter to indignation or anger, we discover the inimitable character of Voltaire's writing, the depth and accuracy of his thought, his talent as a writer and polemicist, an...