Dominoes
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Conan the Barbarian: Red Nails
‘There’s a walled city in the desert to the south,’ said Valeria quickly, ‘Let’s go there!’
After escaping from a terrible dragon, Valeria the Pirate and Conan the Barbarian enter the city of Xuchotl. They are looking for treasure, but find themselves in the middle of a fierce clan war. Who should Valeria and Conan trust? How can they fight the spells of witches and wizards? And what is the secret of the black pillar full of red nails? -
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Journey to the West
‘Tripitaka, can you go to the west for me – and for Buddha?’ When the holy woman Guanyin asks the young Chinese monk Tripitaka to bring some holy writings back from India, he says ‘yes’. But how can he travel across rivers, and fight terrible monsters and demons, on his long journey? He needs three strong helpers – Monkey, Pigsy, and Sandy – to do that! But where do they come from? Do they always help? And can they bring the holy writings home again?
Read this old Chinese story, and find out.
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Kidnap!
One cold winter morning, a famous movie star and her teenage daughter are driving along a country road…
A blue van is waiting for them. Tom is in the van, but he’s not a kidnapper – he’s an artist. He usually draws pictures for adventure stories. Now he’s in a real life adventure. -
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Mansfield Park
‘Why shouldn’t we offer to take care of her? She could live with us at Mansfield.’
In this way Mrs Norris persuades her sister, Lady Bertram, and Lady Bertram’s husband, Sir Thomas, to ask their poor niece Fanny Price to live with them at Mansfield Park.
At first Fanny is unhappy there. Then, after she makes friends with her young cousins, things improve. But what happens when the cousins are older, and starting to think of love?