Laura and her father live quietly in a castle in the middle of a thick forest, but their lives change when beautiful, strange Carmilla becomes their guest. People start dying, and Laura also becomes ill. Laura`s father is worried. Will his daughter die too? Or can the deaths be stopped?
There are two important things in young Nelson`s life running and his Granny Sarah. Trainer Ken wants Nelson to be a famous runner. Can Nelson run for his country at the Olympic Games? And does he remember his promise to his grandmother?
Young Mico is a slave in a big house in Pompeii. His only friend is the house dog, Fortunatus. One quiet summer day, Fortunatus suddenly runs away. He takes Mico with him. What does the dog know? What is he afraid of? Is it, perhaps, the mountain behind the town?
Benjamin Button is a very strange baby. Born with a white beard, he looks like his grandfather. As years pass, he seems to get younger. This brings many problems, for him and the people around him. In these three stories by Fitzgerald, people are not always as they seem.
In Clanton, Mississippi, not much happens. There aren`t many interesting stories for Willie Traynor`s newspaper. But then there`s a murder. When the killer goes to jail, the story does not end. Everybody is afraid now of this man and his family. Will there be more killings? Who will be next?
Classic / British English Mary Lennox goes to live with her uncle in a big, old house in the country. There are many gardens round the house. One day Mary finds a garden that has high walls and no doors. What is the secret of the garden?