Based on the recommended authors list in the revised Key Stage 3 curriculum, this collection brings together great authors from the literary heritage and the best contemporary writers. It book is divided into four sections each of which introduces readers to a different genre.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction Michael Morpurgo No Trumpets Needed Michael Morpurgo
Gothic The Heart of Another Marcus Sedgwick & The Tell-Tale Heart Edgar Allan Poe
The Writing on the Wall Celia Rees & The Ghost in the Bride's Chamber Charles Dickens
Growing Up Behind the Billboards David Almond & The Destructors Graham Greene
Porkies Robert Swindells & Billy the Kid William Golding
The Wild Cats Robert Westall & The Brazilian Cat Arthur Conan Doyle
To Build a Fire Jack London & A Vendetta Guy de Maupassant
Folk Stories The Ugly Wife Anthony Horowitz & The Knight's Tale Geoffrey Chaucer (retold by Geraldine McCaughrea)
The Tinker's Curse Joan Aiken & The Star Child Oscar Wilde
