Jess just wants to play football, but her wedding-obsessed parents have other ideas so she hides it from them. But when Jess and her friend Jules join a ladies team...
With the wit and imagination of Lewis Carroll, and the ability to grip the reader from the start, Jasper Fforde has written a richly imaginative, hilarious, and poignant novel.There is...
The English Text Study Guides are written by a team of experienced teachers. Each guide contains : plot synopsis chapter summaries analysis of characters Themes, issues and ideas Notes on style...
Full comprehension of the plays is gained from the line-by-line modern English translation given on facing pages. Understanding of the plays is increased as pupils take part in the variety...
More magical than Mistry, more of a rollicking good read than Rushdie, more nerve-tinglingly imagined than Naipaul, here, perhaps, is the greatest Indian novel by a woman. Arundhati Roy has...
A series of handy vocabulary books aimed at busy learners who want to fit in some extra practice outside the classroom. Vocabulary in Practice 5 covers about 600 useful words...
'Delivers more than almost anything else within the science fiction genre, Ender's Game is a contemporary classic' - New York Times'An affecting novel full of surprises.' - The New York...
Study notes on Robert Frost - for Area of Study Discovery 2015-2018 HSC This series has been created to assist HSC students of English in their understanding of set texts....
Packed full of analysis and interpretation, historical background, discussions and commentaries, York Notes will help you get right to the heart of the text you're studying, whether it's poetry, a...
“Whereas the place for prejudice is a public meeting, a court of law is the adobe of truth.” Cicero was still in his twenties when he got Sextus Roscius off...
Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous-but-accessible scholarly credentials. Henry V is a popular...
Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. The Taming of...
Insight Text Guides take students into the deeper layers of meaning in a range of popular novels, plays, films, short-story collections and nonfiction texts. They are designed to develop detailed knowledge,...
The life of William Shakespeare -- A note on the text -- General summary -- Detailed summaries -- The plot -- The characters -- Metaphors and images -- Specimen questions...
The vivid and compelling story of a young girl fleeing Afghanistan with her family and their journey to Australia. Inspired by a true story.Mahtab was empty. She felt hungry...for water,...
An overview of the text for quick reference, including notes on the author’s life and work, a plot synopsis, a character map and brief character summaries Discussion of the historical,...
Packed full of analysis and interpretation, historical background, discussions and commentaries, York Notes will help you get right to the heart of the text you're studying, whether it's poetry, a...
When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis,...
ndependent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her confident presence draws three very...
One of the first and greatest literary achievements of Greek civilisation, The Iliad focuses on the pivotal four days towards the end of the ten-year war between the Greeks and...
A boy stood in the playground under the big fig tree. 'He can't speak English,' the children whispered.Sydney, 1942. The war is coming to Australia - not only with the...
The Shakespeare Book is the perfect primer to the works of William Shakespeare, packed with witty illustrations and inspirational quotes.Covering every work, from the comedies of Twelfth Night and As You...