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It is early Friday morning and Detective Inspector Young and his team have been called to Buckingham Palace. A truly awful crime has taken place: Skiddi, the Queen's favourite corgi, has disappeared! The team are hoping to solve the case quickly, but things turn out to be… very puzzling and certainly far more complicated than expected. Will they find all the clues, follow the right leads and catch the culprit? Will they be in time to save Skiddi? The clock is ticking…

Oscar has made it. When he arrived in the Unites States thirty years ago he spoke very little English and the only work he could get was washing dishes. He washed a lot of dishes and, over the years, worked his way up the ladder. Now he runs his own very popular Mexican restaurant, he is married, has two daughters, and owns a house. In short, he has achieved the American dream. Everything is perfect, until the pandemic breaks out. Oscar, his family, and everyone he knows has to work out how to s...

The tragic sinking of the Titanic still fascinates people today. As she set off on her maiden voyage, the Titanic was thought to be unsinkable. However, just a few days later, in the early morning of 15th April 1912, disaster struck and a huge number of people lost their lives. This book is based on authentic eye witness reports of how the tragedy unfolded. This reader includes: explanations of new vocabulary directly at the bottom of each page activities to check understanding and develop yo...

Set in the cotton plantations of the South, From Slavery to Freedom shows us how people lived in the deeply divided nineteenth century USA. We meet the people who lead the way to the end of slavery and introduced equal rights for all people. This reader includes: explanations of new vocabulary directly at the bottom of each page activities to check understanding and develop your language skills Think about it: opportunities to reflect on what you have read Find out more: questions and task...

Ruby takes pride in the way she looks. She resents the unfairness of a system in which people are not treated equally, and she wants the world to know. She has become a regular protester, rioting and looting in downtown Portland. She is angry, not just about what happened to George Floyd, but at the way people like Melvina and her mother dare to question her beliefs and actions. After all, everything she's doing is for Melvina and other people of color. Shouldn't Melvina be grateful? It takes a...

Tien is a talented artist. Three years out of art college, she finds herself still working in her Auntie Chau's nail salon. Feeling dissatisfied and unfulfilled, she worries about her future. However, a chance robbery at the nail salon opens up new doors for Tien, both professionally and romantically… But the main question remains - will Tien's ultimate dream of having her very own exhibition at an art gallery ever come true? Portrait of a Nail Salon is a lighthearted read about hope and...

Morris knows exactly what scares him: Calvin, the school bully, who is planning to "hammer him into the ground" today. Is his life really going to end just because Morris translated Calvin Porcus' name from Latin? At school, nearly all his friends have deserted him. Everybody wants to watch Morris get beaten up - except for Holly, the only person Morris knows who can stand up to Calvin. Together, they set out to fight back. Now all Morris has to do is find out what Calvin is scared of… D...

Sarah and Alicia are very good friends. When rapper Ritchie, Alicia's boyfriend, gets the opportunity to record a professional video for one of his raps, he asks Alicia and Sarah to dance in the video. But the more time they all spend together, the more Sarah no longer knows what her feelings for Ritchie are. Caught in this triangle, both Sarah and Ritchie need to decide what to do. Or do they? DELTA Readers Me and my World is a series which aims to share stories about people's lives around the...

Melanie, a 15 year old British school girl, lives a comfortable life. But everything changes when her father leaves her family for a new life in Spain with his new girlfriend. As if this isn't bad enough, Melanie comes home from school one day to find the police talking to her mother. As her life is turned upside down, she makes new friends and is lead into a world she didn't know existed, a world she needs to find a way out of…

James loves Croydon, South London. This is where his home, his school, his friends - basically, his whole life is. Or was. Until his Dad got a job in Wales and the whole family had to move. Everything is different in the Welsh village they move to - even the language! And what's the point of learning Welsh? When Owain from Newcastle arrives in the village, they team up to meet the challenges of fitting into a new life and a new world.

Sal is a young Latino rapper. He raps - when he's allowed - at school and he raps in clubs downtown. But he's not the only rapper at his school. His African-American rival is Alonzo: Shelly's strong, aggressive, and jealous boyfriend. The problems really get started when Shelly shows interest in Sal's rapping talent. We see how Sal and Alonzo fight it out in "rap battles". As they play with words and rap about the issues they are facing, Sal and Alonzo are not just fighting for their musical rep...

Times are difficult and Robin Hood is forced to live as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest. He and a loyal group of followers decide to take revenge on those who are richer and more powerful. With bravery and daring Robin fights to make life fairer for the poor and becomes one of the most legendary heroes of all, even when he is in danger of losing it all …

Remember, remember, the fifth of November … There is a conspiracy afoot in seventeenth century London. Guy Fawkes and a small group of other Englishmen are planning to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill the King of England. Preparations are continuing nicely and the date of the attack is approaching but will the Gunpowder Plot succeed …?

Many, many centuries ago a young man called Arthur pulls a sword from a stone and becomes the new King of England. Arthur is a strong leader and with the help of his Knights of the Round Table protects his people well. But Arthur has enemies as well, enemies who are plotting to overthrow him. Enemies who lie and lead Arthur to make a decision with disastrous consequences …

It is the sixteenth century and Spain is a very powerful country. The Spanish King, Philip II, has decided to conquer England. Queen Elizabeth I has other ideas. She knows of a very successful sailor and pirate, Francis Drake, and orders him to stop the Spanish Armada. But has she chosen the right man? Will Sir Francis Drake be able to protect England?

Guy loves everything about computers. In fact, he's a bit of a computer geek. He spends his pocket money on old computer technology and programs, and he spends most of his free time in his room trying out what he has bought. One day, on the way back from school, Guy buys a CD-ROM called The Gunpowder Plot. As soon as he starts the CD-ROM, he finds himself in London in 1605 - an important year as he soon finds out. As he is drawn into this world, Guy learns a lot more than just the facts about Th...

Tim and his friends are enjoying the summer vacation together by the lake. As they clean up their camp after a big storm, they decide to build a raft with the wood from the fallen trees and use it to get to Indian Island. There is an Indian burial ground on the island, and they have never seen it. Nobody goes to the island, and Len, who has Indian roots, is very nervous about going. As they sail towards the island, the water gets rougher, and the mood changes. The nearer they get, the more uncom...

Staring at the smart clothes in the shop window, delivery boy Harold Million swears to himself that one day he too will be wearing clothes like that. He dreams of becoming more than just a second-class citizen, but Cape Town is not an easy place to make that happen, certainly not for someone from his background. Realising that money is the ticket he needs to become a first-class citizen, Harold quickly finds creative ways to get rich. The paths he takes and the people he meet along the way teach...

Raj Patel dreams of attending the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and becoming an actor. Too bad that his family's plan is for him to take over the family business. If he wants to go to drama school, Raj is going to have to pay the tuition fees himself. In his new job as a bike courier, he learns not just about the city, but about a variety of "businesses". Mixed up in tasks that were definitely not in the job description, Raj finds himself with deadlines that mean he might not be a...

Kevin, a young Canadian, has just finished school and is on his way to start working in New York. Worried about Cathy, a young woman he recently met in Canada, Kevin has come to New York to look for her. It doesn't take too long for him to experience first-hand the dangers of the world she inhabits and find himself caught up in the world of drug dealers. This reader includes: explanations of new vocabulary directly at the bottom of each page activities to check understanding and develop your ...