Category Archives: ADVENTURE STORIES

It is hard enough being a teenager in London during the Blitz. But it is even harder for Anna, who is still officially classified as an “enemy alien”. Those bombs are coming from Germany – the country that was once … Continue reading →

When Dimanche is orphaned at the tender age of one, Chief Inspector Barry Bullpit advertises for any known relative to come forward. Unluckily for Dimanche, her real aunt does not see the message, but an evil money-grabbing imposter does.Author : … Continue reading →

Dimanche Diller is living happily with her newly found aunt with her evil enemy, Valpurga Vilemile, safely behind bars in prison. But Valpurga is still after Dimanche”s fortune and she sends her nephew Wolfie T. Volfango to capture Dimanche and … Continue reading →

The final adventure for this plucky heroine who has an unfortunate habit of getting kidnapped. With only one day”s notice, Dimanche is required to produce the Diller Deed for inspection, or lose everything! But she isn”t too worried, because the … Continue reading →

This text is the first of five stories about Omri and his plastic North American Indian – Little Bull – who comes alive when Omri puts him in a cupboard. Little Bull is everything an Indian brave should be – … Continue reading →

Omri has never forgotten Little Bull and yields to the temptation to see his tiny blood brother again. But Little Bull is found slumped over his horse with two bullet wounds in his back and Omri faces the terrifying responsibility … Continue reading →

In this title, Tim Curry tells the unhappy tale of three unlucky children who are plagued by a life misery and woe.Author : A Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket, Tim CurryPublished by : HarperCollins PublishersISBN Number : 7157088Price : £6.69Fiction … Continue reading →

This story may seem cheery at first, when the Baudelaire orphans spend time in the company of some interesting reptiles and a giddy uncle. But don’t be fooled. The three siblings endure a car accident, a terrible odour, a long … Continue reading →

Violet, Klaus and Sunny are kindhearted and quick-witted, but their lives are filled with bad luck and misery. Here, they encounter a hurricane, a signalling device, hungry leeches, cold cucumber soup, a horrible villain and a doll named Pretty Penny.Author … Continue reading →

Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire are sent to Paltryville to work in a lumbermill, and they find disaster and misfortune lurking behind every log. These include such unpleasantries as a giant pincher machine, a bad casserole and a man with … Continue reading →