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The 101 DalmatiansThe 101 Dalmatians
When Dearly's Dalmatians have their first litter of pups--fifteen in all--everyone is delighted. But their joy is shortlived, for the pups are kidnapped. Scotland Yard is baffled, will they succeed in rescuing them from the clutches of the evil Cruella de Vil?
And then there were noneAnd then there were none
This is a detective fiction novel by Agatha Christie, first published in 1939. In the novel, ten people, who have previously been complicit in the deaths of others but have escaped notice and/or punishment, are tricked into coming onto an island.
Animal FarmAnimal Farm
Animal Farm is George Orwell's fable of a workers' revolution gone wrong. The downtrodden animals of Manor Farm get rid of their drunken human master and take over management of the land. "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." The common animals find that they are no better off than in the days when humans ran the farm.

Around the world in eighty daysAround the world in eighty days
Set in 1872, Mr Phileas Fogg, a gentleman of precision and predictability, and his manservant, Passepartout, ride through India on an elephant, sail the South China Sea in the teeth of a typhoon and cross the snow-covered plains of the American Wild West in order to fulfil a wager that the journey can be completed in just 80 days.

Black beautyBlack beauty
Black Beauty is told by the magnificent horse himself, from his idyllic days on a country squire's estate to his harsh fate as a London cab horse. No one can ever forget the gallant Black Beauty, a horse with a white star on his forehead and a heart of unyielding courage.

Cards on the TableCards on the Table
Mr Shaitana, is murdered in full view of a roomful of bridge players. Nevertheless, he was a man of whom everybody was a little afraid. So, when he boasted to Poirot that he considered murder an art form, the detective had some reservations about accepting a party invitation to view Shaitana's private collection. Indeed, what began as an absorbing evening of bridge was to turn into a more dangerous game altogether...

ChockyChocky
Chocky is a playful investigation of what being human is all about, delving into such matters as child-rearing, marriage, learning, artistic inspiration—and ending with a surprising and impassioned plea for better human stewardship of the earth.

Crooked houseCrooked house
Crooked House is a mystery novel by Agatha Christie. Christie has said that this was one of her two favorites of her own works. The Leonides family live together in a large and crooked house in a wealthy London suburb. When the elderly millionaire Aristide Leonides is murdered with a fatal injection, the family reluctantly suspect his glamorous, young second wife.

Death cloudDeath cloud
The year is 1868, and Sherlock Holmes is 14. His life is that of a perfectly ordinary army officer's son. With his father suddenly posted to India, and his mother mysteriously 'unwell', Sherlock is sent to stay with his eccentric uncle and aunt in their vast house in Hampshire. So begins a summer that leads Sherlock to uncover his first murder, a kidnap, corruption and a brilliantly sinister villain of exquisitely malign intent ...

Diary of a wimpy kidDiary of a wimpy kid
Jeff Kinney recalls the growing pains of school life and introduces a new kind of hero who illustrates the challenges of being a kid. As Greg says in his diary, “Just don’t expect me to be all ‘Dear Diary’ this and ‘Dear Diary’ that.” Luckily for us, what Greg Heffley says he won’t do and what he actually does are two very different things.

I am the messengerI am the messenger
Ed Kennedy is an underage cabdriver without much of a future. He's pathetic at playing cards, hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey, and utterly devoted to his coffee-drinking dog, the Doorman. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery.

Little brotherLittle brother
LLittle Brother is about four teenagers in San Francisco who, in the aftermath of a terrorist attack on the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge and BART system, defend themselves against the Department of Homeland Security's attacks on the Bill of Rights.

Murder on the Orient ExpressMurder on the Orient Express
Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Without a shred of doubt, one of his fellow passengers is the murderer. Detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer -- in case he or she decides to strike again.

Norwegian woodNorwegian wood
When he hears her favourite Beatles song, Toru Watanabe recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki. Immediately he is transported back almost twenty years to his student days in Tokyo, adrift in a world of uneasy friendships, casual sex, passion, loss and desire - to a time when an impetuous young woman called Midori marches into his life and he has to choose between the future and the past.

The Thirty-nine stepsThe Thirty-nine steps
Richard Hannay finds a corpse in his flat, and becomes involved in a plot by spies to precipitate war and subvert British naval power. The resourceful victim of a manhunt, he is pursued by both the police and the ruthless conspirators.
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