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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?

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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 reputations - but for Shelly's attention. 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 tasks designed to help you learn more about what you have read

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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 perseverance and how you can never really know what is around the corner… DELTA Readers Me and my World is a series which aims to share stories about people's lives around the world and the issues they are confronted with. 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 tasks designed to help you learn more about what you have read

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Alan and Heather, two students from New Zealand, are in England on the last stage of their round-the-world trip. On the train to Oxford they meet Cathy, a girl from Australia, who asks for their help. From this moment on, they find themselves travelling around the UK and being caught up in the criminal world of counterfeit money.

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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 able to make the final audition...

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Alan Brown is a normal teenager who lives in London. Like everyone his age, Alan has problems. Problems with his family, friends, school, and the new girl in his class. Alan writes about his thoughts and feelings in his diary. Maybe you'll laugh, maybe you'll cry, but as you read the diary you will get to know the real Alan, the world he's living in, and what he does about his problems.

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Great Stapleton, a small country town in the South of England, is not much bigger than a village. It is not the kind of place where people are murdered. So when the postman comes into the police station one morning to tell the police that Colonel Townsend has been murdered, Inspector Chapman thinks he is joking. When he sees the body, he knows that this is no joke. As he starts his investigation, he quickly discovers that there is a lot more going on in Great Stapleton then he had imagined... DELTA Readers Crime and Thriller is a series of stories that are so exciting, you won't be able to put them down!

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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.

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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...

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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.

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Ronny and his friends live in Selby Road. One day he shows them a present he got from his aunt. It is a spy kit and is full of disguises, invisible ink and codes. At first they have fun together as they try on the disguises and work out the codes. Grosmont House is a big, empty house near Selby Road, and the children sometimes play there. One night, Kate sees flashing lights coming from the house. Why is somebody in the house? Is this a code? The Master Spies of Selby Road quickly work together to find out. And they find a lot more than just the answer...