An old house, a secret room and a hidden treasure. Pete and Nicky unravel the secret of Oldstone Hall.

Famous magician Theodore Bixman is in Rome to perform the extraordinary 'Underwater Disappearing Trick'. Another magician wants to know how the trick is done, and will stop at nothing to find out.

Ros is always looking at her watch and thinking about the time. Not like her friend Jake. He likes to go slowly. He's always looking at the sea and thinking about his paintings. But when dangerous robbers are near, you can't be slow. You must think fast and be ready to run. Before the end of the day, Jake learns that time is very important.

This book is intended for young teenage students of English as a foreign language.

Some of the people who live in the flats are strange, Charlie thinks. He watches them carefully, and talks to the police about them...

Anna is on holiday in Egypt with her mother and Lucretia, her cat. One day they visit the pyramids, and Lucretia becomes a star in a cat food advertisement. But cats are not usually very good actors, and Lucretia gets bored and disappears into a pyramid. Then Anna's adventure really starts.

Martin leaves his house and his old friends-especially Cathy-when he goes to live in an old house in the village of Westborne. Nothing happens in the country. Or does it? One day, Martin looks carefully into the strange mirror in his bedroom-and it becomes a window into the past.

Designed for young teenage students of English as a foreign language, this reader is part of a series of original mystery stories featuring a puzzle on each double page, which the reader must solve before continuing. The puzzles provide both a comprehension check and a motive for reading.

A canoe is drifting down the jungle waterways. In it, a body. Something odd is happening deep in the rainforest. The villagers speak of evil spirits that haunt the river bank. Pedro and his friends set out to discover the truth.

Look at Joe!' laughed Gus. 'He's in love with Jane Montford the beautiful film star!' Joe Fleming and his friends work at Topbox Productions, one of Hollywood's biggest studios. But they are not actors: they move the cameras, make the coffee and clean the floors. But then one day, Jane Montford is working at Topbox. And, suddenly, Joe gets a new job.

Paul waited for fifteen minutes, but Becky did not come back. He went down the tunnel after her.' Paul and Becky are on holiday in Wales, and one day they go on a treasure hunt in the hills. 'Not very exciting,' thinks Becky. But then they find some very strange and dangerous places - and come home with some real treasure.

The owner of a beautiful Mediterranean island wants to turn it into a theme park. Marta tries to stop him. A story of time travel, with an ecological message.

Time is running out for the people of Planet Centrum. The machine that purifies the air has stopped working. They need a precious crystal called xarkon to start the machine again. Without it their planet will die...

Flying over Africa in a light aircraft. Karen and John can see nothing but jungle for miles and miles. But somewhere below them, dangerous bandits are holding their father prisoner.

Spioros Andropulos is dead. He was murdered, said the police chief. Nobody can leave the island until we find the Killer. If Alex wants to get home, he'll need to solve the puzzle of the body on the beach. Piece by piece, we help Alex build up a picture of international crime, until the final pages, when he comes face to face with a killer.

Marioka was a quiet, friendly town - until the Black Dragon family arrived. For when the Black Dragons come into a town, crime and murder happen every day. Takeshi Fujioka works for the police, and he is the only person who can stop the Black Dragons. But even policemen have families - and when Takeshi's only daughter disappears he has to decide what comes first - his work or his daughter!

This book is intended for young teenage students of English as a foreign language.

A series of adventure readers for young teenage learners of the English language, featuring a puzzle on each double page spread, which the reader must solve before continuing with the story. Students need to use their powers of perception and deduction, as well as clues in the text.

A series of adventure readers for young teenage learners of the English language, featuring a puzzle on each double page spread, which the reader must solve before continuing with the story. Students need to use their powers of perception and deduction, as well as clues in the text.

Two sinister strangers are trying to stop them. A story of courage and adventure, set in the Australian outback.