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16 of William Shakespeare's most popular and enduring plays, this collection contains rewritten versions of all his most well-known tales.

From the tragedy of Macbeth to the humour of Much Ado About Nothing, this superb collection of paperbacks makes an excellent introduction to Shakespeare for younger readers.

The tales have been retold using accessible language and with the help of Tony Ross's engaging black-and-white illustrations, each play is vividly brought to life, allowing these culturally enriching stories to be shared with as wide an audience as possible.

Sixteen books.

Titles include:

• Julius Caesar
• King Lear
• The Merchant of Venice
• The Taming of the Shrew
• Twelfth Night
• As you Like it
• A Midsummer Night's Dream
• Much Ado About Nothing
• The Tempest
• Henry V
• Macbeth
• Othello
• Richard III
• Romeo and Juliet
• Antony and Cleopatra
• Hamlet
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Here is a thing everyone wants:
A miracle.

Here is a thing everyone fears:
What it takes to get one.

Any visitor to Bicho Raro, Colorado, is likely to find a landscape of dark saints, forbidden love, scientific dreams, miracle-mad owls, estranged affections, one or two orphans, and a sky full of watchful desert stars.

At the heart of this place you will find the Soria family, who all have the ability to perform unusual miracles. And at the heart of this family are three cousins longing to change its future: Beatriz, the girl without feelings, who wants only to be free to examine her thoughts; Daniel, the Saint of Bicho Raro, who performs miracles for everyone but himself; and Joaquin, who spends his nights running a renegade radio station under the name Diablo Diablo.

They are all looking for a miracle. But the miracles of Bicho Raro are never quite what you expect.

These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder Which, as they kiss, consume.
When Romeo and Juliet meet during a chance encounter, they have no idea what lies ahead–for these star-crossed lovers belong to feuding families, and their love will never be accepted by those around them.
Set within a beleaguered city, plagued by gang warfare, Romeo and Juliet mixes comedy and tragedy in what is widely regarded as Shakespeare's most successful play of all.

Tan and the chosen few have another mystery on their hands...The 'stonies' (stone animals statues) around peppercorn Valley have been mysteriously dissappearing. but who would steal them? What could they want with a stone emu or flamingo? This mystery is truly baffling! it's a good thing Tan has the mind of a Great Detective.