Pinocchio, a wooden puppet full of tricks and mischief, with a talent for getting into and out of trouble, wants more than anything else to become a real boy, but first he must learn to be truly unselfish.

The stranger came early in February, one wintry day, through a biting wind and a driving snow.'

When the residents of Iping first see him, he is wearing an overcoat and goggles, and is covered from head to toe with bandages. His hidden identity and mysterious

behaviour cause the locals to start asking questions. At first they assume he must have been involved in some kind of horrific accident. But the truth is far more alarming than that.

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The story of Aladdin, a poor youth living in Al Kal'as. One day, the crafty boy outsmarts an evil sorcerer, getting his hands on a magical lamp that houses a wish-fulfilling genie! Soon, all of Aladdin's dreams come true, and he finds himself wealthy and married to a beautiful princess. All is well until, one day, the evil sorcerer returns to reclaim the magical lamp.

The story of an evil Persian king, who marries a new wife each day and then kills her the next morning. To stop this murderous ruler, a brave woman named Scheherazade risks her own life and marries the king herself . . . but not without a plan. On their wedding night, she will entertain him with the tale of the Fisherman and the Genie, a legend so great, he'll never want it to end.

"After ten years of siege by Greek forces, the walls of Troy remain intact. Only the intervention of the greatest warrior of all time, Achilles, can tilt the balance in favor of the invaders. On the Trojan side, Prince Hector is the only one who can face him. This is the story of the greatest war of all time. The war that brought all the heroes of ancient Greece together and turned them into immortal legends. It is the war that made the gods of Olympus...

"Hidden somewhere in South America, a world full of adventure awaits, but only the extravagant Professor Challenger believes in its existence. When he joins a reporter in search of adventure, a brave nobleman and a colleague ready to prove him wrong, Challenger will, at last, have the opportunity to discover the lost world." --

"The Trojan War has ended after ten long years, and Odysseus, the shrewd general of Ithaca, is on the road back to his homeland. He craves nothing more than to embrace Penelope, his wife, and Telemachus, his son. But his actions in the War will earn him the rancor of the mighty ocean god Poseidon, who will force him to roam the sea and face the most incredible challenges. Can the brave hero, with his unparalleled audacity, evade the fury of the Cyclops...

Dorian Gray admires his portrait so much that he wishes he could always appear so young and beautiful. When he exchanges his soul for this desire, his misdeeds age and disfigure the man in the portrait while the real Dorian Gray appears the same.

Presents William Shakespeare's classic tale about two teens who fall in love with each other only to realize they can never be together because of a feud between their families. Includes a glossary, text related questions, writing prompts, and a brief history of the original tale.