Intermediate

Maria is an 11-year-old girl who was born in the USA but comes from a family of Mexican immigrants. She writes her autobiography to comply with a school assignment. Read Maria’s vibrant and warm story that promotes cultural and racial pride, self-acceptance, racial and gender equality, multiculturalism, self-understanding, and family ties.

“Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest, Yo, ho, ho!” This catchphrase will be your introduction to the pirate world of young Jim Hawkins and Long John Silver. While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune.

The wild, action rush in this classic frontier adventure has made "The Last of the Mohicans" the most popular of James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales. Deep in the forests of up-state New York State, the brave woodsman Hawkeye (Natty Bumppo) and his loyal Mohican friends, Cingachgook and Uncas, become embroiled in the bloody battles of the French and Indian War. The abduction of the beautiful Munro sisters by hostile savages, the treachery of the renegade brave Magua, the ambush of innocent settlers, and the thrilling events that lead to the final tragic confrontation between rival war parties create an unforgettable, spine-tingling picture of life on the frontier. And as the idyllic wilderness gives way to the forces of civilization, the novel presents a moving portrayal of a vanishing race and the end of its way of life in the great American forests.

Seven tales from the nation of the Sioux: tales told from father to son, from generation to generation, and only recently written down and translated into English from their own Indian language. The authors are unknown. These are just a few examples of the myths and legends that have been told to Indian children over the centuries. Reading them, perhaps we can understand a little more about the original inhabitants of North America.

Eva wants to go to the movies, but she has to look after seven-year-old Jason for the evening. Nobody wants to look after Jason, he is impossible! But Eva and Jason make a good team when they have to join forces against a dangerous stranger.

Jack London (1876-1916) started working when he was a boy. When he was 17, he worked on a ship that sailed the Pacific Ocean and hunted seals. In 1896, London joined the Socialist Party. He spent the following year in the Yukon Territory in Canada. His experiences probably inspired his most famous book, "The Call of the Wild" (1903), which shows what happens to a domesticated animal as it struggles to survive in the wild.

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) was born in Litchfield, Connecticut. Her father was a minister in the Congregational Church. She studied theology and was interested in finding ways of improving humanity. Stowe was particularly concerned about slavery. Uncle Tom's Cabin had a great influence when it came out in 1851. Stowe intended Uncle Tom's Cabin to be a warning to all Christians. She said that the United States would feel great anger from God if it continued to protect the institution of slavery.

Paco is a 10-year-old boy who recently migrated to the USA. He writes his autobiography to comply with a school assignment. Read Paco’s humorous and candid story that promotes cultural and racial pride, persistence and determination to achieve personal goals, multiculturalism, and family ties.