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When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually a cunning, ruthless elite among them, masterminded by the pigs Napoleon and Snowball, starts to take control. Soon the other animals discover that they are not all as equal as they thought, and find themselves hopelessly ensnared as one form of tyranny is replaced with another. Orwell's chilling ‘fairy story’ is a timeless and devastating satire of idealism betrayed by power and corruption.
Introduction by Malcolm Bradbury. Danish glossary available from: Forlaget Klingbjerg.
Penguin edition (same pages as previous, Penguin, Essential Penguin and My Penguin editions). (112 pages)
Level: B/C

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William Sutcliffe’s novel is a gift for any English teacher! Dave travels to India with Liz hoping to get her into bed. Liz travels with Dave wanting a companion for her voyage of “self-discovery”. This novel is a gentle but pointed satire on the pretentious delusions of western backpackers when they meet Indian culture. It also pokes fun at the fumblings of young “love” … and much more. Lots of humour and lots to talk about. Give this one a try! (157.4 standard pages)
Level: B

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A simple man, accidentally thrown into a world of sex, money, power and national television, becomes a media superstar and a household name. Still one of most-read short novels. By Jerzy Kosinski — Black Swan edition. (86.43 standard pages)
Level: B/C

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If you're 18, love Beckham and can bend a ball like him, the world's your oyster right? Wrong. If you're Jess – 18, Indian and a girl – you can forget it. Her wedding-obsessed parents have quite different ideas for her. But Jess joins a ladies football team and gets spotted by a talent scout." This is a book that will appeal to both girls and boys. It is the entertaining and inspiring story of a girl who is determined to follow her dream. It also deals with serious matters, such as the culture clashes that many young Asians have to live with. Author: Narinder Dhami. (94.4 standard pages)
Level: D/weak level C classes.

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The British edition.
Joyce Carol Oates’ hard-hitting, celebration of friendship in unlikely circumstances:
Matt Donaghy is the class joker, and Ursula Riggs is the misfit loner. Neither knows the other. But when Matt is suddenly arrested on a charge of threatening to blow up the school and massacre the students, Ursula is the only one who sees through the hysteria and hypocrisy, and corroborates Matt's story. The case is dropped, but Matt's old friends avoid him, and his teachers treat him with kid gloves. Even Ursula, apparently his only friend during the crisis, can't meet his eye. But Ursula can't remain aloof when she catches Matt contemplating suicide — and a friendship is born. This may sound like just another novel for young adults, but Joyce Carol Oates’ sure touch with small town life and great depiction of character turns it into something much more. Lots of good but accessible language — half the book is written in the first person. This one gets 5 stars! (288 pages)
Level: B/C

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This is Roald Dahl’s story of the first twenty years of his life. Funny, sad, nostalgic, and with lots of bite. In this book you will meet Dahl being sadistically caned by the later Archbishop of Canterbury and warming the toilet seat at Repton in icy weather for one of the “boazers” All described, of course, in Roald Dahl’s clear and delightful prose. Kan læses som et helt værk eller i uddrag. Workbook with glossary and working suggestions by Svend Aage Larsen.(114,3 standard pages)
Level: C/B.

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Norman Roche was convicted and hanged in 1925 for the murder of Elsie Cameron on a chicken farm in Essex. He was hanged still protesting his innocence. Even at the time there were doubts as to what had really happened. This short novel is Minette Walters view of what may have been the background. It is 1920 — the First World War has just come to a conclusion, and there is a drastic shortage of men. 25-year-old Elsie is frightened of being left on the shelf. When she lays eyes on Norman in church she quickly decides that he will be her husband. Startled and rather naïve, Norman finds himself agreeing to marry Elsie and moves away to Essex, to start a chicken farm. Their relationship is a doomed one. Elsie is very insecure and disturbed. She sees marrying Norman Thorne as her only chance of happiness and uses every feminine wile to ensure she gets her man. It becomes increasingly obvious, even to Norman, that Elsie has serious mental problems, and he desperately tries to get out of the relationship – especially when he falls in love with Bessie. But would Norman kill to get free from Elsie’s clutches? The police certainly think so, and so does a jury who pronounce him guilty. Much of this gripping story is built around around excerpts of actual letters that were exchanged between Elsie and Norman. This is a novel with much to say about human relations and the social mores of Britain in the 1920s. (117 [fairly short] pages)
Level: Gymnasiet/C-B

Nick Geddes’s life is a mess. His sister’s boyfriend was killed in a school stabbing. His grandmother is decending into a world of her own, his mother has a ‘god-slot’ on local radio, and his father is drinking way too much. But that is nothing, because he is also crazy in love with Orla, the sister of the boy who has been killed, and she blames Nick! How can Nick make sense of this chaos, and look after his sister, and hopefully get lucky with Orla? An uncompromising (but also witty and compassionate) exploration of the ruthless Darwinian world of teenagers. Author: Gillian Philip. (268 pages)
Level: 1st/2nd Year of Gymnasium

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For the past few years Roddy Doyle has been writing stories for “Metro Eireann”, a newspaper started by, and aimed at, immigrants to Ireland. Each of the stories takes a new slant on the immigrant experience, something of increasing relevance and importance in today's Ireland. The stories range from Guess Who's Coming to the Dinner, where a father who prides himself on his open-mindedness when his daughters talk about sex, is forced to confront his feelings when one of them brings home a black fella, to a terrifying ghost story, The Pram, in which a Polish nanny grows impatient with her charge’s older sisters and decides — in a phrase she has learnt — to ‘scare them shitless’. Most of the stories are very funny — in 57 percent Irish Ray Brady tries to devise a test of Irishness by measuring reactions to Robbie Keane’s goal against Germany in the 2002 World Cup, Riverdance and ‘Danny Boy’ — others are deeply moving. And best of all, in the title story itself, Jimmy Rabbitte, the man who formed The Commitments, decides it's time to find a new band, and this time no White Irish need apply! Multicultural to a fault, The Deportees specialise not in soul music this time, but the songs of Woody Guthrie. Author: Roddy Doyle. (242 pages)
Level: For use from 10.klasse/the beginning of the gymnasium

Divisions between Protestants and Catholics remain a significant problem in Glasgow today.  This book tells the story of two teenage boys — one Catholic, one Protestant — who become friends when they play on the same football team, even though they support opposing teams themselves:
A young man lies bleeding in the street. It could be any street, in any city. But it's not. It's Glasgow. And it's May — the marching season. The Protestant Orange Walks have begun. Graham doesn't want to get involved. He just wants to play football with his new mate, Joe. But when he witnesses a shocking moment of violence, suddenly he and Joe are involved — with Catholics and Protestants, a young Muslim asylum-seeker and his girlfriend, and all the old rivalries, and fears. This is a gripping tale about two boys, who must find their own answers — and their own way forward — in a world divided by differences. Author: Theresa Breslin. (230 pages)
Level: 9.-10. kl/1.g/Frilæsning

A title in the Open Door series — original short novels from some of Ireland’s best authors, specially written for slow adult readers. An excellent combination of mature content and simple (but natural) language. Level: D-E

NB! We are now stocking the Flamingo paperback edition (same pagination as the Collins hardback edition, which is now out of print, but not the Longman edition, which is also out of print).

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Vintage edition — unfortunately not the same pagination as the Penguin edition (now out of print) and the Workbook. David Malouf’s clear and poetic short novel which contrasts the continuities of nature with the obscenities of war. For three very different people brought together, by their love for birds, life on Queensland coast in 1914 is a timeless, idyllic world of sandpipers, ibises and kingfishers. In another hemisphere civilization is rushing headlong into a brutal conflict. Life there is lived from moment to moment. Inevitably the two young men — sanctuary owner and employee — are drawn to war and into the mud and horror of the trenches in France. This novel is easy to find you way around in. Workbook with glossary and questions (119 standard pages) “... en god bog. Den er kort og sprogligt lettilgængelig og vil kunne Iæses i 1. g/HF-fællesfag. Arbejdshæftet giver god hjælp ved Iæsningen af bogen.” (AMM, ANGLO files).
Level: C.

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A short novel by Hanif Kureishi. Gabriel. a 15-year-old North London schoolboy, is forced to come to terms with a new life once the equilibrium of the family has been shattered by his father's departure. His confused and immature parents are busy making messes of their lives. But Gabriel has a “gift” that helps him to make sense of his world — he can paint. A charming novel. (178 pages)
Level: B