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  This is a story few boy named Jim Hawkins who lives in England together with his mother and father at the family’s inn. A loud and drunk man whose name is Billy Bones rents a room from the Hawkins and warns Jim to be aware of a one-legged man. After Jim’s father died, Billy Bones is visited by a couple of buccaneers who always threaten to kill him, revealing that Billy Bones was the first mate to the notorious pirate. Captain Flint, Billy Bones dies of a stroke and Jim searches through his belongings and finds a treasure map to Flint’s treasure. The buccaneers break into the family's inn and try to find the map, but Jim and his mother hide safely. As Jim’s mother stays to watch the family's inn, Jim seeks the help of Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney. They decide to go after the treasure and Squire Trelawney funds the expedition by buying a ship, the Hispaniola, and hiring a crew with the help of a one-legged cook named Long John Silver. After hiring Captain Smollett, the vo...

   This is a story about a boy whose name is Charlie he lives with his parents and grandparents in a tiny shack in the outskirts of the city. His family is poor, as Charlie's father works as a toothpaste capper, and everyone eat very limited meal. In the newspaper, Mr. Willy Wonka, who is the owner of a successful candy company announced a contest in which five golden tickets have been placed in Wonka candy bars. The five children who will find the golden tickets will be allowed to enter the chocolate factory and will win a lifetime supply of candy. Charlie is excited about the news as all children's, but then realizes that because his family is poor and cannot afford to buy candy, he become sure that will mostly not win. Soon, in the newspaper reports that tickets are being discovered by various children. Charlie tried to win by opening two chocolate bars, but he did not find any ticket. After few Weeks the family has seemingly forgotten about the golden tickets as Charlie...

  This is a story about a gorilla named Ivan who lives in a mall as a spectacle for shoppers. Mack, his trainer, runs a little show with Stella the elephant and other animals. Ivan lives in a glass cage with a runaway dog named Bob. Because Ivan has a knack for drawing, Mack sells Ivan's paintings in the gift shop. Life for Ivan grow more stable as people were becoming less interested in the animals. The highlight of his day is when the janitor, George, and his daughter, Julia, stop by and Ivan watches Julia draw. One day, a new baby elephant named Ruby is added to the group. Stella nurtures her and helps her transition to show business. However,Stella's leg is infected and death looks eminent. Before Stella dies, Ivan promises to save Ruby. Saddened by the death of Stella, Ruby refuses to obey Mack, but eventually gives in and becomes the star attraction. Meanwhile, Ivan starts to paint. He creates a large poster with the word "HOME" on it. With the help of George an...

   Let us here a story about a boy named Phillip. A boy who lives with his American parents on the island of Curacao in the Caribbean. Unfortunately the island is suddenly attacked by German U-boats, who surround the island and cut off any supplies from getting in and out. Phillip's mother decides that she wants to go back to America and takes Phillip with her. They took the boat but the boat on which they were travelling gets attacked and Phillip got thrown out of the boat, suffering a head injury. He woked up in a lifeboat with a large Black man named Timothy and a cat named Stew. These guys drift for a while until they saw a small island and decided to go there. With that accident, Phillip soon realized that he is blind due to his head injury. They reached that island and set up camp. At first, Phillip is distrustful of Timothy because he does not like Blacks as he was taught since childhood blacks are below whites, but later discovers that he needs Timothy as he will be hi...

   This book is a story about a boy named James who is forced to live with his two abusive aunts in the English countryside after his parents die to a rhinoceros. One fine day, a mysterious old man presents James with a bag of tiny green crystals that have magical powers. Mistakenly James falls and spills the tiny green crystals near a dormant peach tree in the yard. A lifeless tree was near by and that lifeless tree suddenly sprouts a peach, which begins to grow larger and larger. His abusive aunts take notice of the giant peach and begin charging people money to see it. His aunt were so rude that they locked up James all day, and force him to clean up after the crowds are gone. As James is cleaning, he discovers a tunnel leading to the middle of the giant peach. There, he finds a group of human-sized insects:Centipede, Grasshopper, Spider, Earthworm, Ladybug, Silkworm, and Glow-worm. That group become friend with James and attribute their giant growth to having eaten the tin...