Pearson English Readers bring language learning to life through the joy of reading. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners a huge...

Billy Elliot ist der jüngste Spross einer typischen Minenarbeiterfamilie in Everington. Seine Mutter ist seit zwei Jahren tot. Er lebt in ärmlichen Verhältnissen mit seinem Vater und dem älteren Bruder, die sein Interesse am Tanzen nicht...

Billy Elliot von Burgess, Melvin

It was a love story. Me, Gemma and junk. I thought it was going to last forever. Tar loves Gemma, but Gemma doesn't want to be tied down. She wants to fly. But no one can fly forever. One day, finally, you have to come down. Melvin...

Three Bullets von Burgess, Melvin

Three Bullets von Burgess, Melvin

Step into the ancient fir-tree forests of Scandinavia and bear witness to legends as epic as those of the Greeks and the Romans. von Burgess, Melvin

"Billy Elliot: A Novel" von Melvin Burgess erzählt die Geschichte eines elfjährigen Jungen namens Billy, der in einer Bergarbeiterstadt im Norden Englands lebt. Trotz der harten Umgebung und des gesellschaftlichen Drucks entdeckt Billy...

Carnegie Medal-winner Melvin Burgess returns with a young adult fantasy in which Bea discovers her powers as a witch, contrary to her desire to just get on with her life and get closer to the mysterious Lars from the skate park. A...

Melvin Burgess was born in London and brought up in Surrey and Sussex. He has had a variety of jobs before becoming a full-time writer. Before his first novel, he had short stories published and a play broadcast on Radio 4. He is now...

A novelisation of the hugely popular film which tells the story of a young boxer from the North East whose life is changed forever when he stumbles across a ballet class. A heartwarming story, told from various viewpoints by a well...

A reissue of popular middle-grade author Melvin Burgess's novelisation of "Billy Elliot". Encouraged in secret by a local teacher, a boy in a struggling mining town immerses himself in the transcendent power of dancing. von Burgess, Melvin