Read Me

How do you choose a book in the shop? Which of the thousands of titles appeals to you? Wouldn't it be great if one book just jumped off the shelf and said: 'Read me! I'm the best! I'm full of beautiful writing, adventure, love and drama ... '

Well, here you go! We just made life a bit easier for you. Read Me will lead you from a tiny village in Eastern Europe to the emperors of China. You'll meet peasants and kings. Sailors, lovers and brilliant inventors will cross your way. And once you've finished you'll hear the pages whispering: 'Read me again.'

Foreword
P.M. Newton

1. Harmonica man
   Isabel Robinson
2. Ode to cabbage
   Laura Chan
3. Aboard the SS Sillibabsss
   Thomas Azzopardi
4. Sleepers in the sand
   Annabel Carr
5. Cinematic ordeal
   Connie Ye
6. A series of small cuts
   Harriet Westcott
7. The first emperor
   Jacqueline Buswell
8. Only letters
   Alison Gibson
9. An unwelcome friend
   Sarah Bendall
10. The machine that kept on learning
    Thomas Azzopardi
11. Questionable love
    Hae Min Kim
12. All sorrows, except my own
    Marija Rodriguez
13. As mad as a hatter’s wife
    Harriet McInerney
14. Earthquake
    Dinnah Gustavo
15. Ironic
    Tammy Wong
16. Stone in her chest
    Michela Ziady
17. The cupboard
    Lisa Schons
18. The terror (a plea)
    Tammy Wong
19. The man in the tree
    Daniel Jenkins
20. Old growth forest
    Petra Hanke
21. Darren, boy astronaut
    Patrick Hsiao
22. Amelia’s name used to start with a ‘C‘
    Sonia Chan
23. A lament
    Hae Min Kim
24. Charming
    Harriet McInerney
25. BBQ man
    Rob Ashton
26. Good dirt
    Louise Carey White
27. On the wind
    Ashley Kalagian Blunt
28. Lost
    Dinnah Gustavo
29. Ladykiller
    Isabel Robinson
30. Sarge
    Louise Carey White
31. You paved my path, why?
    Ebru Okan

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