London in the 1830s was no place to be if you were a hungry ten-year-old boy, an orphan without friends or family, with no home to go to, and only a penny in your pocket to buy a piece of bread. But
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Tom Sawyer does not like school. He does not like work, and he never wants to get out of bed in the morning. But he likes swimming and fishing, and having adventures with his friends. And he has a lot
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Brand New Book. The four March girls work hard while their father is away at war. Meg, the eldest, teaches. Jo has to read to a bad-tempered old aunt every day. Beth helps at home with the housework,
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Ben is going to play a soccer match, but he wants new soccer shoes. Far away, a boy called Victor plays soccer in the street. He's a fantastic player. He doesn't have any soccer shoes. Find out how the two boys become friends, and what Ben learns.Ben將要參加足球比賽，但他想要一雙新的足球鞋。在一個很遠的地方，一個名叫Victor的男孩在街上踢足球，而且他是一個出色的足球員，不過他並沒有足球鞋。一窺兩個男孩如何成為朋友，和Ben從中學到了什麼吧？
