Samantha Newman

Join red-headed orphan Anne Shirley and her wonderful adventures at Green Gables farm in this abridged retelling for younger readers.Anne is starting to think about her future, and she'd like to become a teacher. That means she must pass the entrance...

Join red-headed orphan Anne Shirley and her wonderful adventures at Green Gables farm in this abridged retelling for younger readers.The minister and his wife are coming to tea, and Anne wants everything to be perfectly elegant. Disaster strikes when...

Join red-headed orphan Anne Shirley and her wonderful adventures at Green Gables farm in this abridged retelling for younger readers.Anne has been asked to recite a poem at a concert but she feels very shy next to the professional performers. Will her...

Meet the heroines who don't wait at home while boys have all the adventures...This collection brings together a selection of classic children's stories, retold by Samantha Newman. These narratives from around the world showcase strong, charismatic,...

Join red-headed orphan Anne Shirley and her wonderful adventures at Green Gables farm in this abridged retelling for younger readers.When Mr. Harrison moves next door, he soon clashes with Anne. Mr. Harrison is furious that Anne's cow keeps breaking...

Join red-headed orphan Anne Shirley and her wonderful adventures at Green Gables farm in this abridged retelling for younger readers.All too often, Anne's imagination distracts her from her work. Marilla knew it wouldn't be easy to bring up such a...

Join red-headed orphan Anne Shirley and her wonderful adventures at Green Gables farm in this abridged retelling for younger readers.Anne lets her imagination run riot as she tells her friends fantastical stories of ghosts and monsters. It all seems...

Join red-headed orphan Anne Shirley and her wonderful adventures at Green Gables farm in this abridged retelling for younger readers.Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert need help on their farm, Green Gables, so they ask an orphanage to send them a strong...

Meet fifteen heroines who defy convention, challenge expectations and forge their own happy endings in this selection of unforgettable folk tales. These role models defy stereotypes, strike out with courage and provide wonderful role models for young...

Join red-headed orphan Anne Shirley and her wonderful adventures at Green Gables farm in this abridged retelling for younger readers.Anne and Diana are kindred spirits-best friends who always understand each other. But when Anne starts school, her hot...

Jo and her sisters may have little money, but they are rich in love and laughter. Share their ups and downs as they discover that hard work and honesty are the best reward, and that new friends lead to new adventures. This heartwarming tale has been...

Join red-headed orphan Anne Shirley and her wonderful adventures at Green Gables farm in this abridged retelling for younger readers.Anne has two exciting things to look forward to-the Avonlea concert and then her first ever sleepover at Diana's....

Join red-headed orphan Anne Shirley and her wonderful adventures at Green Gables farm in this abridged retelling for younger readers.Anne is really looking forward to performing in the school concert. In all the excitement, she forgets about her...

Shakespeare's plays have been beloved for so many years that his characters and words have shaped our world today. This collection has adapted these works adapted for younger readers, introducing them iconic characters such as Romeo and Juliet,...

This delightful audiobook brings together 16 of the Shakespeare's timeless tales for a younger generation, told with wit and panache.Samantha Newman's cleverly reworked prose retellings retain many of Shakespeare's own inimitable turns of phrase,...

Four young lovers escape into the woods outside Athens, each hoping to find true love and happiness. Instead, they find fairy mischief and love potions! Everyone is confused about who likes who - and has the Queen of the Fairies fallen in love with a...

Helena, a low-born girl, is desperately in love with Bertram, a nobleman. When she is allowed to choose anyone in the kingdom to marry, she chooses Bertram. He swears he will never be her husband. Can Helena ever convince Bertram to love her...

A romance between a Roman general and the Queen of Egypt was never going to be easy. Marc Antony has abandoned his duties since he has fallen in love with Cleopatra. But as war looms, their union shifts from difficult to doomed...ABOUT THE SERIES:...

When young Orlando searches the forest for his banished lady love, Rosalind, he doesn't realise that he's met her in disguise. Dressed up as a boy, Rosalind sees a chance to train Orlando to be the sort of partner she'd like - and she has some laughs...

Prince Hamlet's father is dead. Hamlet believes he was murdered, and that he knows the culprit. The only problem is it's his uncle, the new king - and Hamlet has no proof.ABOUT THE SERIES: Shakespeare's Tales brings the Bard's timeless stories to life...

King Lear demands that his three daughters tell him how much they love him. When his youngest, Cordelia, refuses, he casts her out and divides his kingdom between the other two. But when those two reject him, he descends into despair and...

King Ferdinand's plan to ban ladies from his court to focus on his studies seems like a great one - until the Princess of France and her friends arrive and he falls in love! Can Ferdinand and his friends break their own law?ABOUT THE SERIES:...

Macbeth is riding home from war when he is met by three witches. They tell him a prophecy, in which he will be king of Scotland. Macbeth decides to make it come true by killing the current king - but he soon comes to be haunted by his bloody...

Their battles of wits are legendary, but Benedick has sworn off women and Beatrice has vowed that she will never marry a man. It's a good job that they don't like each other then... or might they be persuaded with a little help from their...