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View(s):9 years and below | Write not more than 150 words on ‘What I can do to make my mother happy’
Mr Twiddle Fetches Polly by Enid Blyton
Mr Twiddle is a loveable old gentleman who often makes a muddle. He forgets everything, continually falls over the cat and drops off to sleep as soon as Mrs Twiddle leaves the room. Mr. Twiddle Fetches Polly comprises a collection of 14 short stories of Mr. Twiddle’s muddles.
10 – 13 years | Write 150 – 200 words on ‘How I celebrate Mother’s Day’
Miss Marple’s Final Cases (Miss Marple #14) by Agatha Christie
A highly recognized sleuth, Miss Marple unravels seven engaging mysteries, among them: “Tape Measure Murder,” about an ordinary housewife found dead; “Case of the Perfect Maid,” where a servant turns up missing; “Case of the Caretaker,” in which Miss Marple’s doctor procures a very strange remedy for the flu; “Miss Marple Tells a Story,” where a husband faces a trial for his wife’s murder, and “Greenshaw’s Folly,” about men becoming privy to a will that spawns a bizarre murder.
14 – 16 years
Write 200 – 250 words on ‘Planning a special treat for Mother’
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
Shocking his stodgy colleagues at the exclusive Reform Club, enigmatic Englishman Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune, undertaking an extraordinary and daring enterprise to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. With his French valet Passepartout in tow, Verne’s hero traverses the far reaches of the earth, all the while tracked by the intrepid Detective Fix, a bounty hunter certain he is on the trail of a notorious bank robber.
Combining exploration, adventure and a thrilling race against time, ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ gripped audiences upon its original publication and remains hugely popular to this day.
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