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Penguin Active Reading 4: Oliver Twist

Charles Dickens

Oliver`s mother dies when he is born and he is brought up in a workhouse. His first years are cold and lonely and then he runs away to London. But he falls into the hands of Fagin and the terrifying Bill Sykes. They...

Penguin Readers 4: Cinderella Man

Marc Cerasini

Jim Braddock is a successful boxer in New York. But in October 1929 the American economy fails, and at the same time Jim starts to lose in the boxing ring. Does the true story of Jim Braddock — the Cinderella Man —...

Penguin Readers 3: The Swiss Family Robinson

Johann David Wyss

It was the seventh day of the storm. We didn`t know where we were. Everyone on the ship believed that death was very near.` The Robinson family do not die at sea; they find their way to a small island. But what can...

Penguin Readers 3: The Beatles

Paul Shipton

The year was 1963, and Beatlemania was only just beginning. Soon the Beatles had fans all around the world. For the rest of the 1960s their music led the way and they changed modern music forever. This book tells the...

Penguin Readers 1: Surfer

Paul Harvey

Original / British English On the beach near Nick`s home there is a surfing competition with a big prize. Nick is a very good surfer. He wants to win the prize and go to Australia. But Nick`s father is not happy. Can...

Penguin Readers 3: Princess Diana

Cherry Gilchrist

Original / British English Princess Diana, one of the most famous and popular women in the world the People`s Princess. Read here about Diana`s short life, her marriage to Prince Charles, her war` with the Royal...

Penguin Readers Level 6: Dubliners

Joyce James

Penguin Readers 2: London (+ Audio CD)

Shipton V.

London is one of the great cities of the world. It is the biggest city in Britain and in Europe. In 1900, it was the biggest city in the world. In this book you will find a lot of interesting information about London....

Penguin Readers 6: Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

Classic / British English Anna Karenina, one of world literature`s greatest novels, tells the story of a beautiful young woman who is unhappily married to a man much older than herself. When she falls in love with a...

Penguin Readers 3: Stories from Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

Classic / British English (Available February 2008) These are the stories of some of Shakespeare`s most famous plays. We travel to Venice, Greece, Denmark and Rome, and meet many different people. There is a greedy...

Penguin Readers Level 7: Digital Minimalism

Newport Cal

Cal Newport is a professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University in the USA. He has written a number of books on computers and technology.This book is useful for anyone who is worried about the amount of time...

Penguin Active Reading 1: Kylie Minogue

Liz Kilbey

Kylie Minogue was a star a famous singer with a lot of money and beautiful clothes. And then, in 2005, the music stopped. Kylie had cancer. People waited. And then she came back. Read her story, from her early days in...

Penguin Readers 3: The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer

Classic / British English We`ll give a free dinner to the person who tells the best story. Now, put up your hands if you agree.` The pilgrims all held up their hands. A group of pilgrims are travelling together for...

Penguin Readers 5: The Hound of the Baskervilles

Arthur Conan Doyle

Classic / British English Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead just outside his home, Baskerville Hall. Many of the Baskerville family have died mysteriously. People say that they were killed by a gigantic devil-like...

Penguin Readers 2: Persuasion

Jane Austen

Classic / British English When they were very young, Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth were in love. They did not marry, but Anne never forgot her love for him. Now, many years later, they meet again. Does Wentworth...

Penguin Readers Level 5: Brooklyn

Toibin Colm

Penguin Readers 2: Amazon Rainforest

Bernard Smith

The Amazon Rain Forest is the largest rain forest in the world. It is 10,000,000 years old and many different kinds of plants and animals live here. The forest is important for the world`s weather and wildlife, but it...

Penguin Readers 4: The Breathing Method

Stephen King

There is a club in New York where men tell each other stories. Some of these are mysterious, some are horrible. One night a doctor tells the story of a young woman who gives birth to her baby. A normal enough event?...

Penguin Readers 4: On the Beach

Nevil Shute

Nuclear war has destroyed all life in thenorthern countries of the world. Now the deadly radiation is travelling south. In Australia, where people are still alive, Peter and Mary Holmes are trying to live their lives...

Penguin Readers 2: Moby Dick

Melville, Herman

Classic / British English Moby Dick is the most dangerous whale in the oceans. Captain Ahab fought him and lost a leg. Now he hates Moby Dick. He wants to kill him. But can Captain Ahab and his men find the great...

Penguin Readers Level 3: A Wrinkle in Time

L`Engle Madeleine

Penmarric

Howatch, Susan

Set against the starkly beautiful landscape of Cornwall, PENMARRIC is the totally enthralling saga of a family divided against itself. At the center of the novel is the great mansion called Penmarric. It is to...

Penny Hancock: A Love for Life. Level 6

Hancock Penny

Penwyth Curse

Coulter

Peony in Love (NY Times bestseller)

See, Lisa