The Penguin Readers are graded at seven levels of difficulty from easystarts to level 6 (Advanced). They fall into three sub-categories (Contemporary, Classics and Originals) ithin the one series, mak...

Ugly and unwanted by the outside world, Quasimodo the hunchback lives under the protection of the priest in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. Then his quiet life is destroyed by the priests evil plans for ...

Britain is a small country but it has a long history. Two thousand years ago it was part of the Roman Empire. In the 1930s the British Empire was the biggest empire in world history. In the past, king...

Ian Lightfoot is shy and very careful—his life is not exciting! But a surprise sixteenth birthday present takes him, and his big brother Barley, on a magical adventure. Will discovering the magic of t...

A young fairy, Maleficent, lived in the Moors—a magical land of Fairy Folk, which was alive with wonderful creatures. The human land was their great enemy. King Henry wanted to own the Moors and he wa...

One winters day a mysterious stranger arrives in the quiet village of iping. He wears a long coat and gloves. His head is covered with bandages and his eyes are hidden behind dark glasses. He spends m...

Contemporary / British English (Available June 2008) James D. Watson and Francis Crick won the Nobel Prize in 1962 for the discovery of the double helix, the structure of DNA. In this book, James D. W...

Andy is going to college and his toys are afraid! Their new home is very different - the children don’t know how to play with toys, and some of the new toys are not friendly… Can Woody help them find ...

Pearson English Readers offer an incredible range of popular titles and best-selling authors across a range of genres written for teenage and adult learners. Perfect to enjoy reading for pleasure, in ...

Elsa and Anna loved their father’s stories about the Enchanted Forest, but they had questions. Years later, Elsa hears a voice. With her friends, she follows it all the way to the Enchanted Forest. Bu...

For six years, Vers has lived as a Kree on their planet, Hala. Now a trained soldier, she joins a team fighting with the Kree against their enemies, the Skrulls. But Vers has terrible, frightening dre...

American English Available February 2008 O. Henrys stories are very famous. He writes about New York, Texas, Oklahoma ... Money and love are often problems. But how is a story going to finish You neve...

King Lear is old but not wise. He loves the two daughters who secretly hate him. He hates the only daughter who really loves him. In time, he discovers his mistake. Has he learnt his lesson Or will hi...

Mark Twain is one America´s most famous and best-loved writers. He wrote about every important subject of his time. Twain´s stories are usually amusing but with a serious message too. You will read ab...

When Carl was a boy, he wanted to be an explorer. He and his wife Ellie always dreamed of a place called Paradise Falls. After Ellie dies, Carl promises to follow her dream. But can he make it to Para...

* Washington Square: Catherine Sloper lives quietly with her father and aunt in New York. When her father dies she will be a rich woman. One day Catherine meets a handsome young man called Morris To...

The Penguin Readers are graded at seven levels of difficulty from easystarts to level 6 (Advanced). They fall into three sub-categories (Contemporary, Classics and Originals) ithin the one series, mak...

The Penguin Readers are graded at seven levels of difficulty from easystarts to level 6 (Advanced). They fall into three sub-categories (Contemporary, Classics and Originals) ithin the one series, mak...

Mark Twain is one of North America´s most famous and best-loved writers. His stories are always clever and usually very amusing, but they have a serious message too. In this book you will reade about ...

Contemporary British English Scientist Harry Dalton knows about volcanoes. His boss, Paul Dreyfus, sends him to Dantes Peak, a small town in the Cascade Mountains, because one of the mountains is mov...

The Penguin Readers are graded at seven levels of difficulty from easystarts to level 6 (Advanced). They fall into three sub-categories (Contemporary, Classics and Originals) ithin the one series, mak...

Ben has a job in Mr. Tysons store. Then Mr. Tyson finds money in Bens bag. Get out of my store Mr. Tyson says. But is Ben the thief There is an earthquake in the city - and Mr. Tyson gets his answer.

Contemporary American English Apollo 13 is an exciting movie - and a true story It is Monday, April 13, 1970 and Apollo 13 is flying to the Moon. Suddenly, something goes wrong. The ship is losing po...

A tree full of enormous spiders, a living thing with no face, a picture that comes alive, and a boy with no heart. These are some of the frightening things in these stories by M. R. James, one of the ...

The classic tale of a family shipwrecked on a strange faraway land. How will they find food and a home? And will they live happily ever after?

Marcel and his friend Céline are on holiday in Los Angeles. They are staying in the home of Arnold Waldman, a famous film director. But on the first night of their holiday, kidnappers take away Arnold...

Original American English Most people around the world today know something about American life. The United States is a big country. Not all Americans are the same In this book you will see the many ...

British English It is 1942 in Holland and the Germans have invaded. All Jewish people are frightened for their lives, so the Frank family hide. Life is dangerous but they hope for the best - until the...

William Tell is a good man, but his country is a dangerous place. The Swiss people dont like the Austrian emperor or his governor in Switzerland. Can William Tell help them in their fight with the Aus...

In London, Christmas is coming and the people in this story have love on their minds. Some have found love some have lost it. Some accept their loneliness others live in hope. Even the new British pri...

Three stories, three ghosts. A young woman marries an older man. His first wife is dead. Or is she Why does a dead man walk through his house each night An old woman has a house with a tower. Why doe...

Johnny English is a Secret Service agent. He often makes very bad mistakes. But now hes got an important job security for the Queen and her crown. There are problems a lot of problems. But is Johnny ...