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A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 2 - A1/A2 Starter (2) Word count: 5,390 Tiffany and Max are back with another mystery to solve. Max’s brother, Owen, met his girlfriend Marissa on a dating site. They are planning to get married. But Max and Owen’s father thinks something is wrong. He asks Tiffany and Max to investigate. Max discovers that everything Marissa put on the dating site is not true. Why? What is Marissa’s secret? Read Tiffany and Max Solve a Mystery to find out the answers!

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL). Level 1 - A1/A2 Starter (1) Word count: 6,495 There is a perfect partner for everyone. These days, many people use online dating sites to find that ‘special someone’. In this book, six different people are looking for love online. Peter meets three women online. He has dates with them all, but does he find love? Sue finds Kevin online. She is so happy. Kevin is so romantic. Sue is sure he is the 'perfect one', until she goes to stay at his apartment for the weekend... Rebecca and Joseph meet online. Rebecca likes him a lot and wants to see ...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 2 - A1/A2 Starter (2) Word count: 4,697 A fashion mystery! Minty and Dina share an apartment. Dina is a policewoman and Minty is a student at a design college. Minty makes all her own clothes. They are very interesting and unique. One weekend when Dina is away, robbers break into their apartment. It is very strange. The robbers only take Minty's clothes. Then Minty and her friend Kirsten discover that someone is selling Minty's clothes online! Are the robbers selling her clothes? Will Minty get her clothes back? In the end, Dina, Kirsten ...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 2 - A1/A2 Starter (2) Word count: 5,193 Jake Lewis is a businessman. His office is in the centre of the city. Every morning in winter, he sees a homeless man and a dog sleeping outside his office. Jake is angry. He thinks the homeless man gives his company a bad image. He makes a plan to stop the homeless man sleeping there. But on a very cold and icy night, Jake has an accident. The accident changes the lives of Jake and the homeless man forever.

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 1 - A1/A2 Starter (1) Word count: 3,023 Steven, Imran and James are university students. They live next to an old hospital. James is telling his friends about the ghost in the hospital. Steven laughs. He doesn't believe the story. He says, “Let’s go into the hospital. Tomorrow night is Halloween. Let’s go then!” “I’m not going!” says Imran. “And I’m not going!” says James. “OK, I will go alone,” says Steven. "I don’t believe in ghosts! Nothing bad will happen to me!” Find out what happens when Steven goes into ...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 2 - A1/A2 Starter (2) Word count: 12,769 Rita is going to study at a language school in London. The teacher will meet her at Heathrow Airport and take her to the school. But when she arrives at Heathrow Airport, the teacher is not there. She goes to the school by taxi, but the school is closed... A few minutes later, another student comes. His name is Valdis. He sent all his money to the school for lessons. Where is the teacher? Why is the school closed? Can Rita and Valdis get their money back? Danger is waiting for them when they try to ...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 3 - A2/B1 Intermediate (1) Word count: 14,760 Walter Pretty and Amelia Bright are detectives in a small town. One day, an old man is found dead in his house. Pretty and Bright’s boss says the man had an accident, but the two detectives don’t believe it. They think it was murder. Then the police doctor tells them about another dead body. Is there a connection? Is there a killer in the town? The other detectives don't believe Pretty and Bright. The situation becomes very dangerous when Pretty and Bright try to solve the mystery.

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL). Level 3 - A2/B1 Intermediate (1) Word count: 7623 Billy and Joey are art thieves. They steal paintings from museums and castles. Mr. Sweeney, a rich art collector, asks Billy and Joey to steal the famous painting "The Girl in the Blue Dress". If they steal it for him, he will give them a million pounds. Billy is excited. He wants to steal the painting because he wants the money. Joey is not so sure. People say there is a curse on the painting. The painting has been stolen four times before. And every time, the thief has died…

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 3 - A2/B1 Intermediate (1) Word count: 6,869 There are five short stories about summer in this book. Paul is sad. His girlfriend doesn't want to see him anymore. So he goes to his family's summer house by the lake with his brother. He gets help from a surprising person and by the end of the story he is a happy man. Rachel is excited about her vacation in the south of France. She wants to go to the beach every day, but it rains. She is annoyed, but thanks to the rain, she has a great vacation. Four friends go camping. It is hot and dry and ...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL). Level 1 - A1/A2 Starter (1) Word count: 4,614 Ken is a businessman. He is 34 years old. He lives and works in Tokyo. He has many friends and is popular. He wants to get married, but there is one problem. He cannot find a girlfriend. Saho and Yumiko, Ken’s co-workers, decide to help him find a girlfriend. They give him a lot of advice. After a while, something surprising happens, and Ken finds a girlfriend. He is so happy! But a few days later, Ken’s boss gives him some bad news. Is this the end for Ken and his girlfriend?

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 1 - A1/A2 Starter (1) Word count: 8,087 Learn useful homestay phrases through a story! Erina Adachi is from Nagoya. She is nineteen. She is a university student. She studies English at university. It is August. Erina is travelling to New Zealand. She will stay with a New Zealand family. She will go to a language school for two weeks. Erina wants to speak a lot of English. She also wants to make new friends and to go sightseeing. She is very excited. Join Erina on her homestay and learn some useful phrases!

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 2 - A1/A2 Starter (2) Word count: 7,276 City Thrillers Series Book 4 Rose's family moved from Hong Kong to the USA when she was five years old. Her father had money troubles and so a gang planned to kill him and his family. Rose and her family can never return to Hong Kong. But Rose's grandmother is dying. Rose wants to see her before she dies. Rose goes to Hong Kong, but the gang is waiting for her. Can Rose see her grandmother? Will her father's enemies kill her?

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 2 - A1/A2 Starter (2) Word count: 3,872 One day, Isobel is walking along the beach. She finds a message in a bottle. The message says "Help me!" An old man needs help. Together with her friend, Sergio, Isobel tries to help the old man, but someone is trying to stop them. Someone wants the old man to die. Isobel and Sergio are in danger. Can they escape and save the old man?

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 1 - A1/A2 Starter (1) Word count: 5798 Ellen Smith moves from Sydney to Perth to start a new job and a new life. On Valentine’s Day, she gets a surprise. The postman brings a card and some flowers. She reads the card: —Dear Ellen, Happy Valentine’s Day. I think of you often. Love from Bill.— Ellen is shocked. Who is Bill? A man called Bill works in her new office. He is quiet and shy. Did he send the card and flowers? When Ellen asks him, he says, “I didn’t send the card or the flowers.” So who sent the card and flowers? Who ...

For learners of English (EFL) Level 3 A2/B1 Intermediate (1) Word count: 7,477 So, you are going on a homestay! Of course, you must be very excited. It will be a great experience. An experience you will never forget. But perhaps you are also a little nervous. Perhaps you are worried about communicating with your host family. Will you be able to express yourself? Will you be able to communicate smoothly? If you are worried about these things, this book is for you. In this book we give you advice, and many example sentences and conversations, to help you communicate smoothly with your host ...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 1 - A1/A2 Starter (1) Word count: 5,236 One day, Nina is driving home from work. It is raining heavily. She sees an old woman. The woman has a heavy shopping bag. She looks wet and tired. Nina is kind. She helps the old woman. She takes her home in her car. She sees the old woman with the heavy bag every day. What is in the bag? And why do the police now want to speak to Nina?

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 2 - A1/A2 Starter (2) Word count: 5,056 Sarah and Peter Lane are on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. One day, Peter disappears from the cruise ship. Sarah is very worried. Where is her husband? She thinks someone killed him, and threw his body into the water. The ship staff think Peter was unhappy and jumped into the water. What happened to Peter Lane? Sarah is shocked and angry when she finds the answer.

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 3 - A2/B1 Intermediate (1) Word count: 7,896 Covid 19 changed daily life for everyone. In San Francisco, it changes the life of a man called Roger. In two days, he loses his job, his girlfriend, his home and his car. But a message on a calendar gives him an idea. He decides to cycle to his hometown of Medford and start a new life. Join Roger as he rides from California to Oregon. He meets old friends and new people - some are nice and some are not so nice. He finds friendship and kindness. But there is mystery too. Who is the strange young...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 4 - B1/B2 Intermediate (2) Word count: 15,627 Old Secrets – Modern Mysteries Series Book 1 Our first book featuring the diplomat James Winchester. Andy is staying in a small hotel in Italy. He should be studying, but he is much more interested in the strange guests who have come to stay. Why have these women come to Italy and what are they waiting for? The mystery gets more interesting when Andy discovers the women have connections to his own family. As he learns more about the women and their secrets from the past, he finds himself in ...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL). Level 2 - A1/A2 Starter (2) Word count: 3,166 Salaryman is a Japanese-English word. It means "businessman" or "office worker". Japanese office workers work very hard. They try their best every day, but sometimes, bad things happen. In this book, ten workers in Japan share their embarrassing work stories. Keita has to give a presentation to new employees. It goes well, until he makes a bad mistake with his microphone. Yoshi works hard every day. One night, he was working in the office late. He was tired and hungry, so he decided to take his work...