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A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 2 - A1/A2 Starter (2) Word count: 4,242 Ella and Mike were teenagers. They moved into a big old house in London with their parents. They liked the house, but the neighbours told them there was something strange about it. The family had no problems but then, one night when Ella and Mike were home alone, everything changed. The lights turned on and off. They felt a cold wind. Then, they found a secret door and heard a man's voice. What happens when they go through the secret door? Can they solve the mystery of the house?

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 3 - A2/B1 Intermediate (1) Word count: 7,395 Joshua grew up believing that his father died in a boat accident. One day, he finds something in an old book which changes his life. It leads him to a woman who knew his father. Or did she? Who was his real father? Why won't his mother tell him the truth? As Joshua tries to find out, the wall of secrets surrounding his father, and his own life, comes crashing down.

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL). Level 2 - A1/A2 Starter (2) Word count: 7123 A story for children and adults. Ben lives with his mother and sister near London. He loves playing the trumpet, and is a good player. Ben’s family is poor, so at school, he has free trumpet lessons and borrows a trumpet. One day, the government stops the music education programme. He can't have trumpet lessons or borrow the trumpet anymore. Ben is very upset. Then he hears some interesting news. There is a music contest soon. The prize is £1,000. Ben thinks he can win the contest, but he needs a ...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 4 - B1/B2 Intermediate (2) Word count: 7,297 Shuzo is the head priest of a mountain temple in Japan. One night, an unexpected visitor comes to the temple and takes the temple's most precious treasure. Shuzo has to get the treasure back, but it has been passed to a dangerous gang in Osaka. Shuzo can't go to the police, so he has to act alone. He knows his life will be in danger, but he goes to Osaka and finds the treasure. Help comes from a very unexpected person, but will it be enough for him to escape back to the temple with the treasure?

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 4 - B1/B2 Intermediate (2) Word count: 22,693 Stella and Chris run a small private hotel on an isolated beach. One week, ten guests come to stay. Everything is going well until there is a terrible storm which traps the people in the hotel. Then, one of the guests is murdered. Stella is frightened. The killer is in the hotel. Who is it? It seems every guest has a secret. Stella cannot trust anyone. Then, the killer strikes again...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 2 - A1/A2 Starter (2) Word count: 3,973 Marcy is a great baker. She opens a bakery in a small town. Everyone in the town loves Marcy’s strawberry and cream cupcakes. Her bakery becomes very popular. Then, one day, everything changes. People are finding problems with Marcy’s cupcakes. Marcy is shocked. Someone wants to damage Marcy’s business. The person is trying to destroy Marcy’s life. Who is it? And why is the person trying to hurt Marcy?

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 2 - A1/A2 Starter (2) Word count: 3,369 "Konkatsu" is a Japanese word. It means searching for a husband/wife. There are eight true stories in this book. Eight Japanese women talk about their experiences when dating and searching for a husband in Japan. One woman met her future husband online through an online dating site. Another woman was not so lucky. She met a man online, but he was not the man of her dreams. One woman met a nice guy at a singles party. There was just one problem. He liked her friend! Another woman finds love in the ...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 4 B1/B2 Intermediate (2) Word count: 28,808 Old Secrets – Modern Mysteries Series Book 3 James Winchester, the British diplomat, is planning his retirement when he is given someone else's secrets. When a friend is murdered, James has to run for his freedom and maybe his life across Europe and the British Isles. Who is chasing him? And what do they want from James? Can James escape and solve the mystery? There will be excitement, danger and tragedy before James can stop running and come out of hiding.

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 4 - B1/B2 Intermediate (2) Word count: 18,741 Sisters separated by ambition, distance and war. Maggie always said that Anna was her much younger sister, but Anna believed Maggie was really her mother. Then Maggie is killed, and Anna discovers that the truth is much more complicated. A break up with her boyfriend and an unexpected legacy lead Anna to give up her comfortable life, and go in search of her real father. She is drawn into a life that is different from anything she has known before. With her father’s help, she looks for the ...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL). Level 3 - A2/B1 Intermediate (1) Word count: 4324 This is Old Jack’s first book of ghost stories. Old Jack lives in the north of England. He likes to go to places where he can hear mysterious stories. He also likes to go to places with ghosts. Old Jack tells us about the Roman soldiers in The Treasurer’s House in York. Where are they going? And why don’t they have legs? Some drivers in Cheshire have seen a woman with no head walking near a road. Who is she? And why does she appear? Two security guards are working on the London Underground...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 3 - A2/B1 Intermediate (1) Word count: 5,034 Lincoln lives with his mother in a small town in Texas. His life is quiet and lonely. He wants to find old friends, so he searches for them on Facebook. He finds someone from his high school class and they become friends. But is Lincoln’s Facebook friend really an old friend from high school? Lincoln’s friend invites him to New York. Lincoln is excited, and he plans his trip. He gets on the plane, but he doesn’t know that danger is waiting for him in New York.

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL). Level 3 - A2/B1 Intermediate (1) Word count: 3803 Akiko and Amy live in the same apartment building in Japan. Akiko is Japanese. Amy is American. Akiko loves English. She asks Amy to teach her English but Amy says no! This is not a good beginning, but Akiko and Amy become great friends. They spend a lot of time together cooking, going out and sharing stories about their lives. Learn expressions for daily conversation between friends while enjoying Akiko and Amy’s story.

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 1 - A1/A2 Starter (1) Word count: 5,679 Learn useful business trip phrases through a story! Carlos Castro is from Buenos Aires. He is a business man. He works for an American company. Carlos is travelling to New York for a business trip. He will have meetings and he will give a presentation in English. He also wants to go sightseeing. He is very excited. Join Carlos on his business trip and learn some useful phrases!

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 2 - A1/A2 Starter (2) Word count: 6,068 City Thrillers Series Book 3 Lily is on vacation in Rome. One night, after dinner, she goes for a walk. She uses her smartphone video camera to record her walk. She sees two men. When they see Lily and her smartphone, they run away. Who are they? What were they doing? And why did they run away? After that, Lily’s vacation starts to become dangerous. People are trying to find her. They want something from Lily, and they will do anything to get it.

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 3 - A2/B1 Intermediate (1) Word count: 8,152 Billy grows up in a children’s home. He doesn’t know his real name. He doesn’t know anything about his real parents or where he came from. When he is eighteen, he has to leave the children’s home. Before he leaves the home, the manager gives him a clue about his history. Maybe he has a connection to a village called Corphingfield. One weekend, Billy takes a day trip to Corphingfield. He finds a job in the village and makes new friends. There is a strange woman who lives in the village. ...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL). Level 4 - B1/B2 Intermediate (2) Word count: 8,866 Nakashige-cho is a very small town in Western Japan, but there’s always something happening there. There are two stories from Nakashige-cho in this book. Hatsuko is very puzzled. Every day, she puts flowers in front of a small shrine in memory of her daughter, but recently the flowers disappear. Who is taking them and why? Hatsuko asks Chi-obaa to find out. Together they solve the mystery and make sure it won’t happen again. A sixty-year-old secret forces Chi-obaa and her closest friends to...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 3 - A2/B1 Intermediate (1) Word count: 10,802 Ai Hayashi is a normal Japanese high school student. Or is she? Ai has strange powers. She can’t tell anyone about her secret life until she meets Sei, a new student at her high school. Sei has secrets too. The two young people are caught up in a mysterious world that they don’t understand. There will be surprises. They will face danger. Can they fulfill their destiny? Or will their mission result in their deaths?

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 4 - B1/B2 Intermediate (2) Word count: 12,427 Libby Blake is beautiful, talented and very popular. She lives in a small town called Salma. Libby is married with two children. People in Salma think she is the perfect wife and mother. But one night, she disappears. It seems that she walked out the house leaving everything behind. Questions are flying around the town. Was she kidnapped? Was she murdered? Did she kill herself? Did she have a secret lover? Nobody knows. She is never heard from again.Years pass, nobody is looking for the woman ...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL). Level 3 - A2/B1 Intermediate (1) Word count: 10,374 This is Part 3 of the story about Akiko and Amy. The story starts in part 1. Akiko and Amy enjoy their lives, but it’s time for a new challenge. They decide to start a business together. They soon find that running a business is not easy. They have a difficult start, but Akiko has an idea that she hopes will help the business become popular. Will the business fail? Or will it be successful? Read the final book of Akiko and Amy’s story to find out!

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 3 A2/B1 Intermediate (1) Word count: 11,730 Our first book featuring the detectives Jed and Glenda! The woman was young. She was wearing a beautiful dress. She looked like a sleeping princess, but she was lying in a dark, narrow street. And she was dead. Jed and Glenda must find the killer, but first, they must find out who the dead woman really is. Her name is Holly…or is it? And why doesn’t her father want to talk to the detectives? As Jed and Glenda investigate, they find some dark secrets from the past…