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A graded reader for learners of English (EFL)Level 1 - A1/A2 Starter (1)Word count: 4,375Wei Liu is a student from China. He studies English in New York. He has a part-time job in a hotel. One day, he finds a diamond necklace in the tissue box in a hotel room. Whose necklace is it? Why is it in the tissue box? The manager calls the police. Wei is in trouble. Yesterday, someone took the necklace from a jewellery shop. The police want to talk to Wei, but he has an important test at college. Can he get out of trouble and take the test?

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL)Level 2 - A1/A2 Starter (2)Word count: 4,494City Thrillers Series Book 5Julie is on a business trip in Marrakech, Morocco. She buys a carpet at a market, but the carpet holds a terrible secret. Julie is in danger. Men are looking for her. The police don't believe her. She has to solve the problem alone. Can she do it? This fast-paced book takes you on a dangerous journey to the heart of Marrakech.

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL)Level 4 B1/B2 Intermediate (2)Word count: 7,885We remember birthdays that were special or different. Here are seven stories about birthdays to remember - a birthday on the same day as an historic event over 40 years ago, a wonderful meal in a foreign city, a birthday celebration during a very tough year, a birthday that changed someone's life, a very funny misunderstanding, a picnic in a snowstorm and a meal that changed a bad day into a good day.Three of the stories are fiction, but four of them are based on true events. Can you guess which ones are true? Take a guess and then go to www.italk-youtalk.com to find out if you are right

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL)Level 3 - A2/B1 Intermediate (1)Word count: 6,869There 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 there is the danger of fire. The friends have to work hard to stop a disaster.Enjoy these stories and two more about hot summer days

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL)Level 2 - A1/A2 Starter (2)Word count: 7,293George is a tour guide on Whale Island in Scotland. One day, a member of his tour group dies. George finds the man's dead body at the bottom of the cliffs next to the sea. Did he fall? Or did someone push him? George thinks someone killed the man. There are six other members of the tour group. Which one is the killer?

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL)Level 3 - A2/B1 Intermediate (1)Word count: 14,760Walter 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 1 - A1/A2 Starter (1)Word count: 4,724Jimmy Luther is an Australian teenager. He doesn't like to study. He is not interested in anything. Jimmy goes to work in a restaurant for a week. He becomes interested in food and cooking. Jimmy has dreams, and he tries to make his dreams come true. One day, Jimmy's mother has an accident. It seems that none of Jimmy's dreams will come true. Then, someone surprising comes to help Jimmy and his family...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL)Level 3 - A2/B1 Intermediate (1)Word count: 8,238Dan Hamilton is a successful businessman in Hong Kong. So why does he take $250,000 dollars out of his company bank account, before jumping off a bridge? Nancy, one of his employees, wonders what was happening in his life. Nancy's search for answers puts her in terrible danger.

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL)Level 3 - A2/B1 Intermediate (1)Word count: 6,1172020 LANGUAGE LEARNER LITERATURE AWARD WINNER Liam finds a diary on the street. The owner's name and address are written inside. He takes the diary to the owner's house, but the owner isn't there. He has been dead for four months. How can a dead man drop a diary on a street in London? Good things happen to Liam when he tries to solve the mystery.

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL)Level 2 - A1/A2 Starter (2)Word count: 5,056Sarah 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 4 - B1/B2 Intermediate (2)Word count: 22,693Stella 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: 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 4 - B1/B2 Intermediate (2)Word count: 16,7282020 LANGUAGE LEARNER LITERATURE AWARD FINALIST When Lisa's mother is dying, she gives Lisa a box. What is inside the box? Why is it important? After her mother dies, Lisa's husband leaves her and she is alone. Will the mystery of the box create a new and better future for Lisa? Or will it create more problems in Lisa's life? The mystery of the box changes Lisa's life forever.

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL)Level 4 - B1/B2 Intermediate (2)Word count: 28,808Old Secrets - Modern Mysteries Series Book 3 WINNER IN THE LANGUAGE LEARNERS LITERATURE AWARD 2019James 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 1 - A1/A2 Starter (1)Word count: 7,937Five short stories for learners of English. Janet is working alone one night. She hears a noise. What is it? Is someone else in the office? She looks around the office, but no one is there. Then, she receives some strange emails...Someone is watching her. Who is it? What do they want? Suzie and Chantelle go to a Halloween party. After the party, they find a taxi to take them home, but the taxi driver doesn't plan to take them home...He drives faster and faster."Stop Stop You are going to kill us " shout the girls, but the taxi driver does not stop...Can the girls escape before it is too late?Enjoy these stories plus three more of mysterious visitors, danger and romance