Accessible Reads for Adults

Book list for adults wanting to improve their reading skills and those with English as a second language

Updated December 8, 2023
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The old curiosity shop
Dickens, Charles
Paper Book
'His characters are marvellous, his insights wonderful ... You don't expect reality but you get something bigger and better' Ruth Rendell The Old Curiosity Shop was an instant bestseller that, even while it was criticized for its sentimentality, captured the hearts of the...
Strangers on a train
Highsmith, Patricia
Paper Book
The world of Patricia Highsmith has always been filled with ordinary people, all of whom are capable of very ordinary crimes. This theme was present from the beginning, when her debut, Strangers on a Train, galvanized the reading public. Here we encounter Guy Haines and Charles Anthony Bruno,...
White fang
Bladon, Rachel.
Other
"Reading Level:  ElementarySpecial features include:Extra grammar and vocabulary exercisesNotes about the storyPoints for Understanding comprehension questionsFree resources including worksheets, tests and author data sheets at www.macmillanenglish.com/readersGlossaryMacmillan Readers:This series...
Northanger Abbey
Bladon, Rachel
Paper Book
Catherine is spending the summer in Bath. It is a new world for Catherine, who has never left her home village before. There are dances, visits to the theatre, her new friends Isabella Thorpe and Eleanor Tilney... and Eleanor's brother Henry, who she likes at once. For Catherine, life is about love...
Peril at end house
Christie, Agatha
Paper Book
Agatha Christie's ingenious murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Nick Buckley was an unusual name for a pretty young woman. But then she had led an unusual life. First, on a treacherous Cornish...
The pearl
Steinbeck, John
Paper Book

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