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 perfect holiday
Kelly, Cathy.
Paper Book
An exclusive short story for World Book Day from one of our bestselling authors Sometimes all we need is a relaxing holiday in the sun. For Anthony and Carole, a week in a lovely Greek hotel has helped them mend the cracks in their marriage. For widowed Jessica, it's the longest she...
The old curiosity shop
Dickens, Charles
Paper Book
Heart-wrenching tale of Little Nell and her doting grandfather who flee from cold and brutal London in the 1840s to escape debt and to roam the English countryside as beggars.
Full house
Binchy, Maeve.
Paper Book
A fantastic Maeve Binchy - written specially for the World Book Day Quick Reads promotion. 'Her storytelling ability is second to none' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'It's little wonder that Maeve Binchy's bewitching stories have become world-beaters' OK MAGAZINE ...
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,...
Peril at End House
Christie, Agatha
Paper Book
In this official authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, a young woman who has recently survived a series of very close calls appears to be the target of a dedicated killer--and it's up to Hercule Poirot to save her life. On holiday on the Cornish Riviera, Hercule Poirot is alarmed...
Amistad : a junior novel
Barnes, Joyce Annette.
Paper Book
In 1839, a young man named Cinque leads a group of illegally enslaved Africans, in a revolt againt their captors aboard the slave ship Amistad. All they want is to be free, to return to their homes, and families. Instead, the Africans land in America, where they are imprisoned and charged with...
As time goes by : a novel of Casablanca
Walsh, Michael
Paper Book
A daring journey of adventure, courage & romance, traversing the world from Casablanca to Lisbon to New York to London to Prague & then Paris, expanding & intensifying the classic movie Casablanca.
The pearl
Steinbeck, John
Paper Book
The classic novella from Nobel Prize-winner John Steinbeck explores the secrets of man's nature, the darkest depths of evil, and the luminous possibilities of love. Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once...

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