PENGUIN ACTIVE READING Integrating skills through reading LEVEL 4 1700 Headwords The ABC Murders Agatha Christie Contemporary / British English B1 About a Boy Nick Hornby Contemporary / British English Hercule Poirot has received a letter which is simply signed ‘ABC’. The writer promises a mystery that is too difficult even for the great mind of the famous Belgian detective. Poirot is worried by the letter, but there seems to be no case to solve. And then the murders begin. Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 4082 3205 7 Will Freeman wants an easy life with no responsibilities. But then he meets Marcus – an unusual twelve year old boy with serious problems. About a Boy is a modern classic – a very funny story about a very serious subject: love. It’s also a popular movie starring Hugh Grant. Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 4058 8450 1 Bleak House Charles Dickens Classics / British English The Body in the Library Agatha Christie Contemporary / British English The legal case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce has become a joke to some. People are born, marry and die, and still the case continues. But will the lives of Ada and Richard be ruined, like the lives of others before them, by the expectation of money? And how will their friend Esther be affected by secrets from her past? Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 4082 3118 0 Early one morning the Bantrys wake to find the dead body of a young woman in their library. Who is she? How did she get there? The police are called, of course, but Dolly Bantry quickly invites her friend Jane Marple to solve the mystery. Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 4058 8451 8 Crime Story Collection Sara Paretsky and Others Contemporary / British English The Dream and Other Stories Daphne du Maurier and Others Contemporary / British English Murder of a stranger or a relative, in a quiet English town or a crowded American city. It happens everywhere for all kinds of reasons. Short stories by some of the finest modern crime writers. Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 4058 5218 0 Life on Mars, a strange dream, and attacks by murderous birds – these are just some of the subjects of these enjoyable short stories. They will amuse and shock you. Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 4058 5219 7 NOT AVAILABLE IN USA AND CANADA Evil Under The Sun Agatha Christie Contemporary / British English The Full Monty Wendy Holden Contemporary / British English At the Jolly Roger Hotel, the guests appear to be relaxing in the sun. But when a beautiful woman is killed, there are many possible suspects. What can the motive be? Is evil at work on the island? By chance, the great detective Hercule Poirot is also a guest. Can he solve the mystery? Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 4082 3204 0 Gaz and five others decide to form a strippers’ group. None of the men has stripped before. Gaz must make sure the local women come to the show, so he tells them that the group will take all their clothes off. Will these unlikely strippers dare to go for the ‘full monty’? The Full Monty is a very popular and funny British film! Book/CD-ROM Pack 978 1 4058 0957 8 NOT AVAILABLE IN USA, CANADA AND PHILIPPINES 68 www.penguinreaders.com Pagina 60
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