Cambridge English Readers
Modern, original fiction for learners of EnglishCambridge English Readers‘Something for everyone well worth investing in.’IATEFL Issueswww.cambridge.org/elt/readers
Welcome to Cambridge English Readers!also offer more than enjoyment, confronting contemporaryissues which will stimulate thought, classroom discussion andactive language use. Issues addressed include personal identity,the existence of other worlds, the impact of civil war, deafness,cross-cultural comparisons, and the plight of refugees.Our students learn English tocommunicate with the world andwant to read in English about theworld they live in. CambridgeEnglish Readers are trulyinternational, with stories set notonly in England and the USA, butin countries on every continent:Japan, Spain, Greece, Oman,Poland, Argentina, Hungary,Sweden, Thailand, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Australia,Switzerland, the Caribbean, Brazil, Finland, Holland, France,Zambia, India and Mozambique.The contemporary quality of the series is reflected in the fresh,lively language used to tell the stories. This is the English oftoday and tomorrow: crisp dialogue, modern idioms, anddescriptions so convincing that you believe you are there. Andall specially written by experienced authors to be easilyaccessible to learners of English.Happy, easy, enjoyable and stimulating reading, wherever youare in the world!The series also reflects different varieties of English byproviding titles written in British English and American Englishat each level, accompanied by high quality recordings.Cambridge English Readers stories are highly entertaining andmotivate students to want to continue reading. And many titlesPhilip ProwseSeries EditorLevel chartALTE 1LevelsTotalwordsPagesCouncil eakthroughA2Waystage1B1ThresholdElementary/Lower- 8096112CambridgeESOL 2TOEIC 3TOEFL 4(Papertest only)IELTS -780550-6006C1EffectiveOperational1Association of Language Testers in Europe4Test of English as a Foreign Language2University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations5International English Language Testing System3Test of English for International Communicationwww.cambridge.org/elt/readers
High qualityoriginal fictionThriller, murder mystery, romance,comedy, ghost story, science fiction,human interest, adventure and shortstories: Cambridge English Readersoffer a wide range of genres to satisfyevery taste. The gripping plots andbelievable characters will keepyour students turning the pages.CDs and cassettesYour students can listen to their favourite Cambridge English Readers in thecar or on their personal stereo, as well as in the classroom, and feel thecharacters come alive. Most stories are available on cassette, and selectedtitles from levels 1 and 2 are available as a book with audio CD pack.Website – free online resourcesfor students and teachersSee www.cambridge.org/elt/readers for: New placement tests to guidestudents to the most suitablelevel of reader Photocopiable worksheetsfor classroom use and self-study Teacher’s guide withpractical advice on howto use graded readers Sample chapters for every title Articles, competitions,author interviewsand much morewww.cambridge.org/elt/readers3
Cambridge English ReadersLevel 1Murder MysteryA train came into the station. The woman turned andlooked at it. The man came and stood behind her. He puthis hand on her back. She turned and looked at him. Therewas a question on her face. Her mouth and eyes openedwide. He pushed her hard. He heard nothing. Only thetrain. The woman fell in front of it.Bad LoveNEWSue LeatherDetective Flick Laine meets handsome Dr JackDaly at a party in Denver, USA. When Daly callslater, inviting her to meet him to ‘talk aboutsomething’, she accepts. But before they cantalk, the doctor is found dead in an apparentcase of suicide. Flick is put in charge of theinvestigation. How did the doctor die? Andwhat has love got to do with it?0 521 53653 70 521 53654 5American EnglishInspector LoganRichard MacAndrewReduced sample page from Parallel (level 1)A missing woman and a dead body welcomeInspector Jenny Logan to her new job withthe Edinburgh police. Logan questions thehusband of the dead woman and a localdoctor about the murder, but can she believewhat they say? Then, a piece of jewelleryleads Logan to the killer.0 521 75080 60 521 75081 4RomanceNEWJohn DoeNext Door To LoveAntoinette MosesMargaret JohnsonA man is found on the street, and taken tohospital. He appears unable to tell the doctorwho he is, or where he comes from, but has hereally lost his memory? The man is playing adangerous game, and really knows a lot morethan he is prepared to say. When he leaves thehospital, he goes to the house of the nurse wholooked after him, and events take a very sinisterturn.Stella is curious about her attractive newLondon neighbour, Tony. She gradually gets toknow Tony – and also his young daughter,Daisy. But Stella and Tony’s growingrelationship is threatened when Tony’s ex-wifemakes plans to move away with Daisy. How canTony keep Daisy, and how can Stella keep Tony?0 521 60562 80 521 60563 60 521 65619 2Available August 20040 521 65618 40 521 79493 5ComedyThrillerNEWHelp!Philip ProwseBlood DiamondsA struggling writer and a computer with a mindof its own fight for control of the writer’s storyand destiny. When Frank Wormold buys acomputer to help him with his writing, he getsa lot more help than he wants. The ensuingbattle of wills between himself and thecomputer makes Frank realise what theimportant things in life really are.Richard MacAndrew0 521 65615 XDiamonds smuggled from the bloody civil warzones of Africa and traded illegally for weaponsare known as ‘blood diamonds’. Londonjournalists Harley Kirkpatrick and AnnieShepherd sense the scoop of a lifetime whenthey try to trap a dealer in the diamonds. Butwho is trapping who and are the peopleinvolved what they seem?0 521 65614 10 521 53657 X0 521 79491 90 521 53658 8Available July 20044BookCassetteBook with audio CD packAmerican English: Written in American English and spokenwith an American accent where recordings are available.! Adult content: This symbol appears on the back cover ofbooks with adult content. If in doubt about your choicecontact your local Cambridge University Press office.
ThrillerHumanLevelInterest2Don’t Stop Now!Philip ProwseA brick smashes the window of a family-runinternet café in central London. A messagecomes with it: ‘Don’t Stop Now!’. Matt, afrequent visitor to the café, offers to help Kateand her family. But Kate’s father won’t tell Mattwhat the message means. What is Kate’s familysecret? And who are the men ready to doanything to stop Matt finding out?0 521 60564 40 521 60565 2Available August 2004Just Like a MovieSue LeatherBrad and his girlfriend Gina love the moviesand go every Saturday night. They want to getmarried but haven’t got much money. Then oneday, Brad gets an idea from a movie about howto make a lot of money – an idea that involvesmurder. But Brad’s plan doesn’t go quite as hehoped and he discovers that real life doesn’talways have a happy ending.0 521 78813 70 521 78814 5Reduced sample page from Different Worlds (level 2)AdventureAmerican EnglishNEWApollo’s GoldParallelAntoinette MosesColin CampbellLiz teaches archaeology in Athens. She workstoo hard and her doctor tells her she needs totake a holiday. So she goes to the beautiful andpeaceful Greek island of Sifnos. But the peacedoes not last long when a local man dies insuspicious circumstances. Liz ignores advice notto get involved and her relaxing holidaybecomes a matter of life and death.Max Holland, an assassin for hire, receives alucrative offer from a mysterious man. But theman’s instructions are rather strange and Maxisn’t sure whether to believe him. It is the startof a job that leads Max to a very unusual place –a world where Max makes a life-changingdecision.0 521 53651 00 521 53652 90 521 77553 10 521 77547 70 521 79499 4The Big PictureSue LeatherHuman InterestThe right place at the right time? PhotographerKen Harada thinks so when he gets a fantasticphoto of a famous sumo star who is visitingTokyo. However, it becomes clear thatsomebody wants that photo badly and will doanything to get it. Life suddenly becomes verydangerous for Ken and when he develops thephoto he realises why.0 521 79846 90 521 79847 7Jojo’s StoryAntoinette MosesJojo is playing in the fields when soldiers comeand kill everyone in his village. With the help ofChris, a British journalist, and his memories,Jojo struggles to come to terms with the loss ofhis family and friends. Jojo’s journey across hiswar-torn country leads him to self-discoveryand a decision that will change his life forever.0 521 79754 30 521 79755 1www.cambridge.org/elt/readers5
Murder MysteryScience FictionThe Double Bass MysterySuperbirdJeremy HarmerBrian TomlinsonPenny Wade travels to Barcelona to perform ina concert with her orchestra. But the trip is notquite what she imagined. Her double bass goesmissing and her boyfriend is acting verystrangely. One night everyone is woken byscreams and the orchestra manager is founddead on the street outside their hotel. Did hefall from the hotel window or was he pushed?And what has Penny’s missing double bass gotto do with it?A spaceship crashes on a strange planet. Theonly survivor, Mary Mount, is taken prisoner byan alien civilization. In time she is allowed toreturn to her old planet with some of her newfriends. But when they arrive back at her home,the plan seems to have changed. And Marydoesn’t receive the welcome she expects.0 521 65613 30 521 65608 70 521 65609 50 521 79497 80 521 65612 50 521 79495 1ThrillerLogan’s ChoiceRichard MacAndrewA Picture to RememberWhen Edinburgh restaurant owner AlexMaclennan is found dead in his bathroom,Inspector Jenny Logan is called in toinvestigate. At first his death looks like anaccident but Logan begins to think it could bemurder. Does his wife, his brother-in-law or hisfriend know more about his death than theywill admit? Logan uncovers the truth aboutAlex’s business affairs and personal life, anddevises a plan to catch the killer.Cristina, who works in a art gallery in BuenosAires, is waiting at the traffic lights on hermotorbike. She notices two men with a gun inthe car next to her. Seconds later she is hit by ataxi, and wakes up in hospital with no memoryof the accident or the two men. However, themen are afraid of what might happen if hermemory returns and plan to make sure itnever does.0 521 79506 0Sarah Scott-Malden0 521 66477 20 521 79507 90 521 66476 40 521 79501 X American EnglishThe Man from NowhereRomanceNEWBernard SmithDifferent WorldsA plane crashes in the middle of the desert inOman leaving a pilot and his family hurt andstranded. The pilot begins a journey across thedesert to get help but collapses from exhaustion.He is found and taken to a nearby hospital buthe is unconscious and no one has any idea whohe is or where he has come from. Meanwhiletime is running out for his wife and son whoare waiting in the desert for help to arrive.Margaret JohnsonSam is like any other teenage girl except thatshe was born deaf. She meets Jim, falls in loveand feels happier than ever before. Then oneday Jim’s jealous ex-girlfriend reveals a secret.Sam is left wondering if she really knows Jim atall. For their love to grow Jim must show herthat their worlds are not too different.0 521 78361 50 521 53655 30 521 78362 30 521 53656 1NEWWithin High FencesPenny HancockJojo’s StoryNancy is a security guard at a detention centrefor asylum seekers and refugees who havecome to Britain to escape persecution in theirown countries. Nancy thinks she has everything:a comfortable house, nice furniture, a boyfriendand a beautiful Rolex watch. Then, she falls inlove with George, an asylum seeker who hasnothing, and her world changes completely.0 521 60560 1"At last a reader that encouragesteenagers and young adults toreflect on those issues that make ourworld such a difficult place to live in.Too polemic? Too politicallyincorrect? Just the sort of thing myArgentine students like to discuss!"0 521 60561 XAvailable August 2004Claudia Ferradas Moi, Co-director, T.S.EliotBilingual Studies Centre, Buenos Aires6BookCassetteBook with audio CD pack
ThrillerLevel 3Double CrossComedyPhilip ProwseThe Ironing ManColin CampbellA young man appears at the door and seems tobe the answer to Marina’s wishes. She and herhusband Tom have moved from London to aquiet village, and Marina is bored with her life,as it seems she does nothing but housework.One day she wishes for somebody to help withthe ironing, and the ‘ironing man’ appears. Notonly does he help Marina with the housework,but he also helps Tom realise just howimportant Marina is to him.0 521 66621 X0 521 66494 2Ghost StoryHow I Met MyselfDavid A. HillOne icy winter’s evening in Budapest, JohnTaylor is on his way home from the office whena man runs into him and knocks him over. Theman turns to say sorry and John is amazed atwhat he sees: the man is John’s double. Thedouble rushes away but leaves no footprints inthe snow. Over the next year it becomes clearto John that the meeting was no accident andthat his double has a very important messageto give him.0 521 75018 00 521 75019 9HorrorA politician survives an attempted assassinationin Stockholm, and secret agent MonikaLundgren is instructed to find the peopleresponsible. As she races across the world,through Finland, England, South Africa andMozambique, she encounters a strange footballteam, a rock musician and a madman withdreams of world power.0 521 65617 6NEWEye of the StormMandy LoaderA hurricane is tearing across the Atlantic fromthe west coast of Africa towards America. Asthe hurricane passes through the Caribbean, itdestroys everything in its path. In Florida, aman is out in a fishing boat, unaware of theapproaching disaster. His daughter, Ikemi, andher boyfriend must confront the hurricane in adesperate attempt to reach her father beforeit’s too late.0 521 53659 6 American EnglishThe House by the SeaPatricia AspinallCarl begins to worry when his wife Linda doesnot arrive for the weekend at their seasidehouse in the east of England. When he askslocal people whether they have seen her, theyappear helpful, but he soon begins to wonderwhether they are hiding information from himabout his missing wife.0 521 77578 7The Beast0 521 65616 80 521 77577 9NEWCarolyn WalkerTalk in the local pub is of strange deaths ofsheep and rumours of the return of thelegendary Beast of Brynmawr. Susie and Charlieare taking a break from work in London andrenting a cottage in Brynmawr, where eventsgrow stranger and stranger until it becomesclear that it is Susie the beast wants.0 521 75016 40 521 75017 2! Adult contentThe Lahti FileRichard MacAndrewHundreds of dead fish, some unexplained deathsand a birdless town. Three newspaper reportsfrom Finland attract interest from the Britishsecret service. ‘Foreign Executive’ Ian Munro issent to Lahti to investigate. But when his firstcontact is killed in front of him, Munro realisesthat someone knows why he is there andthat they will do anything to protect their secret.0 521 75082 2Murder Mystery0 521 75083 0! Adult contentA Puzzle for LoganRichard MacAndrewRonnie Campbell has escaped from prison andMorag Mackenzie has been found murdered.Seven years ago Morag gave evidence in anEdinburgh court that sent Ronnie to prison formurder. Inspector Logan is not sure this case isas straightforward as it seems. She returns tothe original crime scene in order to find out thetruth.0 521 75020 20 521 75021 0The Ironing Man‘While we were reading it wehoped we might meet such an‘ironing man’. This book is simplygorgeous!’Maria Fucci, teacher, Italywww.cambridge.org/elt/readers7
RomanceLevel 4Just Good FriendsAdventurePenny HancockIt’s Stephany and Max’s first holiday together inItaly and they are staying at the flat ofStephany’s friend, Carlos. Max is a little jealousof Carlos and Carlos’ wife is certainly not happyto see Stephany. It becomes clear that there ismore between Stephany and Carlos than justfriendship and the tension rises between thetwo couples. As Max discovers more aboutStephany’s past, he begins to wonder if hereally knows her at all.0 521 77533 7!Nothing but the TruthGeorge KershawIt is the start of a new school year for teenagerHu at an international school in the excitingcity of Bangkok. She has a problem with one ofthe teachers and does not know what to do.Through an adventure in a national park, actingin a musical, and the help of friends, Hu findsthe courage to tell the truth.0 521 77532 90 521 65623 00 521 65622 2Adult contentTwo LivesGhost StoryHelen NaylorIn a small Welsh village Megan and Huw fall inlove. But then a tragic accident changes Huw’slife and he must move abroad. Fifty years later,Huw and Megan finally meet again. Both theirlives have changed and Megan is about to getmarried. Can Huw convince her that their loveis still strong?0 521 79504 4The Lady in WhiteColin CampbellIs it coincidence or is he losing his mind? Whileresearching a new programme, John, asuccessful television producer, comes across astory about a ghostly hitch-hiker. Soon herealises that the story of the Lady in Whitebears many similarities to part of his own life.Returning to London from a holiday in Ireland,John begins to ask himself some uncomfortablequestions.0 521 79505 2! Adult contentShort Stories0 521 66620 10 521 66495 0NEWTales of the SupernaturalRomanceFrank BrennanSix stories about a world we cannot explain.A film star discovers the dangers of dancingwith a stranger. A man comes face-to-facewith his father’s history. An Irish-Americanfamily cannot escape someone from the past.A woman doesn’t listen to warnings about anold tree. An English writer slowly becomes moreand more Japanese. And a killer watcheshimself die in hospital.Staying TogetherJudith WilsonIkuko goes to England to study English,promising her boyfriend Hiroshi she will returnto Japan to marry him. However, in BirminghamIkuko discovers a whole new world and falls inlove with another overseas student. Ikuko’sjourney across the world not only teaches herabout different ways of life but also becomes avoyage of self discovery.0 521 54276 60 521 79848 50 521 79849 3! Adult contentWhen Summer ComesWhen Summer ComesHelen Naylor‘The book ends with a big questionmark, which is both exciting anddisturbing. If you are the sort ofperson who is keen on romancemixed with suspense, this is thebook for you.’Carol Lesel, EL Gazette8BookCassetteA hot summer and a holiday by the sea:Stephen and Anna Martins are escaping theirstressful lives in London, and taking a holidayin the south-west of England. They make friendswith a local fisherman, but when Stephen iscalled back to London for work, Anna is leftalone for a few days. And then somethinghappens which changes their lives forever.0 521 65611 70 521 65610 9! Adult contentBook with audio CD pack
Murder MysteryThrillerBut Was it Murder?A Matter of ChanceJania BarrellDavid A. HillAlex Forley had everything: good looks, money,a beautiful house in London, an attractivegirlfriend and a close group of friends. But nowhe is dead – an apparent case of suicide.Detective Inspector Rod Eliot isn’t sure Alexkilled himself and he wants the answers to twosimple questions. Was it murder? And if so, whodid it?Paul Morris’s happy life in Italy changeswhen his wife dies suddenly. He develops arelationship with Sandra, a friend at work, buteverything is not as it seems. How can Sandraafford such an expensive car? And why doesshe keep making mysterious phone calls?Soon Paul is involved in international crimeand a thrilling car chase across Europe.0 521 78359 30 521 78360 70 521 77552 30 521 77546 9! Adult contentThe Amsterdam C
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