ESL Readers - Level 5 | Nederland Community Library

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"The Internet is the fastest growing phenomenon in technology the world has ever seen, revolutionising business and the lives of almost every person on the planet -- in less than ten years"--Publishers site.

2) A tale of two cities

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Johnson, A

Series

Penguin readers. Level 5

3) The War of the Worlds; English Second Language

Author

Maule, David

Series

Penguin readers. Level 5

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The War of the Worlds is one of the most frightening science fiction novels ever written. When a spaceship falls from the sky and lands in southern England, few people are worried. But when strange creatures climb out and start killing, nobody is safe.

4) World folktales

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Burke, Kathy

Series

Penguin readers. Level 5

5) The phantom of the opera

Author

Degnan-Veness, Coleen

Series

Penguin readers. Level 5

6) The hound of the Baskervilles

Author

Ronaldson, Alan

Series

ELBKR

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"Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead just outside his home, Baskerville Hall. many of the Baskerville family have died mysteriously. People say that they were killed by a gigantic devil-like creature - the Hound of the Baservilles! Can that be true? And can Sherlock Holmes save the new owner of Baskerville Hall from a terrible death?"--P. [4] of cover.

7) Death on the Nile

Author

Taylor, Nancy

Series

Hercule Poirot mysteries volume 15

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"Linnet Ridgeway is rich, beautiful and clever. She appears to have everything. But Linnet also has enemies. When she is shot dead on a passenger boat in Egypt, it is fortunate that Hercule Poirot is also on the trip. But even for the great Belgian detective, this is not a simple case."--P. [4] of cover.

8) Stories of detection and mystery

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Morris, E. J. H

Series

Penguin readers. Level 5

9) The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Author

Williams, C. Kingsley

Series

Penguin readers. Level 5

10) prisoner of zenda

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11) Tales from Shakespeare

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Williams, C. Kingsley

Series

Penguin readers. Level 5

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"This book includes stories based on seven of Shakespeare's greatest plays. We meet many of Shakespeare's most famous characters - magical Prospero; Puck, the badly-behaved fairy; evil Macbeth; Shylock, the greedy moneylender, and many more..."--P. [4] of cover.

12) jane eyre charlotte brontë retold

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13) Tales of mystery and imagination

Author

John, Roland

Series

Penguin readers. Level 5

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"Edgar Allan Poe, 'the father of the detective story' and a master of horror, is one of the greatest American short story writers. In these stories we meet people struggling with fear, revenge, mental illness and death. Which of them will win - and which will lose - their battles?"--P. [4] of cover.

14) Wuthering Heights

Author

Attwood, E. M

Series

Penguin readers. Level 5

15) Outstanding short stories

Author

Thornley, G. C

Series

Penguin readers. Level 5

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This collection brings together some of the best examples of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century short stories. Some are about ordinary people to whom something unexpected happens. Others are about unusual characters or events. Some of the stories are funny and others are more serious. All of them are highly enjoyable."--Cover

16) Round the world in eighty days

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Palmer, H. E

Series

Penguin readers. Level 5

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"Phileas Fogg is living quietly in London. Then he makes a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days. The result is a crazy, exciting race against time across Europe, Asia and America. There are many dangers along the way--and a detective who wants to arrest him!"--P. [4] of cover.

17) 2001: a space odyssey

Author

Maule, David

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"An object is found on the Moon. Who made it? Men travel into space to find out -- a billion kilometers to the rings of Saturn. Something is waiting for them ..."

18) Pride and prejudice

Author

Austen, Jane

Series

CEBCO classics for enjoyment

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Book, CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Large Print, Playaway

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When Elizabeth Bennet meets Fitzwilliam Darcy for the first time at a ball, she writes him off as an arrogant and obnoxious man. He not only acts like an insufferable snob, but she also overhears him rejecting the very idea of asking her for a dance! As life pits them against each other again and again, Darcy begins to fall for Elizabeth's wit and intelligence and Elizabeth begins to question her feelings about Darcy. But when Darcy saves her youngest...

19) Jane Eyre

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Following the death of her uncle, the orphan Jane Eyre is sent to the Lowood School, where she grows into a confident and well-educated young woman. When Jane leaves to become a governess at Thornfield Hall, she falls in love with Mr. Rochester, her pupil's guardian. But a series of eerie and terrifying events threatens to destroy her happy future. Featuring gripping plot twists and surprises, Jane Eyre offers rich insight into the life of a woman...