PENGUIN READERS LEVEL 5

Level 5 Reader, is B1 in the CEFR framework. 

The text is made up of sentences with up to four clauses, introducing present perfect continuous, past perfect, reported speech and second conditional. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear regularly.

 

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Penguin Readers Level 5: Boys Don't Cry (ELT Graded Reader)

In this story, seventeen-year-old Dante is waiting for his exam results. If they are good, he'll go to university. But Dante's plans have to change when he hears that he is the father of a baby girl. With the help of his father and brother, Dante must learn how to be a single father.

 

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Penguin Readers Level 5: Brooklyn (ELT Graded Reader)

When Eilis gets a job in Brooklyn, New York, she leaves her family in Ireland to travel to a new country. It is an exciting adventure, with lots of new people and things to learn, but Eilis misses Ireland. When she meets someone special, Eilis must choose between her past and her future.

 

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Penguin Readers Level 5: David Copperfield (ELT Graded Reader)

David Copperfield lives happily with his mother and his nurse, Peggotty. Then his mother marries Mr Murdstone, and he and his sister come to live with them. Suddenly everything changes . .

 

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Penguin Readers Level 5: Doctor Who: Borrowed Time (ELT Graded Reader)

Andrew Brown works at a big international bank. He makes lots of money every day, but he never has enough time. Now, he might have found a way to borrow some. But, instead of making his life easier, more time might just give him more problems. Maybe the time-travelling Doctor can help!

 

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Penguin Readers Level 5: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (ELT Graded Reader)

Oskar Shell is a clever nine-year-old boy. When his father is killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11th 2001, Oskar wants to learn the secret about a key that he discovers in his father's closet. His search takes him on a journey through New York and into the lives of strangers and relatives. But will it bring him any closer to his lost father?

 

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Penguin Readers Level 5: Far from the Madding Crowd (ELT Graded Reader)

Bathsheba Everdene is young and beautiful. She has her own farm and she likes to do things her way. Three men are in love with her - a poor shepherd, a rich farmer and a soldier. Which man will she choose, and will he be the right one for her?

 

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Penguin Readers Level 5: Frankenstein (ELT Graded Reader)

Victor Frankenstein wants to make his own creature from stolen body parts. But when the creature is finished, Frankenstein is shocked by his creation and runs away. Lonely and angry, the creature plans to kill his maker and all the people that Frankenstein loves.

 

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Penguin Readers Level 5: Freddie Mercury (ELT Graded Reader)

This book tells the story of Freddie Mercury, one of the greatest rock stars of all time. Learn about his early years as a shy young boy from Zanzibar. Discover how he became the lead singer of one of the most famous rock bands in history, Queen.

 

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Penguin Readers Level 5: How to Give Up Plastic (ELT Graded Reader)

Around 12.7 million tonnes of plastic are entering the ocean every year. By 2050 there could be more plastic in the ocean than fish by weight. But YOU can make a difference. This book will help you to use less plastic in your homes and communities.

 

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Penguin Readers Level 5: Sense and Sensibility (ELT Graded Reader)

Elinor and Marianne Dashwood are sisters. After the death of their father and losing their home and money, they have to move to a small cottage across the country. There, both their lives completely change.

 

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Penguin Readers Level 5: Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda (ELT Graded Reader)

Simon is a young gay boy who is at High School in America. He meets Blue on the school's Tumblr, and they begin talking to each other. Simon knows that he is falling in love, but then another boy sees the emails and Simon has to come out.

 

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Penguin Readers Level 5: The Night Manager (ELT Graded Reader)

Jonathan Pine is the Night Manager of a hotel in Egypt. When he is shown some secret information, he passes it to a man in the British government. But things go wrong and the woman he loves dies. Pine is very angry and agrees to work with others to catch Richard Roper - the "worst man in the world".

 

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Penguin Readers Level 5: The One Memory of Flora Banks (ELT Graded Reader)

Seventeen-year-old Flora Banks has an illness and can't remember anything for very long. She writes notes to herself to help her remember things. But one day, Flora kisses a boy and she remembers it. Flora must find the boy who kissed her and learn why she still has that one memory.

 

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Penguin Readers Level 5: The Pursuit of Love (ELT Graded Reader)

The Pursuit of Love is about the love adventures of Fanny Logan's cousin, Linda Radlett, who is beautiful, brave and fun. Linda finally finds love and seems happy, but this is the 1930s and her country will soon go to war with Germany. What will happen to Linda then?

 

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Penguin Readers Level 5: The Three Musketeers (ELT Graded Reader)

When the young d'Artagnan leaves his home in Gascony with the hope of becoming one of the king's musketeers, it is the start of a wonderful adventure. D'Artagnan soon meets the three musketeers, Athos, Porthos and Aramis. Together they cry, "All for one and one for all!"

 

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Penguin Readers Level 5: The Wings of the Dove (ELT Graded Reader)

Kate and Densher are in love and want to get married. Densher is a poor journalist, and Kate's aunt tells her that she must marry someone rich. But Kate has a plan. She decides to deceive Milly, a sweet young heiress who is very ill. She wants Milly to marry Densher so he can get her money after she dies. Will Kate's plan succeed?

 

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Penguin Readers Level 5: Unlocking the Universe (ELT Graded Reader)

Unlocking the Universe takes us on a journey through space and time. It starts 13.8 billion years ago with the Big Bang, which led to the stars, the planets and our Solar System. Then it explores our Solar System and other solar systems - the ones we know, and others we have yet to find.

 

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Penguin Readers Level 5: Work Remotely (ELT Graded Reader)

Has the office gone for ever? This book looks at the positive and negative sides of working remotely for employees, managers and companies. It explores the different ways that everybody can make remote working more successful, and how it can affect productivity and work-life balance.

 

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Penguin Readers Level 5: Wuthering Heights (ELT Graded Reader)

It is winter in Yorkshire, England. A man rides through the snow to visit a house called Wuthering Heights. While there, the man learns about Catherine, who lived in the house years before. Catherine's story of love and sadness still affects the lives of those in the present.