During the Great Depression in the United States, and after the loss of their farm in Oklahoma, the Joad family is faced with a journey of more than one thousand miles to California in search of a better life. Can hope defeat poverty, illness, hunger, and even death as they follow their dream?
The War of the WorldsPenguin Readers Level 5 (2300 words) A metal object falls from the sky over the south of England, and strange creatures come out. But they are not human - they are fighting machines from Mars. When another object falls, and then another, people start to worry. Are the Martians trying to take over the Earth? The teacher's factsheets and answers are added to the end of the file.
One day Janet gets a letter from her old boyfriend Donald McKimmon. He invites her to visit him in Scotland. But when she gets there strange things start to happen
Forever Young - Teen ReadersTEEN READERS is a series of exciting books written specifically for young learners of English (10-17 years old), with illustrations, footnotes and questions. (vocabulary of approximately 1400-1800 words.)
Decodable Readers are phonetically controlled stories where the vocabulary is restricted to spelling patterns that the beginning reader can decode. They provide focused practice and opportunities to reread for fluency.
