READERS I1 PENGUIN (level 4)

PLPR4:1984 Classic / British English (Available February 2008) Winston Smith lives in a society where the government controls people’s lives every second of the day. Alone in his small, one-room apartment, Winston dreams of a better life. Is freedom from this life of suffering possible? There must be something that the Party cannot control – something like love, perhaps?

PLPR4:Breathing Method, The Contemporary / British English (Available April 2008) There is a club in New York where men tell each other stories. Some of these are mysterious, some are horrible. One night a doctor tells the story of a young woman who gives birth to her baby. A normal enough event? Not this one.

PLPR4:Canterville Ghost and Other Stories, The Classic / British English (Available February 2008) The famous Canterville Ghost haunts an old house, but the ghost becomes unhappy when the new owners play tricks on him! In the other stories, we meet Lord Arthur Savile, who has to murder someone before he can get married, and we discover the secret life of beautiful Lady Alroy.

PLPR4:Client, The Contemporary / British English (Available April 2008) Mark Sway is eleven and he knows a terrible secret. He knows where a body is hidden. Some secrets are so dangerous that it’s better not to tell. But it’s just as dangerous if you don’t. So Mark needs help fast... because there isn’t much time.

PLPR4:Detective Work Original / British English (Available April 2008) A diamond necklace is stolen from a museum. Everyone who works at the museum could be guilty. But who really took the necklace, and why? The police suspect Paul, a young student. So Paul must find the real thief.

PLPR4:Doll's House and Other Stories, The Classic/ British English (Available May 2008) Katherine Mansfield is one of the most famous short story writers in the English language. These four stories take place about a hundred years ago in England and New Zealand. They are sometimes funny, sometimes sad and often cruel.

PLPR4:Evening Class Contemporary / British English (Available June 2008) Thirty people join an Italian evening class. All have their own reasons. Connie needs to escape from an unhappy home life; Lou has criminal intentions. Aidan and Signora have organised the classes. All their lives are changed forever.

PLPR4:Falling Leaves Contemporary / British English (Available April 2008) This book is the life story and family history of Adeline Yen Mah. Adeline was born in China at a time of great change and trouble. At the same time, she suffered terrible unkindness from the members of her own family. Falling Leaves is a story of pain and fear, but also of hope as Adeline fights for her independence.

PLPR4:Far From the Madding Crowd Classic / British English (Available April 2008) Gabriel Oak is an honest, hard-working young farmer, who falls in love with the beautiful and independent Bathsheba Everdene. After a tragic accident, Gabriel loses his farm. Bathsheba, on the other hand, becomes rich. Is there any hope for Gabriel?

PLPR4:Go-Between, The Classic / British English (Available February 2008) It is the summer of 1900 and Leo is staying with his friend Marcus. Leo likes Marcus’s beautiful older sister very much. To make her happy, he becomes a secret messenger for her and a local farmer. But then he realises what their messages are about, and his whole life begins to change.

PLPR4:House of Stairs, The Contemporary / British English (Available April 2008) Twenty years ago a group of people lived in a house in London. One of them was murdered, but who was it? We slowly find out the truth, as the past, the present and the future join together in a frightening story.

PLPR4:Inventions that Changed the World Original / American English (Available April 2008) Inventors are special people. They see everyday objects and imagine something better. They solve old problems with new ideas. Their inventions can help people or destroy them, but only the greatest ideas will change the world. This book will tell you about many of the most interesting and important inventions, from 2,500 years ago to the present day.

PLPR4:Locked Room and Other Horror Stories, The Classic / British English (Available April 2008) A tree full of enormous spiders, a living thing with no face, a picture that comes alive, and a boy with no heart. These are some of the frightening things in these stories by M. R. James, one of the greatest horror writers of all time.

PLPR4:Lorna Doone Classic / British English (Available February 2008) In 1673 young John Ridd meets a little girl called Lorna Doone. Seven years later they meet again, and fall in love. But the Doones are a family of robbers and murderers. One of them, Carver, killed John’s father and now wants to marry Lorna. Can John save Lorna from her worst fears?

PLPR4:Love Actually Contemporary / British English (Available April 2008) In London, Christmas is coming and the people in this story have love on their minds. Some have found love; some have lost it. Some accept their loneliness; others live in hope. Even the new British prime minister’s thoughts are not always on his job – because love, actually, is all around us.

PLPR4:Strangers on a Train Contemporary / American English (Available April 2008) Guy Haines is travelling through Texas on a train when a stranger invites him to share a meal. But the stranger has a terrible plan. ‘You murder my father, and I’ll murder your wife,’ he suggests. So begins Guy’s journey into a world of madness, lies and death.

PLPR4:Picture of Dorian Gray, The Classic / British English (Available April 2008) An artist paints a picture of the young and handsome Dorian Gray. When he sees it, Dorian makes a wish that changes his life. As he grows older, his face stays young and handsome. But the picture changes. Why can’t Dorian show it to anybody? What is its terrible secret?

PLPR4:Tears of the Giraffe NEW Contemporary / British English (Available May 2008) The second exciting story from The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series. Precious Ramotswe is now known as Botswana’s first and only lady detective and has many cases. She’s looking for a young American who disappeared ten years ago. Will she finally marry Mr JLB Matekoni?

PLPR4:Three Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Classic / British English (Available February 2008) Sherlock Holmes is a great detective. There are few cases that he cannot solve. In these three stories we meet a young woman who is terrified of a mysterious ‘speckled band’, a family who think that five orange pips are a sign of death, and a banker who believes that his son is a thief. But are things really as they seem?

OXFORD Dominoes (stage 3; no hay más niveles dentro de esta colección; quizás un poco bajo, pero como primer libro está bien).

My Family and Other Animals Gerald Durrell Text adaptation by Bill Bowler Description The weather in England that summer had been so awful that Gerald's mother sold the family house and took her children to live on the Mediterranean island of Corfu. Between lessons, the ten-year-old Gerald was free to walk round the sunny island and discover the wonderful people and animals living there. This is the story of Gerald's adventures with the fascinating animals of Corfu, and, of course, with his surprising family and their friends.

The Moonstone Wilkie Collins Description The Moonstone is a beautiful yellow diamond that was stolen from the statue of a Moon god in India. When Franklin Blake brings it to Rachel Verinder's house in Yorkshire for her birthday, it brings bad luck with it. How many people will the Moonstone hurt? How many must die before the diamond's revenge is complete?

The Last of the Mohicans James Fenimore Cooper Text adaptation by Bill Bowler Description The year is 1757. The English and the French are at war in North America. Two sisters – Cora and Alice – want to visit their father, General Munro. They begin their dangerous journey with the handsome English officer, Duncan Heyward and the Indian guide, Magua. On the way they meet friends and enemies, and many adventures. Some people will be heroes and some people will die. And what will happen to their friend Uncas, the last of the Mohican Indians?

Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four (NEW) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Description Since her father disappeared, she has received a large pearl through the post on the same day, every year, for six years. Who is sending them? And what about her father's paper with the words 'The Sign of Four' written on it? Sherlock Holmes alone can solve these mysteries.

The Secret Agent Joseph Conrad Text adaptation by Lesley Thompson Description Adolf Verloc is a double agent, working for both the British police and a foreign country. He pretends to live a normal life, with his wife, Winnie, and has a shop in London, which, at night, becomes a meeting place for anarchists. One day Verloc is told to plant a bomb – but the plan goes terribly wrong… Does Verloc really love Winnie, or is she just part of his cover? Can Winnie ever forgive him? Who is Verloc really working for?

OXFORD Bookworms (stage 3 –for students with difficulties- or stage 4) If you want, you can start with one book of stage 3 and then do one of stage 4 STAGE 3

As the Inspector Said and Other Stories Retold by John Escott STAGE 3 - Crime & Mystery Description The murder plan seems so neat, so clever. How can it possibly fail? And when Sonia's stupid, boring little husband is dead, she will be free to marry her handsome lover. But perhaps the boring little husband is not so stupid after all… Murder plans that go wrong, a burglar who makes a bad mistake, a famous jewel thief who meets a very unusual detective . . . These five stories from the golden age of crime writing are full of mystery and surprises.

Chemical Secret Tim Vicary STAGE 3 - Thriller & Adventure Description The job was too good. There had to be a problem - and there was. John Duncan was an honest man, but he needed money. He had children to look after. He was ready to do anything, and his bosses knew it. They gave him the job because he couldn't say no; he couldn't afford to be honest. And the job was like a poison inside him. It changed him and blinded him, so that he couldn't see the real poison - until it was too late.

Frankenstein Mary Shelley STAGE 3 - Fantasy & Horror Description Victor Frankenstein thinks he has found the secret of life. He takes parts from dead people and builds a new 'man'. But this monster is so big and frightening that everyone runs away from him - even Frankenstein himself! The monster is like an enormous baby who needs love. But nobody gives him love, and soon he learns to hate. And, because he is so strong, the next thing he learns is how to kill . . .

Goldfish Raymond Chandler Retold by Christine Lindop STAGE 3 - Crime & Mystery Description The Leander pearls were stolen nineteen years ago. The thief was caught, but the pearls were never found, and there is still a $25,000 reward for anyone who finds them. Then somebody comes to private detective Carmady with a story about a guy who knows where the pearls are hidden. Carmady agrees to talk to the guy who says he knows. But he finds him dead in his bed, with burned feet, and it seems there are quite a lot of people in Los Angeles who have heard the story, and who are out looking for the Leander pearls . . .

Go, Lovely Rose and Other Stories H.E. Bates Retold by Roasemary Border STAGE 3 - Human Interest Description A warm summer night. The moon shines down on the quiet houses and gardens. Everyone is asleep. Everyone except the man in pyjamas and slippers, standing on the wet grass at the end of his garden, watching and waiting . . . In these three short stories, H. E. Bates presents ordinary people like you and me. But as we get to know them better, we see that their feelings are not at all ordinary. In fact, what happens to them - and in them - is passionate, and even extraordinary. Could this happen to you and me?

A Pair of Ghostly Hands and Other Stories Retold by Diane Mowat STAGE 3 - Fantasy & Horror Description If you wake up in the night and hear a tap running somewhere in the house, what do you do? You get up, of course, and go and turn the tap off. A little later you hear the tap running again. You are alone in the house, and you know you turned the tap off. What do you do then? The ghosts in these stories all have unfinished business with the living world. They come back from the grave to continue their work, to keep a promise, to look for something they have lost. Sometimes they want to help people, sometimes they want to punish them - or kill them.

The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett STAGE 3 - Human Interest Description Little Mary Lennox is a bad-tempered, disagreeable child. When her parents die in India, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle in a big, lonely, old house. There is nothing to do all day except walk in the gardens - and watch the robin flying over the high walls of the secret garden . . . which has been locked for ten years. And no one has the key.

Tales of Mystery and Imagination Edgar Allan Poe STAGE 3 - Fantasy & Horror Description The human mind is a dark, bottomless pit, and sometimes it works in strange and frightening ways. That sound in the night . . . is it a door banging in the wind, or a murdered man knocking inside his coffin? The face in the mirror . . . is it yours, or the face of someone standing behind you, who is never there when you turn round? These famous short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, that master of horror, explore the dark world of the imagination, where the dead live and speak, where fear lies in every shadow of the mind . . . Key features

Word count 11,960 CD: American English Bestseller

OXFORD BOOKWORMS STAGE 4

The Thirty-Nine Steps John Buchan STAGE 4 - Thriller & Adventure Description 'I turned on the light, but there was nobody there. Then I saw something in the corner that made my blood turn cold. Scudder was lying on his back. There was a long knife through his heart, pinning him to the floor.' Soon Richard Hannay is running for his life across the hills of Scotland. The police are chasing him for a murder he did not do, and another, more dangerous enemy is chasing him as well - the mysterious 'Black Stone'. Who are these people? And why do they want Hannay dead?

The Unquiet Grave Short Stories M.R. James Retold by Peter Hawkins STAGE 4 - Fantasy & Horror Description If you find a locked room in a lonely inn, don't try to open it, even on a bright sunny day. If you find a strange whistle hidden among the stones of an old church, don't blow it. If a mysterious man gives you a piece of paper with strange writing on it, give it back to him at once. And if you call a dead man from his grave, don't expect to sleep peacefully ever again. Read these five ghost stories by daylight, and make sure your door is locked.

The Big Sleep Raymond Chandler Retold by Rosalie Kerr STAGE 4 - Crime & Mystery Description General Sternwood has four million dollars, and two young daughters, both pretty and both wild. He's an old, sick man, close to death, but he doesn't like being blackmailed. So he asks private detective Philip Marlowe to get the blackmailer off his back. Marlowe knows the dark side of life in Los Angeles well, and nothing much surprises him. But the Sternwood girls are a lot wilder than their old father realizes. They like men, drink, drugs - and it's not just a question of blackmail.

The Songs of Distant Earth and Other Stories Arthur C. Clarke Retold by Jennifer Bassett STAGE 4 - Fantasy & Horror Description 'High above them, Lora and Clyde heard a sound their world had not heard for centuries - the thin scream of a starship coming in from outer space, leaving a long white tail like smoke across the clear blue sky. They looked at each other in wonder. After three hundred years of silence, Earth had reached out once more to touch Thalassa . . .' And with the starship comes knowledge, and love, and pain. In these five science-fiction stories Arthur C. Clarke takes us travelling through the universe into the unknown, but always possible future.

A Dubious Legacy Mary Wesley Retold by Rosalie Kerr STAGE 4 - Human Interest Description In 1944 Henry Tillotson brings his new wife, Margaret, home to his farmhouse in the English countryside. Margaret is a strange, unpleasant woman, determined, it seems, to make Henry's life miserable. 'Poor Henry!' say his friends, as they visit at weekends and holidays. 'What an awful life he has!' But Henry is not at all the sad and disappointed man we might expect him to be. He manages to enjoy life, and indeed, has quite a lot of fun, one way and another . . . Mary Wesley's story takes a sharp but light-hearted look at love, sex, and marriage - and the things people will do to get what they want.

CAMBRIDGE Level 4 (un poco bajo, bien para empezar, pero luego se puede poner otro de “level 5”)

THE UNIVERSITY MURDERS 3 Audio CDs, 1 Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521686419 | ISBN-10: 0521686415) Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. Billy Marr, a local misfit, claims he has murdered someone in an Edinburgh park. Inspector Logan and Sergeant Grant don't believe him - Billy has lied many times in the past about crimes he hasn't committed. But then a young woman is found dead in the park. Soon there is another body. Perhaps Billy is not so innocent after all.

Staying Together Level 4 Intermediate Book with Audio CDs (3) Pack

Judith Wilson 3 Audio CDs, 1 Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521686556 | ISBN-10: 0521686555) Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. Ikuko goes to England to study English, promising her boyfriend Hiroshi she will return to Japan to marry him. However, in Birmingham Ikuko discovers a whole new world and falls in love with another overseas student. Ikuko's journey across the world not only teaches her about different ways of life but also becomes a voyage of self-discovery.

Matter of Chance Level 4 Intermediate Book with Audio CDs (2) Pack

David A. Hill 2 Audio CDs, 1 Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521686211 | ISBN-10: 0521686210) Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. Paul Morris's happy life in Italy changes when his wife dies suddenly. He develops a relationship with Sandra, a friend at work, but everything is not as it seems. How can Sandra afford such an expensive car? And why does she keep making mysterious phone calls? Soon Paul is involved in international crime and a thrilling car chase across Europe.

But Was it Murder? Level 4 Intermediate Book with Audio CDs (2) Pack

Jania Barrell 2 Audio CDs, 1 Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521686594 | ISBN-10: 0521686598) Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. Alex Forley had everything: good looks, money, a beautiful house in London, an attractive girlfriend and a close group of friends. But now he is dead - an apparent case of suicide. Detective Inspector Rod Eliot isn't sure Alex killed himself and he wants the answers to two simple questions.Was it murder? And if so, who did it?

High Life, Low Life Level 4 Intermediate Book with Audio CDs (2) Pack

Alan Battersby 2 Audio CDs, 1 Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521686082 | ISBN-10: 0521686083) Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. A story of jealousy, estrangement and murder. Private investigator Nathan Marley is hired by a homeless woman to find her missing son. At the same time Marley embarks on a strange relationship with a rich eccentric widow. The poorest and richest of New York are brought together in this thriller from the American detective series.

The Amsterdam Connection Level 4 Intermediate Book with Audio CDs (2) Pack

Sue Leather 2 Audio CDs, 1 Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521686327 | ISBN-10: 0521686326) Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. Journalist Kate Jensen is shocked when her friend Max is found murdered in Amsterdam. She goes there to search for her friend's killer and starts asking questions at the football club he owned. It soon becomes clear that someone doesn't want her to get any answers and Kate discovers that football can be a very dangerous game indeed.

The Fruitcake Special and Other Stories Level 4 Intermediate Book with Audio CDs (2) Pack

Frank Brennan 2 Audio CDs, 1 Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521686112 | ISBN-10: 0521686113) Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. Five entertaining stories about the power of discovery set in countries across the globe. A perfume made from some very unusual ingredients becomes more effective than expected. A remarkable change in a woman's life leaves her family to make a decision. The secret and danger of high intelligence are revealed to a university student. A teacher discovers a way of making time stand still. And a book tells a young manager more than he wants to know.

The Lady in White Level 4 Intermediate Book with Audio CDs (2) Pack

Colin Campbell 2 Audio CDs, 1 Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521686150 | ISBN-10: 0521686156) Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. Is it coincidence or is he losing his mind? While researching a new programme, John, a successful television producer, comes across a story about a ghostly hitch-hiker. Soon he realizes that the story of the Lady in White bears many similarities to part of his own life. Returning to London from a holiday in Ireland, John begins to ask himself some uncomfortable questions.

When Summer Comes Level 4 Intermediate Book with Audio CDs (2) Pack View full components listing for Cambridge English Readers

Helen Naylor 2 Audio CDs, 1 Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521686495 | ISBN-10: 0521686490) Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. A hot summer and a holiday by the sea: Stephen and Anna Martins are escaping their stressful lives in London, and taking a holiday in the south-west of England. They make friends with a local fisherman, but when Stephen is called back to London for work, Anna is left alone for a few days. And then something happens which changes their lives for ever.

Todos los libros de Cambridge tienen worksheets y lesson plans (con key para profesores) en la web: http://www.cambridge.org/elt/readers/worksheets_lesson_plans.asp

CAMBRIDGE Level 5

A Tangled Web Level 5 Upper Intermediate Book with Audio CDs (3) Pack Alan Maley 3 Audio CDs, 1 Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521686433 | ISBN-10: 0521686431) Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. Dan Combes is a former MI6 agent living peacefully in France. After being attacked by a former colleague, he realizes his relationship with the British Secret Service has not yet finished. He believes the attack is linked to his roles in Berlin and Central America. But that was years ago so why do they want him dead now? Dan returns to England and confronts his difficult past - a web of lies and deceit that he knows must end.

All I Want Level 5 Upper Intermediate Book with Audio CDs (3) Pack Margaret Johnson 3 Audio CDs, 1 Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521686266 | ISBN-10: 0521686261) Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. Alex is a 30-year-old art gallery assistant and hopelessly in love with her boss, Brad. Then, an incident at the gallery means they have to spend a few days at Brad's country house. This is Alex's opportunity to impress but nothing seems to go the way she planned. A surprise guest and a Christmas party help Alex to discover what she really, really wants.

Death in the Dojo Level 5 Upper Intermediate Book with Audio CDs (2) Pack Sue Leather 2 Audio CDs, 1 Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521686334 | ISBN-10: 0521686334) Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. Reporter Kate Jensen investigates the death of a karate master in a 'dojo', a karate training room in London. Another death quickly follows and Kate finds herself drawn into the mystery. The trail takes her to Japan, back to London, and back in time to a crime committed over thirty years earlier.

Dolphin Music Level 5 Upper Intermediate Book with Audio CDs (3) Pack Antoinette Moses 3 Audio CDs, 1 Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521686464 | ISBN-10: 0521686466) Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. It is 2051. CONTROL, the government of Europe, keeps everyone happy in a virtual reality where music made by dolphins gives exquisite pleasure. When Saul Grant, a writer, discovers the truth about the music, the illusion is shattered. He soon sets out to free the dolphins but CONTROL is aware of his actions and will stop him at any cost.

East 43rd Street Level 5 Upper Intermediate Book with Audio CDs (3) Pack Alan Battersby 2 Audio CDs, 1 Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521686075 | ISBN-10: 0521686075) Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. It's Christmas in New York and private investigator Nathan Marley is hired by a rich attractive woman to reclaim a briefcase of jewellery from a locker at Grand Central station. Marley is right not to trust the woman and soon finds himself involved in a case of criminal activity involving fraud, computer hacking and kidnap.

Emergency Murder Level 5 Upper Intermediate Book with Audio CDs (3) Pack Janet McGiffin 3 Audio CDs, 1 Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521686440 | ISBN-10: 052168644X) Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. When the wife of a prominent surgeon dies suddenly in the hospital emergency room of Mercy Hospital in Milwaukee, USA, Dr Maxine Cassidy suspects murder. Maxine is determined to find the killer and starts an investigation of her own. However, when someone tries to kill her, she begins to wonder which of her medical colleagues she can trust.

In the Shadow of the Mountain Level 5 Upper Intermediate Book with Audio CDs (2) Pack Helen Naylor 2 Audio CDs, 1 Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521686501 | ISBN-10: 0521686504) Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. A tragic love story is uncovered as journalist Clare Crowe goes to Switzerland to bring home a relative's body. Clare's grandfather has been found frozen in a glacier, 74 years after a climbing accident. Clare knows this could make an interesting story for her newspaper, but as she investigates her grandfather's last climb, she learns that the accident wasn't as simple as she had first thought.

The Sugar Glider Level 5 Upper Intermediate Book with Audio CDs (3) Pack Rod Nielsen 3 Audio CDs, 1 Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521686518 | ISBN-10: 0521686512) Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. Pilot Don Radcliffe returns to Australia hoping to rescue a failed marriage and to spend more time with his daughter, Judy. But a routine cargo flight in an old DC4 airplane turns into tragedy when the plane crashes in the Australian Outback killing the co-pilot. Don and Judy's chances of survival seem slim as they struggle against sabotage, unscrupulous businessmen and the inhospitable landscape.

Windows of the Mind Level 5 Upper Intermediate Book with Audio CDs (3) Pack Frank Brennan 3 Audio CDs, 1 Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521686129 | ISBN-10: 0521686121) Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. Five stories about the senses: Arlo hates noise and has a plan to bring the world silence. Gopal uses smell to protect the memory of his sister. Journalist Kathy uses her blindness to get a clear picture of human characters. Daniel has a tongue that earns him a living but could also be his downfall. And Jamie learns to balance the benefits of t'ai chi in his search for health and happiness.