【企鹅分级读物】Level 5

LEVEL 5 UPPER INTERMEDIATE (2300 HEADWORDS) www.penguinreaders.com B2 42 43LEVEL 5 CONTINUED > 2001: A Space Odyssey Arthur C. Clarke Contemporary / British English 2001: A Space Odyssey – a great film and a famous novel. An object is found on the Moon. Who made it? Men travel into space to find out – a billion kilometres to the rings of Saturn. Something is waiting for them… Book 978 1 4058 8236 1 / 104 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7981 1 AUDIO PACK NOT AVAILABLE IN USA, CANADA AND PHILIPPINES The Citadel A.J.Cronin Contemporary / British English When Andrew Manson starts work as a doctor he discovers some unpleasant facts about the medical profession. He struggles against a system that seems to value money more than curing illness. But the system is extremely powerful. Will he win his battle? Book 978 1 4058 8240 8 / 144 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7985 9 NOT AVAILABLE IN USA Death on the Nile Agatha Christie Contemporary / British English 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. Book 978 1 4058 6779 5 / 104 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8551 5 Dr Zhivago Boris Pasternak Contemporary / British English The Russian Revolution – four young people, Yury, Tonya, Lara and Pasha, f ind love and lose it in this extraordinary time. Their heart-breaking stories make Dr Zhivago one of the greatest romantic books, and films, of the century. Book 978 1 4058 8242 2 / 88 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7987 3 NOT AVAILABLE IN USA AND PHILIPPINES The Firm John Grisham Contemporary / British English Mitch McDeere is young, intelligent and ambitious. When he gets a job with the law firm of Bendini, Lambert & Locke it seems to be the path to money and power. But soon Mitch finds that the firm is listening to all his phone calls, and the FBI want to speak to him. Money and power has a price – and it could be Mitch’s life. Book 978 1 4058 8243 9 / 96 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7988 0 NOT AVAILABLE IN USA Four Weddings and a Funeral Richard Curtis Contemporary / British English Four Weddings and a Funeral – one of the most successful f ilms from Britain. It’s a Saturday morning, and Charles is still asleep. He should be on his way to Angus and Laura’s wedding! Charles is always late, and he is worried that he will never find the right woman to marry. Then he meets Carrie… Book 978 1 4058 8244 6 / 88 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7989 7 NOT AVAILABLE IN USA The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck Classic / American English 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? Book 978 1 4058 6251 6 / 104 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7990 3 NOT AVAILABLE IN USA AND CANADA The Great Gatsby F.Scott Fitzgerald Classic / British English During one hot summer on Long Island, Jay Gatsby throws an amazing party every weekend. He is an extremely wealthy man, although no one knows where he or his money have come from. But Gatsby has a purpose: he is following a dream of love. Will his dream come true? Book 978 1 4058 6517 3 / 104 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7991 0 ONLY AVAILABLE IN UK, CANADA AND AUSTRALIA British and American Short Stories D.H.Lawrence and Others Contemporary / British English These stories paint colourful pictures of life in Britain and America in the past. We meet some unusual people. There’s the dreamy boy who wakes up one day to find a bird making a nest in his hair! And there’s the man who tries to catch a ghost. Book 978 1 4058 8239 2 / 88 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7984 2 The Body Stephen King Contemporary / British English Gordie Lanchance and his three friends are always ready for adventure. When they hear about a dead body in the forest they go to look for it. Then they discover how cruel the world can be. Book 978 1 4058 8237 8 / 88 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7982 8 NOT AVAILABLE IN UK, COMMONWEALTH, USA AND CANADA The Brethren John Grisham Contemporary / American English Three former judges are in prison. They call themselves the Brethren and organize a pen-pal scam. The money is pouring in. But then the Brethren contact the wrong pen-pal — a powerful man with dangerous friends. Book 978 1 4058 8238 5 / 104 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7983 5 NOT AVAILABLE IN USA Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad Classic / British English Resting one night on a boat on the River Thames, Charlie Marlow tells his friends about his experiences as a steamboat captain on the River Congo. There, in the heart of Africa, his search for the extraordinary Mr Kurtz caused him to question his own nature and values – and the nature and values of his society. Book 978 1 4058 8245 3 / 104 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7992 7 L E V E L 544 LEVEL 5 45LEVEL 5 CONTINUED > The Partner John Grisham Contemporary / American English Patrick Lanigan, a lawyer, dies in a car crash. Later, the partners in his law firm discover that Patrick is not really dead. He is living in Brazil, and he has 90 million dollars of his partners’ money… Book 978 1 4058 8247 7 / 104 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8001 5 NOT AVAILABLE IN USA The Pelican Brief John Grisham Contemporary / British English In Washington, two Supreme Court judges are murdered and only the young and beautiful law student Darby Shaw knows why. She has uncovered a deadly secret but will anyone believe her? Can she stay alive long enough to persuade them she is right? Book 978 1 4058 8248 4 / 88 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8002 2 NOT AVAILABLE IN USA On the Road Jack Kerouac Contemporary / American English One of the most famous American books of the century. Love, jazz, and excitement! These are all part of Sal Paradise’s adventures “on the road” with wild friend Dean Moriarty, and their crazy companions, as they travel across the USA. Book 978 1 4058 8246 0 / 88 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7999 6 NOT AVAILABLE IN USA AND CANADA AND PHILIPPINES The Invisible Man H.G.Wells Classic / British English A stranger arrives in a small village wearing a long coat and gloves. His head is covered in bandages and dark glasses hide his eyes. The villagers are curious. Who is he? When they discover the stranger’s terrible secret, they realize that they are in great danger. Book 978 1 4058 6250 9 / 96 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7994 1 Outstanding Short Stories Edgar Allan Poe and Others Classic / British English 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. Book 978 1 4058 6519 7 / 120 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8000 8 Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë Classic / British English Jane Eyre, a poor orphan, grows up in misery until she becomes the governess in the house of wealthy Mr Rochester and falls in love. But mysterious events take place in the house at night, and Mr Rochester appears to be hiding a terrible secret. Can Jane even hope for happiness? Book 978 1 4058 6516 6 / 176 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7996 5 The Mayor of Casterbridge Thomas Hardy Classic / British English Michael Henchard is a wealthy and respected man, but he has a terrible secret. Twenty years ago, when he was unemployed and penniless, he sold his wife to a sailor. Now she is looking for him again. Why? And what will happen when she finds him? Book 978 1 4058 6249 3 / 104 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7997 2 Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen Classic / British English Jane and Elizabeth Bennet are the oldest of five sisters in need of husbands, but it isn’t easy to find the right man. Are Mr Bingley, Mr Darcy and Mr Wickham all that they seem? Will pride and prejudice ever be defeated in the search for true love? Book 978 1 4058 6246 2 / 152 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8004 6 Jamaica Inn Daphne du Maurier Classic / British English When her mother dies, Mary Yellan goes to live with her aunt and uncle at Jamaica Inn. Strange things happen there at night, and Mary slowly discovers that she and her aunt are in terrible danger. Can she save herself and her aunt before it is too late? Book 978 1 4058 6257 8 / 136 pages MP3 Audio 978 1 4082 4199 8 Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7995 8 NOT AVAILABLE IN USA, CANADA AND PHILIPPINES More Tales from Shakespeare Charles and Mary Lamb Classic / British English This collection of six short stories, based on Shakespeare’s plays, is the perfect introduction to one of the world’s greatest writers. Meet the tragic young lovers Romeo and Juliet, mad King Lear, angry young Hamlet, and many more of the most famous characters in world literature. Book 978 1 4058 6253 0 / 104 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7998 9 The Phantom of the Opera Gaston Leroux Classic / American English There is a climate of secrecy and fear at the Paris Opera. People are dying and a beautiful, talented young singer has disappeared. Is this the work of the Opera ghost? Is the ghost a man or a monster? And what else will he do to get what he wants? Book 978 1 4058 6515 9 / 104 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8003 9 The Hound of the Baskervilles Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Classic / British English 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 Baskervilles! Can that be true? And can Sherlock Holmes save the new owner of Baskerville Hall from a terrible death? Book 978 1 4058 6248 6 / 88 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7993 4 Cold Mountain Charles Frazier Contemporary / American English Inman leaves the horrors of the American Civil War and begins a long, dangerous journey home to Ada, the woman he loves. Along the way, he witnesses great poverty, cruelty, and violence. Will he ever see Ada again? And if he does, will she recognize the man he has become? Book 978 1 4058 8241 5 / 104 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7986 6 NOT AVAILABLE IN USA AND CANADA Comments from the Extensive Reading Foundation judges. Cold Mountain is storytelling at its best. This version intelligently pares down the characters and incidents of the original, yet vividly conveys its pastoral and anti-war themes, and depiction of humans at their cruellest and most generous. It is notable that, in spite of compression, the adaptation retains the leisurely, sometimes dreamlike mood of the original. Reteller Mary Tomalin inhabits this material as Charles Frazier did in the source book. Here is a masterwork of language learner literature. “I have watched the movie, but I prefer this book,” commented one student. “You can’t stop reading it.” Used as a class reader, it is also sure to stimulate discussion and spark writing. LANGUAGE LEARNER LITERATURE AWARD L E V E L 546 LEVEL 5 47LEVEL 5 CONTINUED > The Talented Mr Ripley Patricia Highsmith Contemporary / American English Tom Ripley goes to Italy. He needs to find Dickie Greenleaf. Dickie’s father wants him to go back to America. But Tom wants to stay in Italy, and he will do anything to get what he wants. The Talented Mr Ripley is now an exciting movie with Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law. Book 978 1 4058 8253 8 / 104 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8016 9 NOT AVAILABLE IN USA, CANADA AND PHILIPPINES Round the World in Eighty Days Jules Verne Classic / British English 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! Book 978 1 4058 6518 0 / 136 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8009 1 Sherlock Holmes Short Stories Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Classic/British English In these six stories we join the brilliant detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his friend Dr Watson, in a variety of exciting adventures. These include several suspicious deaths, the mystery of the engineer with the missing thumb, and the strange case of the two men who share a very unusual name. Book 978 1 4058 6523 4 / 136 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8010 7 The Story of the Internet Stephen Bryant Original / British English 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. Book 978 1 4058 8252 1 / 88 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8013 8 Stories of Detection and Mystery Agatha Christie and Others Classic / British English Is Alix’s new husband really going to murder her for her money? Who has killed the young Englishman on his return from America? And why have a young couple suddenly disappeared from their home? In this collection of mysteries by famous authors, the answers are never quite what you expect. Book 978 1 4058 6255 4 / 136 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8012 1 NOT AVAILABLE IN USA, CANADA AND PHILIPPINES The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson Classic / British English Dr Jekyll is a London doctor who is liked and respected for his work. Mr Hyde is an evil man, completely unknown in London society. There is a murder and Hyde seems to be responsible. So why does the good doctor give Mr Hyde the key to his house – and decide to leave everything to Mr Hyde in his will? Book 978 1 4058 6245 5 / 88 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8014 5 Sons and Lovers D.H.Lawrence Classic / British English This moving story follows the emotional development of Paul Morel. Paul is torn between his passionate love for his mother and his romantic friendships with Miriam and Clara. Book 978 1 4058 8251 4 / 88 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8011 4 A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens Classic / British English This great story is set against the background of the French Revolution. Two men – one French, one English, but very similar in appearance – are in love with the same woman. The three of them, like the people of France, are faced with the dangers of life at a time when the guillotine never rests. Book 978 1 4058 6256 1 / 152 pages MP3 Audio 978 1 4082 4378 7 Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8015 2 Tales from Shakespeare Charles and Mary Lamb Classic / British English 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. This is a wonderful f irst step on the journey into the world of Shakespeare. Book 978 1 4058 6522 7 / 112 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8017 6 Tales of Mystery and Imagination Edgar Allan Poe Classic / British English 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? Book 978 1 4058 6254 7 / 120 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8018 3 Rebecca Daphne du Maurier Classic / British English After the death of his beautiful wife Rebecca, Maxim de Winter goes to Monte Carlo to forget the past. There he meets and marries a quiet young woman and takes her back to Manderley, his family home in Cornwall. But will the memory of Rebecca destroy the new marriage? Book 978 1 4058 6247 9 / 128 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8007 7 NOT AVAILABLE IN USA The Rainmaker John Grisham Contemporary / American English I have no job. I have no money. I have debts I can’t pay. I do, however, have a case. Rudy Baylor is ready to finish law school but loses his f irst job before he has even started. Then Dot and Bud Black ask for his help in their f ight against a powerful insurance company. Their son, Donny Ray, is dying. His claim for medical insurance has been refused. Can Rudy, an inexperienced student, really give them any hope? Book 978 1 4058 8249 1 / 104 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8006 0 NOT AVAILABLE IN USA The Prisoner of Zenda Anthony Hope Classic / British English Rudolf Rassendyll, a daring young Englishman looking for adventure, arrives in Ruritania for the new king’s coronation. The two men meet by chance the day before and are shocked to find that they look exactly the same! A trick leaves Rudolf in the king’s place while the king becomes the Prisoner of Zenda. Book 978 1 4058 6520 3 / 104 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8005 3 Ripley’s Game Patricia Highsmith Contemporary / American English One night, Tom Ripley is insulted by a man at a party. An ordinary person would just be upset by this, but Tom Ripley is not an ordinary person. Months later, when a friend asks him for help with two simple murders, he remembers the night and plans revenge. He starts a game – a very nasty game, in which he plays with the life of a sick and innocent man. But how far will he go? Book 978 1 4058 8250 7 / 104 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8008 4 NOT AVAILABLE IN USA AND CANADA LANGUAGE LEARNER LITERATURE AWARD L E V E L 548 LEVEL 5 49w w w. p e n g u i n r e a d e r s . c o m Web John Wyndham Contemporary / British English The island of Tanakuatua seems like heaven to the forty people who go there to create a new society. But soon they start to die in a horrible way. Something strange is in the forest. Two of the group decide to fight! Book 978 1 4058 8256 9 / 72 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8022 0 NOT AVAILABLE IN USA, JAPAN AND SPAIN The War of the Worlds H.G.Wells Classic / British English 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. Book 978 1 4058 6524 1 / 104 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8021 3 AUDIO NOT AVAILABLE World Folktales Classic / American English These nine stories will take the reader on an exciting journey to distant cultures and times. The collection includes folktales from South America, Africa, India, China, and Europe. Book 978 1 4058 6252 3 / 104 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8023 7 Wuthering Heights Emily Brontë Classic / British English On the wild and lonely Yorkshire moors, a tragic story unfolds as Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff fall in love. But it is a dangerous love, f illed with unhappiness and suffering. When Catherine finally breaks Heathcliff ’s heart, Heathcliff decides to break everyone else’s and plans a terrible revenge. Book 978 1 4058 6521 0 / 168 pages MP3 Audio 978 1 4082 4295 7 Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8024 4 Taste and Other Tales Roald Dahl Contemporary / British English In this collection of Roald Dahl’s f inest stories we meet some quite ordinary people who behave in extraordinary ways. There is a man who is sure he can hear p