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Twelve graded readers for improving your English
(A1 to C2 correspond to CEFR levels)
A1.1 Max the Brave
Two short stories in beginner-level English. In Max the Brave, a timid cat finds unexpected courage; in The Runaway Robot, a friendly machine escapes the lab to discover what freedom means.
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Two basic English level mysteries: one about a missing birthday cake: short, fun, and full of clues; the other about the strange appearance of a dead cat in a box.
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At elementary level, these quietly suspenseful stories follow characters who notice what others miss — a strange call, a hurt animal, a flicker of light — revealing courage and unseen connections.
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Three upper-elementary stories full of suspense and empathy: a streetwise cat’s urban odyssey, a haunted house mystery, and a late-night phone call that changes everything.
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Lower-intermediate level tales of secrets, friendship, and fear in the classroom — where strange shadows move, stories whisper, and every rumor hides a deeper truth.
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Three intermediate-level modern thrillers about identity, technology, and desire. A digital twin takes control, a deadly VR game turns real, and a mysterious package grants three dangerous wishes.
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Three upper-intermediate stories of memory, time, and control: a woman losing an hour each day, an influencer erased by his own image, and eerie voices rising from the deep.
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Aimed at Cambridge First Certificate level: three thrillers about power and secrets: a teen hacker decodes a global conspiracy, heirs race an AI for a fortune, and students uncover an island’s hidden history.
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Advanced-level stories exploring silence, memory, and the unseen ties between people — lyrical, mysterious, and emotionally charged.
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Two intense novellas at Cambridge Advanced level: a family faces political decay in *The Collapse*, and a scientist questions reality itself in *The Memory Index*. Deep, philosophical, and haunting.
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Two dark, thought-provoking novellas about erasure and resistance: an archivist uncovers a city that forgets its people, and a student falls into a labyrinth of control and identity.
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At Cambridge Proficiency level, two haunting novellas: *Clean Slate*, where erased memories return to rewrite a woman’s life, and *Underneath Her Smile*, a chilling study of truth and love.
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