BOOK REVIEWS

The Skateboarder

Synopsis

Assessment

A skateboard park opens near Hannah's house and she gets interested in skateboarding. Doing tricks is not easy, but she does not give up.

Word difficulty: just right

Author: Christine Lindop

Publisher: OUP

Pages: 40

Level: A1 / Quick Starter

Presented by: Marina and Nevena

The Dying Detective

Synopsis

Assessment

Sherlock Holmes wants to solve a murder, but he is seriously ill.

Word difficulty: just right

Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Publisher: OUP

Pages: 40

Level: Quick Starter

Presented by: Vanja and Anja

The Travels of Ibn Battuta

Synopsis

Assessment

Ibn travels round the world and meets different people.

Word difficulty: just right

Author: Janet Hardy-Gould

Publisher: OUP

Pages: 56

Level: Beginner

Presented by: Mihajlo and Janja

The Red Badge of Courage

Synopsis

Assessment

Henry joins the army and goes to war.

Word difficulty: just right

Author: Stephen Crane

Publisher: Pearson

Pages: 54

Level: Pre-Intermediate

Presented by: Nikola

Lisa's Song

Synopsis

Assessment

Al writes songs and plays the guitar in a band, but, when his baby sister is born, his life changes.

Word difficulty: just right

Author: Lesley Thompson

Publisher: OUP

Pages: 40

Level: Quick Starter

Presented by: Iva, Sara, Dea and Sara

A Pretty Face

Synopsis

Assessment

Zoe works in a bookstore and acts in a local theatre. After a bad review, she is very angry and wants to prove the author she is good. .

Word difficulty: just right

Author: John Escott

Publisher: OUP

Pages: 36

Level: Starter

Presented by: Mia and Anja

The Blue Diamond

Synopsis

Assessment

Sherlock Holmes's friend finds a hat and a goose in the street and asks the detective to find the owner.

Word difficulty: just right

Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Publisher: OUP

Pages: 40

Level: Beginner

Presented by: Ana and Marko

Housemates

Synopsis

Assessment

Chris goes to university and starts looking for a place to live, but it is not easy.

Word difficulty: just right

Author: Alison Watts

Publisher: OUP

Pages: 40

Level: Beginner

Presented by: Nikola, Ogi and Peca

V is for Vampire

Synopsis

Assessment

Angie is a rich girl whose parents and brother die in accidents. A family friend thinks Angie's future hsband is behind everything.

Word difficulty: just right

Author:Lesley Thompson

Publisher: OUP

Pages: 74

Level: Elementary

Presented by: Bojana and Milana

The Moonstone

Synopsis

Assessment

Franklin visits his aunt and cousin on his return from abroad. He also brings his uncle's Indian diamond and soon hears about its terrible secret.

Word difficulty: Hard

Author: Wilkie Collins

Publisher: OUP

Pages: 68

Level: Pre-Intermediate

Presented by: Lara, Jovana and Luka

The Bottle Imp

Synopsis

Assessment

Keawe buys a magic bottle and it gives him what he wants. One day, he decides to sell it, but nobody wants to buy it.

Word difficulty: just right

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson

Publisher: OUP

Pages: 40

Level: Starter

Presented by: Dragana

The Wrong Trousers

Synopsis

Assessment

It is Gromit's birthday and Wallace gives him a pair of techno-trousers. Soon the penguin takes his room and place, and uses the trousers to commit crime.

Word difficulty: just right

Author: Nick Park

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Pages: 44

Level: Beginner

Presented by: Miladin

The Sign of Four

Synopsis

Assessment

Sherlock Holmes helps Miss Morstan solve the mysteries of pearls.

Word difficulty: just right

Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Publisher: OUP

Pages: 66

Level: Pre-Intermediate

Presented by: Stefan