Título: The Elephant Man
Autor: Tim Vicary                                
Lectura Graduada: Nivel 2
Idioma: Inglés
Sinopsis:
This is the story of a man that was born with a very ugly body, like an elephant.

At first, he was very unhappy because everybody laughed at him. And people could see him for two pence.

Dr. Treves, a doctor at The London Hospital, helped him. And the readers of “The Times” gave him money, so Joseph Merrick , the protagonist of the story, could live happily in the hospital.

It was his first good home for three and a half years.

Valoración : 8/10

Autor de este artículo: Enrique Sánchez Trabanco

Título: Prisoners of the Amazon
Autor: Christina Barclay
Lectura Graduada: Nivel 4               
Idioma: Inglés
Sinopsis:
This book is about an aeroplane which has an accident in a rainforest. Some passengers survive with the help of the indians, and the survivors try to get back to their country by themselves. But before that, they have to fight against some people who deal illegally in wild animals.

Valoración : 7/10

Autor de este artículo: Tomás Arroyo Rato

Título: “The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole”

Autor: Sue Townsend

Lectura graduada:            Sí                   Nivel : 4

Idioma: Inglés                     

Sinopsis:

This book is the sequel to “The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole” and was written by the same writer, Sue Townsend.
It is based on the problems of a teenager who grows up in a difficult social environment. At first all his problems were about girls (he had fallen in love with a girl who didn’t like him so much) and also about the school. But he also had problems at home, problems he didn’t even know about. His mother was pregnant and also was his neighbour, and her father was the father of both.
It’s a very funny novel, despite all the problems that surround the main character, so I recommend it.

Calificación sobre 10 :  7

Enviado por : Vansesa Martínez de Miguel

Título: “One Day”                                              
Autor: Helen Naylor
Lectura graduada: Sí

Nivel :2
Idioma: Inglés

Sinopsis:
The story took place in Moreland Street in Bath, England. It was a Friday evening in March.

A fire in a mail van destroyed two bags of letters. In those bags there were four important letters for some people in Moreland Road.

That event changed all of their lives.

Calificación sobre 10: sin valorar 

Enviado por : Enrique Sanchez Trabanco

Título: “A DEATH IN OXFORD”
Autor: Richard MacAndrew           
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de fondo: Libro
Editorial: Cambridge University Press
Nivel: A1
Sinopsis:
The story takes place in Oxford, when Dr. Janet Leighton, the owner of a clinic and a big house, appears dead. She had changed her will and she left all her money to “The Help Africa Live Organization”.
Inspector Williams and Sergeant Miller of the Oxford police wanted to know who the murderer was. They asked people close to Dr. Leighton. They were her husband Simon, her son Chris or Dr. Collins who worked for Leighton´s Clinic.
And the killer was …..
(I think that for the reader to know who the murderer was, he should read the book on their own)

Valoración: sin valorar
Enviado por Enrique Sánchez Trabanco

Título: “The Phantom of the Opera”

Autor: Jennifer Bassett             

Nivel: Elemental A 1

Idioma: Inglés

Sinopsis:

La historia sucede en la Casa de la Opera de Paris en el año 1880, donde un hombre feo, sin ojos, sin nariz y de cara amarilla, era conocido como “El Fantasma de la Opera”. Mantenía el miedo y la tensión entre bailarinas, directores, publico … por su facilidad para desplazarse por el edificio que contaba con innumerables pasillos y oscuras escaleras. Incluso se enamora de la cantante de ópera de moda de aquella época, Christine Daaé, a quien secuestra. Pero al final la deja en libertad para que se case con su amado el Vizconde de Chagny. 
 

Valoración: 9 /10
Enviado por Juan Enrique Sánchez Trabanco

Title: “A Little Princess”

Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett                                

Graded reading: Nivel 1 

Language: Inglés

Sinopsis: Sara Crewe es una niña rica que con siete años es internada en una escuela en Londres. Su padre era dueño de unas minas de diamantes en la India. En un principio fue tratada con deferencia, pero una vez que su padre fallece no le queda nada de dinero y la propietaria del colegio la deja como sirvienta para que pueda comer y así no dejarla en la calle. Tiene que trabajar duro y pasa mucha hambre. Pero un amigo de su padre que fue a vivir a Londres ya que estaba enfermo la rescata del colegio y vuelve a ser una niña rica.
Assessment: 8 /10
Enviado por Juan Enrique Sánchez  Trabanco

Title: “Great Mysteries of our World”                       

Author : Gina D.B. Clemen
Graded reading: Elementary. 

Level: B1

Language : English

Sinposis: 

 It is about a family and their life on a desert island. There are events and mysterious places that have no explanation.
This book is interesting, but I was not able to understand everything since I am in my first year of Basic Level, so next time I’ll choose an easier one. An advantage is that the book has a CD and you can listen to it to improve pronunciation.

Assessment: 8/10
 
Enviado por Jesús Alvarez, 1ºNB