Oxford Bookworms Library

English graded readers series for secondary level to adult

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Oxford Bookworms Library

Third Edition

English graded readers series for secondary level to adult

Jennifer Bassett

Beginner to Advanced
A1 to C1

Read your way to better English with Oxford Bookworms

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Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 1 The Elephant Man

Tim Vicary

STAGE 1 - True Stories

He is not beautiful. His mother does not want him, children run away from him. People laugh at him, and call him 'The Elephant Man'.

Then someone speaks to him - and listens to him! At the age of 27, Joseph Merrick finds a friend for the first time in his life.

This is a true and tragic story. It is also a famous film.

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Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 2 Henry VIII and his Six Wives

Janet Hardy-Gould

STAGE 2 - True Stories

There were six of them - three Katherines, two Annes, and a Jane. One of them was the King's wife for twenty-four years, another for only a year and a half. One died, two were divorced, and two were beheaded. It was a dangerous, uncertain life.

After the King's death in 1547, his sixth wife finds a box of old letters - one from each of the first five wives. They are sad, angry, frightened letters. They tell the story of what it was like to be the wife of Henry VIII of England.

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Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 2 The Death of Karen Silkwood

Joyce Hannam

STAGE 2 - True Stories

This is the story of Karen Silkwood. It begins with her death.

Why does her story begin where it should end? Certain people wanted her death to be an ending. Why? What were they afraid of? Karen Silkwood had something to tell us, and she believed that it was important. Why didn't she live to tell us? Will we ever know what really happened? The questions go on and on, but there are no answers.

This is a true story. It happened in Oklahoma, USA, where Karen Silkwood lived and worked . . . and died.

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