Penguin Readers Level 5: This Summer's Secrets (ELT Graded Reader)

The Penguin Readers series offers language learners a fantastic opportunity to engage with bestselling authors and captivating content through meticulously adapted texts, fresh illustrations, language practice activities, and supplementary online resources. This collection features beloved classics, gripping contemporary fiction, and insightful non-fiction. Among the titles is "This Summer's Secrets," a Level 5 Reader aligned with the B1 level of the CEFR framework. The book includes complex sentences with up to four clauses and covers grammatical structures such as the present perfect continuous, past perfect, reported speech, and the second conditional. Regular illustrations throughout the text provide helpful support for comprehension. Set during a sweltering summer in Cornwall, this story follows 16-year-old Senara Jenkins and her friends, who stumble upon hidden secrets when they lose their drone in the garden of Cliff House. As Senara uncovers a world of privileged beauty among the wealthy, her life undergoes a transformation. Yet, the question arises—are some secrets better left undiscovered?