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Try these Perfect Partners from Penguin Readers. There is one for each level of Cutting Edge. Study them with your class or read them yourself.

The Long Road
by Rod Smith
Easystarts
Terry Fox was just eighteen years old when he was diagnosed with cancer and his leg had to amputated. But he decided to run the Marathon of Hope, his dream of running across Canada to raise money for cancer research. A true story of courage and determination.

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The Crown
by M.R James
Level 1 Beginner
What is the crown and why is it important for England? Who is William Agers? In this gripping mystery, the answers are all in Seaburgh.

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Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck
Level 2 Elementary
George and his simple-minded friend, Lennie, are travelling farmworkers, but when they start work on a Salinas Valley ranch things start to go wrong. A compelling tale that haunts all who read it.

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An Ideal Husband
by Oscar Wilde
Level 3 Pre-Intermediate
When Sir Robert Chiltern is threatened with blackmail, is only escape is to turn the tables on the blackmailer. This play is an exploration of social hypocrisy.

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About a Boy
by Nick Hornby
Level 4 Intermediate
When Will Freeman looks for romance he finds a very different kind of relationship. Nick Hornby’s amusing portrayal of Will’s friendship with an unusual twelve-year-old boy is a modern classic. The hilarious film stars Hugh Grant.

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Round the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne
Level 5 Upper Intermediate
The year is 1872 and Phileas Fogg decides to prove he can travel around the world in eighty days. Follow his crazy and colourful race across Europe, Afica, Asia and America.

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The Beach
by Alex Garland
Level 6 Advanced
On Richard’s first night at a backpacker’s hostel in Bangkok, a mysterious traveller commits suicide - leaving Richard a map to a legendary beach on an idyllic secret island. But paradise isn’t always what it seems.

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