1. EXTENSIVE READING IN ENGLISH Level 2 Here are some suggestions:

2. Ebenezer Scrooge was an old man, morose and cruel that didn’t like Christmas and whose obsession with financial success left him bitter and alone in his old age. But on Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge got the greatest lesson he could ever have imagined: he was visited by his dead ex-partner Jacob Marley who warned him that he would be visited by three spirits. So Scrooge is taken on a journey through his life which will open his heart to something more powerful than money. Charles Dickens Express Publishing Level 2 Marta Silva 9ºB 18th March 2009

3. by Antoinette Moses Cambridge University Press Level 2 Apollo’s Gold is a story about a British stubborn girl named Liz, living in Athens. She teaches and learns archaeology and she is learning how to speak Greek and writing a book. She needs a holiday and her friend Stavros (an archaeologist) said he had a house in the peaceful island of Sifnos and there she can relax. When she arrived, she saw a very strange yacht and a few days later a man that she knew dies. She wants to know more about that strange yacht … Apollo’s Gold Beatriz Grilo Nº3 9ºB – March 2009

4. Around The World In 80 Days Jules Verne Raquel Pires Nº 3 9thA 12th March 2009 Retold by Jenny Dooley Level 2 Phileas Fogg is a wealthy English gentleman, unmarried, and member of the Reform Club. The story starts when he’s in the club and he gets involved in an argument over an article about the robbery of the Bank of England. Fogg thought that the bank robber could be anywhere. Then, he showed another article which said it was possible to travel around the world in only 80 days. He got angry with the laughs and he made a bet. Immediately, he started his journey with his valet Passepartout: they were persecuted by a detective, they saved a young woman called Aouda from a terrible death and lived many adventures…

5. Black Beauty Anna Sewell Level 2, Penguin I like this book and I recommend it because it is a beautiful story. Read this book and enjoy it!!! Catarina Albuquerque, No.9 , 7thA - March

6. Johnny English This book is based in a Franco-British film of 2003 The Editor:Penguin Readers The Level:2 Elementary (600 words) The story is about an English clumsy spy who tries to stop a dangerous thief named Pascal Sauvage from stealing the jewels of the British crown and becoming the King of England. The Story takes places mainly in London, but there are some scenes in France. The main character is Johnny English who is an English secret agent. His boss is called Pegasus and his partner is named Bough. During the story he meets a beautiful girl called Lorna Campbell with whom he ends up. Carina Santos; Nº4; 9B; 18-03-2009

7. GHOST STORIES Author : T. Hood and others Editor: Penguin Level 2 My book has 6 stories and I chose “THE GHOST DETECTIVE”. The story talks about a man who goes to London and makes a friend. Before Christmas his friend invites him to go to his house. What will happen? Find out how the story ends. João Gonçalves, No.14 – 7thB March 2009

9. Kidnapped Gonçalo Henriques 9th A NO.9 Thursday, 12th March 2009 Author: Robert Louis Stevenson English Level: Stage 2 Editor: LONGMAN The book is based on a day-to-day investigation of the kidnapping or abduction of Leopold, who is the son of an important family, Cain, who live in New York. Is Leo alive?

10. Robinson Crusoe Robinson Crusoe is at sea when there is a great storm. His ship sinks and his friends die. The sea throws Crusoe onto a beach. He is on a island and in order to survive he builds a home, finds and makes food, buys a boat and makes new clothes. But one day Robinson finds cannibals and a person who will be his best friend in this adventure. His name is Friday. After that, a big boat which had been taken over by pirates arrives at the island and a fight begins… Level 2 Author: Daniel Defoe Editor: Penguin Readers Tiago Afonso, No. 25, 9th A - 13/04/09

11. Arthur Conan Doyle Heinemann Elementary Level The private detective Sherlock and his friend Dr. Watson have a new mistery to solve: the curse of the Baskervilles. Is the Hound respomsible for the death of Sir Charles Baskerville, or was it someone else? Who was stalking Sir Henry Baskerville? So many questions still to be answered… Do you think you can solve this mistery?! The Hound of the Baskervilles Joana Ferreira 7th A No. 17 – March 2009

12. The last of the Mohicans British and French troops do battle in colonial America, with aid from various native American war parties. The British troops enlist the help of local colonial militia men, who are reluctant to leave their homes undefended. A budding romance between a British officer's daughter and an independent man who was reared as a Mohawk complicates things for the British officer, as the adopted Mohawk pursues his own agenda despite the wrath of different people on both sides of the conflict. Author: James Fennimore Cooper English Level: 2 Publisher:Penguin Readers Rafael Pereira 9A No.19 – March 2009

13. Two years ago Julia died in mysterious circumstances. Now Helen is terrified that her life is in danger. Can the brilliant detective, Sherlock Holmes, solve Julia’s murder and save Helen? João Fevereiro, No. 14, 9th A – March 2009 Level 2 Retold by Virgina Evans – Jenny Dooley

14. Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain Who wants to live in a house, wear clean clothes, be good, and go to school every day? Not young Huckleberry Finn, that’s for sure. So Huck runs away, and is soon floating down the great Mississipi River on a raft. With him is Jim, a black slave who is also running away. But life is not always easy for the two friends. And there’s 300 dollars waiting for anyone who catches poor Jim... Oxford Bookworms 2 Bruna Silva, No.4 9th A - March 2009

15. Title: The Three Musketeers Author: Alexandre Dumas Editor/Publisher: Penguin Readers English Level: 2 D’Artagnan wants to be a musketeer. He wants to fight for his king and his country. But the Queen has a problem with the Cardinal, so d’Artagnan and his new friends (Athos, Porthos and Aramis)have to help her. The Cardinal is a very dangerous man. Who will win? Who will lose? And who will die? Carolina Louro No. 6 9thA 12/03/2009