Publisher's Synopsis
This US-English edition features ten, unique illustrations throughout.
A girl on the sinking liner Lusitania is given a secret packet to save by a mysterious stranger. Pursued by criminals and the British government, she goes missing, leaving amateur detectives Tuppence and Tommy to find her and rescue the packet.
This version of the second Agatha Christie story has been specially adapted for kids from nine to twelve years old. The language and vocabulary are easy, and emphasis is on action using past, present and future simple tenses.
Punctuation meets UK or USA ESL/CEFR/IELTS Level B2.
Lazlo Ferran is a fully qualified English teacher and teaches in London. He has also published more than twenty novels, making him the ideal choice to adapt Agatha Christie's stories for children.
Vocabulary Stretcher and UK or USA ESL/CEFR Level B2 editions are also available.
Classics Adapted by a Qualified Teacher
Categories: kids fiction, children's fiction, Ages 9-12, UK Key Stage 1, UK Key Stage 2, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7
