Extensive Reading Foundation
2008 Language Learner Literature Award Finalists |
Every year, the Extensive Reading Foundation recognizes the best new works of language learner literature in English.
From books published in 2007, the ERF judges have selected three finalists in each of the four categories: Young Learners, Adolescents & Adults: Beginners, Adolescents & Adults: Intermediate, Adolescents & Adults: Advanced.
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Young Learners Finalists |
 | Dorothy
Author: Paola Traverso Illustrator: Alida Massari Every night, Dorothy delivers dreams - to adults, children and even pets. Usually everyone gets the dream they want, but one dark night Dorothy can't see and delivers the wrong dreams... But in this delightful, original tale everything ends happily as a chorus of cats comes to the rescue!
Judges' Comments: Reading this captivating fantasy is like having a beautiful dream.
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Series: Earlyreads Level 1
Publisher: Black Cat Publishing ISBN: 9788853007094
Publication Date: 2007 Format: Paperback Price: £3.60
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 | Escape from the Fire
Author: Richard Brown Illustrator: Mike Spoor
Series Editor: Louis Fidge Time-travellers Robert and Lucy find out for themselves what the Great Fire of London was like. Helping their friends Toby and Molly to escape from the fire, they learn that history is about real people and their lives.
Judges' Comments: There is breathtaking suspense and excitement in this journey through time.
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Series: Macmillan English Explorers 3
Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 9781405060189
Publication Date: 2007 Format: Paperback Price: £3.55
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 | The Princess and the Pea
Author: Hans Christian Andersen Retold by:Sue Arengo
Illustrator: Andy Catling Series Editor: Hannah Fish A retelling of the classic story for young learners of English. Prince Harold wants a real princess, but he can't find one. A strange girl comes to the palace claiming to be a real princess, how can he tell if she is?
Judges' Comments: Children will love this humorous, delightful, and beautifully illustrated fairy tale.
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Series: Classic Tales Beginner 1
Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 9780194225526
Publication Date: 2007 Format: Paperback Price: £4.00
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Adolescents & Adults: Beginners Finalists |
 | Grizzly with Audio CD
Author: Sue Murray Illustrator: Sarah Davis
Series Editor: James Bean There are grizzly bears in Yoho National Park in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. Before Joe and Randall go walking in the park, Joe's mother tells them be careful. They should stay on the trail, stay together and never stand between a mother bear and her cub. Randall is scared. Joe thinks that's silly. But will Joe remember his mother's warning when he needs it most?
Judges' Comments: A lively story of teen angst in the face of danger.
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Series: Hueber Lektüren Level 1
Publisher: Hueber Verlag ISBN: 9783190029716
Publication Date: 2007 Format: Paperback Price: £6.55
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 | Horror Trip on the Pecos River
Author: Paul Davenport Illustrator: Niels Roland
Series Editors: Ulla Malmmose & Charlotte Bistrup Life is like a beautiful dream for 13 year old Jessica Jackins, who lives on a ranch. But the dream changes into a horrible nightmare. A gang of rustlers steals the favourite horse of one of her best friends. Worried about her own horse, Jessica decides on a dangerous plan: she'll stay up all night and keep watch on him. But her plan goes wrong. The rustlers steal her horse and kidnap Jessica, too!
Judges' Comments: This teen thriller keeps you guessing. Engaging and fun.
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Series: Teen Readers Level 2
Publisher: Aschehoug / Alinea ISBN: 9780850484007
Publication Date: 2007 Format: Paperback Price: £5.50
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 | Tim Burton's The Nightmare before Christmas
Author: Daphne Skinner Retold by: Coleen Degnan-Veness
Illustrators: Mikel Santos 'Belatz' and Javier Gomez
Series Editors: Jocelyn Potter & Andy Hopkins Everybody in Halloweentown loves Halloween - but not Jack Skellington. Every year he has to sing the same scary songs and do the same dangerous dances. He is bored with them. Then, one day, he visits Christmastown and he has an idea. Why can't the vampires, witches and skeletons of Halloweentown celebrate Christmas, too - their way?
Judges' Comments: A unique, touching story filled with humor, love and adventure.
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Series: Penguin Active Reading Level 2
Publisher: Longman ISBN: 9781405852104
Publication Date: 2007 Format: Paperback Price: £6.90
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Adolescents & Adults: Intermediate Finalists |
 | Billy Elliot
Author: Melvin Burgess Retold by: Karen Holmes
Series Editors: Jocelyn Potter & Andy Hopkins Eleven-year old Billy Elliot is different from other boys. He is not very clever or good at sport. Then, one day, he discovers ballet dancing. Finally he has found something that he can do well. But everybody knows that ballet is for girls, not boys! Will Billy continue to dance? Or have his father and brother got other plans for him?
Judges' Comments: This story has strong adult themes told from the viewpoints of several of the characters.
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Series: Penguin Readers Level 3
Publisher: Longman ISBN: 9781405881760
Publication Date: 2008 Format: Paperback Price: £5.00
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 | River of Dreams with Audio CDs
Author: Philip Voysey Illustrator: Elizabeth Botté
Series Editor: James Bean When a terrible flood hits Bangladesh and destroys their village, Khushi and her brother Mohammad are left all alone in the world. They go to the city to make a new life for themselves, but things get worse when another disaster separates sister from brother. Life on the streets of Dhaka is hard, yet in the midst of their struggle to survive, both Khushi and Mohammad also find kindness and beauty. But will they find each other?
Judges' Comments: A well-written, interesting and exciting story with an unpredictable plot.
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Series: Hueber Lektüren Level 5
Publisher: Hueber Verlag ISBN: 9783191229719
Publication Date: 2007 Format: Paperback Price: £8.70
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 | Stories for Reading Circles
Retold By: Margaret Naudi et al
Series Editors: Mark Furr and Jennifer Bassett In these seven short stories there are many different answer's to life's little problems. How to plan the perfect murder - and suceed. How to choose - and keep - the perfect wife or husband. How to live for two hundred years...
Judges' Comments: A very well edited collection of stories carefully adapted from some old favourites.
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Series: Bookworms Club Gold Stages 3 & 4
Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 9780194720021
Publication Date: 2007 Format: Paperback Price: £4.75
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Adolescents & Adults: Advanced Finalists |
 | Body on the Rocks with Audio CDs
Author: Denise Kirby Illustrator: Marjorie Crosby-Fairall
Series Editor: James Bean Cycling around the Australian holiday island of Rottnest, Becky and her friends make an awful discovery - a dead body beneath a cliff. Did the man fall, or was it murder? Becky can't stop thinking about it. Then a chance discovery about the dead man's name makes her wonder if this death could be linked to a murder that happened many years ago. Becky is determined to find out how. But as she gets closer to finding the answers, she finds she's getting into great danger herself.
Judges' Comments: An exotic locale and varied characters spice this page-turner.
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Series: Hueber Lektüren Level 6
Publisher: Hueber Verlag ISBN: 9783192029714
Publication Date: 2007 Format: Paperback Price: £9.15
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 | How's the Weather?
Authors: Colleen Sheils & John Chapman
Design By: Studio Montage Series Editor: Rob Waring The weather on earth is always changing. One day it's cloudy, the next day it's sunny and the day after that - who knows? Meterologists are scientists that can predict the weather. But how do they do it? What causes these changes in weather?
Judges' Comments: Non-fiction that models good principles in writing for language learners.
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Series: Footprint Reading Library Upper Intermediate
Publisher: Heinle ISBN: 9781424011216
Publication Date: 2007 Format: Paperback Price: £3.00
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 | Ripley's Game
Author: Patricia Highsmith Retold By: Kathy Burke
Series Editors: Jocelyn Potter and Andy Hopkins One night, Tom Ripley is insulted by a man at a party. An ordinary person would just be upset by this, but Tom Ripley is not an ordinary person. Months later, when a friend asks him for help with two simple murders, he remembers the night and plans revenge. He starts a game — a very nasty game, in which he plays with the life of a sick and innocent man. But how far will he go?
Judges' Comments: Ripley's Game is fast-paced and full of surprises.
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Series: Penguin Readers Level 5
Publisher: Longman ISBN: 9781405882507
Publication Date: 2008 Format: Paperback Price: £5.50
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