Title: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Series: Penguin Readers Level 5 (PGR5) YL 5.0~6.0
Genre: HR
YL: 5.0-6.0
Headwords: 2300
Total Word Count: 19,000
Rating: ****


Summary: The chilling tale of a wealthy doctor with a double personality, in terror of the evil Mr Hyde who is living within his own skin.

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Series: Penguin Readers Level 5 (PGR5) YL 5.0~6.0
Title: The Hounds of the Baskervilles
Author: Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
Genre: MY
YL: 5.0-6.0
Headwords: 2300
Total Word Count: 18,000
Rating: ***

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Summary: The ancient legend of the Baskervilles has persisted in the family history for generations. It is Sir Charles's mysterious death in the grounds of Baskerville Hall that brings Sherlock Holmes to the scene of one of his most famous and intriguing cases.

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Series: Penguin Readers Level 5 (PGR5) YL 5.0~6.0
Title: Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
Author: Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
Genre: MY
YL: 5.0-6.0
Headwords: 2300
Total Word Count: 33,000
Rating: ***

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Summary: In these six stories we join the brilliant detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his friend Dr Watson, in a variety of exciting adventures. These include several suspicious deaths, the mystery of the engineer with the missing thumb, and the strange case of the two men who share a very unusual name.

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Series: Penguin Readers Level 5 (PGR5) YL 5.0~6.0
Title: Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Author: Poe, Edgar Allan
Genre: AT
YL: 5.0-6.0
Headwords: 2300
Total Word Count: 29,000
Rating: ****

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Summary: A man is haunted by his own imagination, hidden writing that leads to buried treasure, a fisherman fighting for his life in a powerful whirlpool. In these short stories by Edgar Allan Poe we meet people struggling with death. Others are trying to solve the darkest of mysteries. Which of them will succeed?

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Series: Penguin Readers Level 5 (PGR5) YL 5.0~6.0
Title: The War of the Worlds
Author: Wells, H. G.
Genre: SF
YL: 5.0-6.0
Headwords: 2300
Total Word Count: 28,100
Rating: ****

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Summary: The War of the Worlds is one of the most famous and frightening science fiction stories ever written. When a strange object falls from the sky and lands in southern England, few people are worried. But then strange creatures climb out and start killing people. Before long, the land is being attacked by huge fighting machines and nobody is safe ...

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Series: Penguin Readers Level 5 (PGR5) YL 5.0~6.0
Title: The Invisible Man
Author: Wells, H. G.
Genre: SF
YL: 5.0-6.0
Headwords: 2300
Total Word Count: 20,000
Rating: ****

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Summary: One winter's day a mysterious stranger arrives in the quiet village of Iping. He wears a long coat and gloves. His head is covered with bandages and his eyes are hidden behind a dark glasses. He spends most of his time alone. The villagers soon realize they are in great danger when they discover his terrible secret.

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Series: Penguin Readers Level 5 (PGR5) YL 5.0~6.0
Title: Round the World in Eighty Days
Author: Verne, Jules
Genre: AD
YL: 5.0~6.0
Headwords: 2300
Total Word Count: 34,000
Rating: *****

Summary: The year is 1872 and Phileas Fogg is living quietly in London. Then he makes a bet with his friends that he can travel around the world in eighty days. A crazy and colorful race across Europe, Africa, Asia, and America follows. There are many dangers along the way - and a British detective who is trying to slow down Fogg so that he can arrest him!

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