African Adventure

‘You must talk to this medicine woman for me.’‘But why me? Why don’t you use a Kenyan?’ asked Karen.‘Because I want it to be a secret. And you don’t know anyone here.’Karen Dunn is on her way to Africa to help a famous doctor. The doctor needs Karen’s help to find a cure for river blindness. However, Dr McCall starts to behave strangely. Does he want to help the African people? What's really going on?Level 31,000 headwordsStory word count: 5,725Currently comprising 16 titles across four stages - from beginner to upper intermediate - the series is carefully graded, lexically and structurally, to encourage young adults to read for pleasure and at speed. The stories are all, first and foremost, just that - stories, from ELT authors well known for their ability to craft original and engaging narratives to entertain and educate.Each reader contains striking and contemporary full-colour illustrations and photos, resource pages of well-scaffolded exercises, and an easy-to-use glossary.