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Browse English books in Crime, Thrillers & Mystery. Age guidance and English difficulty are assessed separately.

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The Snail’s Wonderful Journey — illustrated by Aruna Keerthi Gamage

Level A2 (estimated) · 15 pages · English

The Snail’s Wonderful Journey

Written by Alisha Berger
Illustrated by Aruna Keerthi Gamage

Cheta the Snail wants to take a bus journey. He tries many times to catch the bus, but it is not as easy as he hoped! Will his dream ever come true?

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The Sneaky Hyena — illustrated by Wiehan de Jager

Level A1 (estimated) · 13 pages · English

The Sneaky Hyena

Written by Hello English
Illustrated by Wiehan de Jager

A hyena comes up with a plan to eat a bird, but he needs help from another bird to catch his dinner.

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The Special Message — illustrated by Suvidha Mistry

Level B1 (estimated) · 16 pages · English

The Special Message

Written by Hello English
Illustrated by Suvidha Mistry

Rabbit discovers that someone is trying to send the animals a message. He gathers a group of animals together to travel and find the source of the message.

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The Spooky Night — illustrated by Tapas Guha

Level B1 (estimated) · 14 pages · English

The Spooky Night

Written by Hello English
Illustrated by Tapas Guha

Henry and his friends go out one evening to the abandoned park and find a demolished house. They encounter something strange.

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The Starlight Adventure — illustrated by Isha Mangalmurti, Upamanyu Bhattacharyya

Level B1 (estimated) · 20 pages · English

The Starlight Adventure

Written by Parinita Shetty
Illustrated by Isha Mangalmurti, Upamanyu Bhattacharyya

Naina and Madhav decide to settle their disagreement in outer space. They end up meeting a host of odd characters – from a unicorn who can't stop eating to a dragon who won't stop crying. But who are these glowy creatures? A space adventure that introduces readers to constellations in the night sky.

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The Story Of Earth — illustrated by Seat Sopheap, Sunaina Coelho , Swapnil Kapoor

Level B1 (estimated) · 12 pages · English

The Story Of Earth

Written by Aarna Parashar
Illustrated by Seat Sopheap, Sunaina Coelho, Swapnil Kapoor

The year 2168 is written on the nearest calendar. The spaceport is bursting with life and sound. AI secretaries are tailing their masters, people are checking their mind computers for the timing of their flight. The whole place was enclosed in a dome of oxygen. Are you confused about what is happening ?? How did our planet change so much ?? Is this really our planet ?? Or humanoid aliens do exist ?? Peep in to find out.

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The Storybook Princess — illustrated by Seng Visoth

Level B1 (estimated) · 26 pages · English

The Storybook Princess

Written by Prum Kunthearo
Illustrated by Seng Visoth

Chamnan likes to listen to stories. But he asks a lot of questions, some of which are difficult for his father to answer. One night he dreams of a character from a storybook — a princess under the spell of a witch. Chamnan asks the princess many questions and breaks the spell. In the morning, he is excited to tell his father the tale of the storybook princess.

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The Sun and the Moon — illustrated by Salim Kasamba

Level A2 (estimated) · 16 pages · English

The Sun and the Moon

Written by Hello English
Illustrated by Salim Kasamba

The sun and the moon work together to invite the sea into their house. But the sea brings along its problems, all of its creatures, and could potentially flood the land.

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The Sun and the Moon — illustrated by Greystroke, Nivong Sengsakoun, Salim Kasamba , Tapas Guha, Vidyun Sabhaney, Wesley van Eeden
The Sweepy Stroms — illustrated by kaavya gupta, Lily Banerjee, Mieke van der Merwe, Tanushka Shah
The Tale of the Tail — illustrated by Sanjay Sarkar

Level B1 (estimated) · 17 pages · English

The Tale of the Tail

Written by Hello English
Illustrated by Sanjay Sarkar

Ralph the squirrel has an abnormality - he was born with a very long tail. Tired of exhaustion from dragging his heavy tail, Ralph asks a doctor to fix him with a new one.

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