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Level 3

Persuasion

Level 2

The Extraordinary Life of Nelson Mandela

Level 2

The Extraordinary Life of Steve Jobs

Level 4

Bud, Not Buddy

Level 5

The Wings of the Dove

Level 3

Sherlock Holmes Short Stories

Level 6

Brick Lane

Level 3

The Summer I Turned Pretty

Level 6

A Tale of Two Cities

Level 2

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Level 5

Brooklyn

Level 5

The Pursuit of Love

Level 1

The War of the Worlds

Starter

The Happy Prince

Level 4

Washington Square

Level 4

You Must Be Layla

Level 4

The Mill on the Floss

Level 5

Work Remotely

Level 3

Love Frankie

Level 4

Lion

Level 5

Boys Don't Cry

Level 2

The Extraordinary Life of Mahatma Gandhi

Level 2

The Story of Tracy Beaker

Level 1

The Railway Children

Level 4

No Rules Rules

Level 3

A Wrinkle in Time

Level 7

The Godfather

Level 7

Girl, Woman, Other

Level 4

The Age of Innocence

Level 2

Wild Cities

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