Escott, John,
Dead man's island / John Escott. - 56 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. - Oxford bookworms library. Thriller & adventure. Stage 2. . - Oxford bookworms library. Stage 2. Thriller & adventure. .
Included in the reader: story and activities. "First published in Oxford Bookworms 1991" --Back of title page.
"Mr Ross lives on a island where no visitors come. He stops people from taking photographs of him. He is young and rich, but he looks sad. And there is one room in his house which is always locked. Carol Sanders and her mother come to the island to work for Mr Ross. Carol soon decides that there is something very strange about Mr Ross. Where did he get his money from? How can a young man buy an island? So she watches, and she listens - and one night she learns what is behind the locked door." --Back cover.
9780194790550
Rich people--Fiction.
Secrecy--Fiction.
Reading comprehension--Problems, exercises, etc.
High interest-low vocabulary books.
Readers (Adult)
Readers for new literates.
823.914 ESC
Dead man's island / John Escott. - 56 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. - Oxford bookworms library. Thriller & adventure. Stage 2. . - Oxford bookworms library. Stage 2. Thriller & adventure. .
Included in the reader: story and activities. "First published in Oxford Bookworms 1991" --Back of title page.
"Mr Ross lives on a island where no visitors come. He stops people from taking photographs of him. He is young and rich, but he looks sad. And there is one room in his house which is always locked. Carol Sanders and her mother come to the island to work for Mr Ross. Carol soon decides that there is something very strange about Mr Ross. Where did he get his money from? How can a young man buy an island? So she watches, and she listens - and one night she learns what is behind the locked door." --Back cover.
9780194790550
Rich people--Fiction.
Secrecy--Fiction.
Reading comprehension--Problems, exercises, etc.
High interest-low vocabulary books.
Readers (Adult)
Readers for new literates.
823.914 ESC