Updated: October 9, 2023
Reading time: 16 minutes
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You CAN read and learn more vocabulary as a beginner level student. English has many books. These are the 12 best and most interesting books for your level.
Reading has always been a hobby of mine, and I used to be a reading teacher. The thing I found most frustrating when teaching was finding appropriate and interesting books for the students.
You don’t have to feel miserable and struggle. The hard-work has already been done for you.
The list below has books for both A1 and A2 English proficiency level learners. There are different types of books—genres—listed below, so you will absolutely find something that you will enjoy.
Note: #1 on this list should be read last (A2). It is a great book, but may be more difficult if you are not A2 or above.
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Beginner (A1-A2)
1. †13 Reasons Why—Jay Asher
†This book is a great “bridge” book. It is best for A2 English proficiency level students. Read this book when you are almost ready to move to the next level: B1. This book has been adapted to a T.V. series.
13 Reasons Why is terrific for beginners because it is mostly written in the simple past tense. Vocabulary isn’t too difficult, but it may be hard if you are not a high beginner level.
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“Eerie, beautiful, and devastating.” —Chicago Tribune
“A stealthy hit with staying power. . . . thriller-like pacing.” —The New York Times
“Thirteen Reasons Why will leave you with chills long after you have finished reading.” —Amber Gibson, NPR’s “All Things Considered”
You can’t stop the future.
You can’t rewind the past.
The only way to learn the secret . . . is to press play.
Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a strange package with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker—his classmate and crush—who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Hannah’s voice tells him that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he’ll find out why.
Clay spends the night crisscrossing his town with Hannah as his guide. He becomes a firsthand witness to Hannah’s pain, and as he follows Hannah’s recorded words throughout his town, what he discovers changes his life forever.
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