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Multcolib Recommends: Easy Reads for Adult New Readers

Looking for an abridged classic, an easy reader for an adult new reader, or a biography with just the most important facts, try these titles.

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  • Take a quick trip down the Yellow Brick Road.
    Unknown, 2007Oxford : Macmillan Heinnemann ELT, 2007. — 428.6 W178w 2007
  • A classic story retold with easy vocabulary and illustrations.
    Unknown, 2008Harlow : Pearson Education, 2008. — 428.6 H751c 2008
  • A story with simple text for fans of graphic novels. This is part of a series.
    Book, 2011[Irvine, Calif.] : Saddleback Educational Pub., ©2011. — 428.6 L247dm 2011
  • A classic story retold in a more accessible version.
    Book, 2007Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2007. — 428.6 V629e 2007
  • An inspiring life is recounted in this brief biography.
    Book, 2006[Edmonton] : Grass Roots Press, ©2006. — 428.6 T316b 2006
  • If you just want the basic facts about the life of Muhammad Ali, this is the book for you.
    Unknown, 2007[Edmonton] : Grass Roots Press, ©2007. — 428.6 A398b 2007
  • Here is the full story of the Titanic in 60 pages.
    Unknown, 2008Harlow : Pearson Education Limited, 2008. — 428.6 S557t 2008
  • Another great mystery set in Three Pines, Quebec and also available as an ebook.
    Unknown, 2010[Edmonton, Alta.] : Grass Roots Press, [2010] — 428.6 P416h 2010