(ooops... I put the answer in the comment section by mistake, sorry...) Hello again, You might find reading mystery books written for adolescents such as the "Nancy Drew" or "Hardy Boys" useful in your pursuit. The "Harry Potter" books are also written in a very understandable form. More modern books in this genre include the collection of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel" books. Online Newspapers and Magazines are also written in fairly basic English, especially those targeting teenagers. I am going to look on the Gutenberg Project site later and see what titles are available. If I find any titles there that might fit your request I will send you the information as well. I hope this is helpful, feel free to let me know either way. Best of Luck! Jim

HI, if you are looking for ESL reading materials, Penguin Series for ESL would the best choice. cheers

Try "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency," by Alexander McCall Smith. It is a mystery novel--sort of. At a glance, the English in it looks reasonably easy. It is set in Botswana and concerns a woman who decides to start a detective agency. It's a best-seller. My wife loved it. I loved it. It is all in correct English. McCall Smith's characters speak in a way that sounds a little odd to a native English speaker--there are a few unusual turns of phrase. I don't know if this is really the way people speak English in Botswana. Just be careful--as with all quoted dialogue, be careful about picking up phrases in using them yourself unless you're sure about them. For example, Mma. Ramotswe is obviously overweight, and McCall Smith calls her "traditionally built." In real life in the U.S. if I said that someone was "traditionally built," either people would not understand me, or they would recognize it as a phrase from this series of books.

Hello again, You might find reading mystery books written for adolescents such as the "Nancy Drew" or "Hardy Boys" useful in your pursuit. The "Harry Potter" books are also written in a very understandable form. More modern books in this genre include the collection of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel" books. Online Newspapers and Magazines are also written in fairly basic English, especially those targeting teenagers. I am going to look on the Gutenberg Project site later and see what titles are available. If I find any titles there that might fit your request I will send you the information as well. I hope this is helpful, feel free to let me know either way. Best of Luck! Jim

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