Bücher von Polly Ho-Yen

England in der Zukunft: 99 % der Frauen sind unfruchtbar. Nur durch gefährliche medizinische Verfahren ist es ihnen noch möglich, schwanger zu werden. Doch auch dann können sie ihr Mutterglück nicht genießen: Die totalitäre Regierung überwacht alle Eltern und entreißt ihnen beim kleinsten Fehltritt ihr Kind. Daher will Kit keine Kinder - bis sie sich verliebt. Als ihre Tochter Mimi auf die Welt kommt, scheint ihr Glück perfekt. Dann jedoch erhält Kit eine Verwarnung nach der anderen und steht kurz davor, Mimi an den Staat zu verlieren. Aber Kit wird um Mimi kämpfen. Koste es, was es wolle ...

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content.The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary.Boy In The Tower, a Level 2 Reader, is A1+ in the CEFR framework. Sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the future tenses will and going to, present continuous for future meaning, and comparatives and superlatives. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages.Ade lives in a tower block in London. One day, something bad happens to Ade's mum. After that, she stays in her bedroom all the time and sleeps. Then buildings start falling down in the night, and there are strange plants on the street. What will happen to Ade and his friend Gaia?Visit the Penguin Readers websiteExclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys.

For fans of Black Mirror and The Handmaid's Tale, in Dark Lullaby a mother desperately tries to keep her family together in a society where parenting standards are strictly monitored.