Level 6 is the most accessible, with Peter Pan, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland or The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Level 8 needs more confidence, with Dracula, Jane Eyre or A Tale of Two Cities.
What does abridged mean?
Shortened: the original novel is cut down and its language simplified, but the story stays the same.
For which pupil?
For a middle-school pupil or a good reader learning English at school who wants a real story. Choosing a classic they already know in French or Arabic helps them follow.
Which Abridged classics level to choose?
Abridged classics are great English and world novels, shortened and rewritten in simpler English. They are graded in three levels, from the most accessible to the most demanding.
Level 6: Peter Pan, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Gulliver's Travels or Around The World In 80 Days, for a first sustained read.
Level 7: Jungle Book, Heidi, Moby Dick, Treasure Island or Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, for a reader who already understands well.
Level 8: Dracula, Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, Little Women or A Tale of Two Cities, for a confident reader.
When in doubt, start one level lower: finishing a book makes you want to read another.