Penguin Readers Level 1

A Christmas in London (ELT Graded Reader)

Anna Trewin

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Penguin Books Ltd
20 October 2025

ELT literature & fiction readers

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reading series, designed for teenagers and young adults learning English as a foreign language.

With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction.

A Christmas in London, a Level 1 Reader, is A1 in the CEFR framework. Short sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the past simple tense and some simple modals, adverbs and gerunds. Illustrations support the text throughout.

It's Christmas in London. But Alex Crossley is not happy. His Dad's arm is broken and his parents haven't got much money. How can the family have a good Christmas?

By: Anna Trewin
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9780241753637
ISBN 10: 0241753635
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 20 October 2025
Recommended Age: From 12 to 17 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Young adult , ELT/ESL , English as a second language , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Anna Trewin is the pen name of Sorrel Pitts, an English educational writer, editor and novelist. As \""Anna Trewin\"", Sorrel has written numerous educational adaptations including Ian McEwan's The Children Act, Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club, John Le Carre's The Night Manager, and Mario Puzo's The Godfather, which won the international Language Learner Literature Award. Sorrel's debut novel The River Woman was published in September 2011 by Indigo Dreams Publishing. In February 2024, Sorrel's latest novel Broken Shadows was published by Bloodhound Books.