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A1 Beginner

You know a few words, or none. Short chapters of about 85 words, all in the present tense, with the most common 1,000 words.

A1 · Book 1
Alle due di notte
Every night at two, the man in room 6 goes out.
$5.99
A1 · Book 2
Un caffè a Testaccio
A paid coffee. A postcard. A forty-year-old stamp.
$5.99
A1 · Book 3
Il gatto di Trastevere
A grey cat. A red collar. A street that doesn't exist.
$5.99
A1 · Book 4
La valigia rossa
A red suitcase arrives. Its owner doesn't.
$5.99
A1 · Book 5
La chiave di Genova
An old key. An address no map has shown since the war.
$5.99
A1 · Book 6
Il cugino di Torino
A perfect cousin. A vineyard. 4,000 euros.
$5.99

You can handle everyday phrases. Chapters of about 100 words, the first past tenses and the top 2,000 words.

A2 · Book 1
Un giorno a Napoli
Every morning he leaves for Naples. Why?
$5.99
A2 · Book 2
La ricetta perduta
1954. A yellow house. A lemon cake.
$5.99
A2 · Book 3
Il fotografo di Bologna
Twelve night photos. One stranger's camera.
$5.99
A2 · Book 4
Lo sposo in fuga
The night before the wedding, the groom checks in.
$5.99
A2 · Book 5
Carnevale a Venezia
Across the canal, a man in a white mask is watching her shop.
$5.99
A2 · Book 6
L'angelo di legno
A wooden angel from 1912. Its twin. And a family that called its carver a thief.
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You can follow a simple conversation. Longer chapters, all the common tenses and a real mystery plot.

B1 · Book 1
L'ospite di febbraio
Her first night in Rome, a note under the door: 'Go back to Palermo, inspector.'
$5.99
B1 · Book 2
L'oro di Ballarò
On the night of the Festino, a necklace stolen in 1994 walks through the crowd.
$5.99
B1 · Book 3
Il silenzio dell'isola
At 1:12 a.m. she sent one photo. Then her phone went dead.
$5.99
B1 · Book 4
Il segreto dei Sassi
Someone cut one page out of a 1931 register. And Luis was the last one alone with the book.
$5.99
B1 · Book 5
La sposa per procura
She promised to deliver one letter. Now she has to read it aloud.
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You read with a dictionary now and then. Full-length chapters and natural, adult prose.

B2 · Book 1
Quando soffia la bora
He wrote 'Don't sign anything.' Then he died at the end of a pier.
$5.99
B2 · Book 2
Il falsario dell'Oltrarno
The paper is perfect. Too perfect.
$5.99