It s the summer holidays and Lizzie is excited about going to the beach with her friends. But her parents have other plans for her and she has to spend the summer in the countryside with a woman she doesn t even know. Lizzie is very angry and sad but then she meets a strange boy called Jack. Who is this mysterious boy In this Reader you will find A section focusing on Blackpool a section focusing on Strange Stories Vocabulary areas Family - Friendship - Emotions - Mystery Grammar amp structures Positive and Negative Imperative Forms - Present Simple and Present Continuous also for future reference - Past Simple and Past Continuous - Present Perfect Simple - Future with going to and will - Can Could have to need would like - Want someone to do something - Common phrasal verbs - Passive Forms