The third novel in the easiest series of Spanish novels in existence for 1st- or 2nd-year students with a vocabulary of only 400 words. An engaging story, with a taste of romance, about an American girl who goes to high school in Chile and two Chilean boys, a nice one and a mean one. The mean one turns nice. Eight short chapters. Short and sweet!

Casi se muere (Spanish Edition)

Blaine Ray

Lisa Ray-Turner

Literature & Fiction

Command Performance

The second novel in an easy series of Spanish novels for 1st- or 2nd-year students. Patricia, a 15-year-old girl from Guatemala, goes to California as an exchange student. She lives with a caring American family but encounters prejudice at school, especially from a girl named Debbie. By chance Patricia finds Debbie in a dangerous situation. She acts quickly and decisively to rescue her. The two girls become fast friends, and eventually Debbie goes to Guatemala to visit Patricia and her family.

Patricia va a California (Spanish Edition)

El viaje perdido by Lisa Ray Turner and Blaine Ray
 The third in a series of four easy novellas for 2nd- (or 3rd-) year high school students. American college students Carlos and Jaime go on a Caribbean cruise. While in Puerto Rico, they miss the boat to the next island and then their money is stolen. The solution to their dilemma involves a beautiful Puerto Rican girl, her exotic grandmother and various aspects of Puerto Rican culture.

El viaje perdido (Spanish Edition)

Arme Anna by Blaine Ray; adapted to German by Helen Small
 The easiest novel that exists in German for first-year students. Anna is a 16-year-old girl from a town in Virginia who leads a tough life. Her mother is always on her. Her family doesn't have much money, but her best friends' families are rich. She's extremely jealous of them. When she gets an opportunity to go to Switzerland, she goes to a small city where she lives with a very nice family that has conflicts similar to the ones in her own family. Her view of her life changes radically. When she gets back home, she sees everything in a different light. Arme Anna is short and easy.

Arme Anna (German Edition)

Die Reise seines Lebens by Lisa Ray Turner and Blaine Ray; adapted to German by Helen Small
 The first novel in an engaging series of German novels for second-year students. Sixteen-year-old Karl Schmidt of Cincinnati, Ohio, goes to Germany with his family. He is the only witness to the theft of an object of great monetary and personal value. The thief tries to kill him, but.... Totally in German with no vocabulary section. Written especially for use with Blaine Ray's extremely popular Look, I Can Talk! TPR Storytelling series, Die Reise seines Lebens is best used with 3rd- and 4th-semester classes. Brief and captivating!

Die Reise seines Lebens (German Edition)