In Miami, Chili Palmer was a gangster, but now he's in Hollywood, helping his friend Harry Zimm to make a film. However, the movie business is as dangerous as Chili's old business and a new enemy soon wants him out of the way. "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders. "Penguin Readers" are graded at seven levels of difficulty, from "Easystarts" with a 200-word vocabulary, to Level 6 (Advanced) with a 3000-word vocabulary. In addition, titles fall into one of three sub-categories: "Contemporary", "Classics" or "Originals". At the end of each book there is a section of enjoyable exercises focusing on vocabulary building, comprehension, discussion and writing. Some titles in the series are available with an accompanying audio cassette, or in a book and cassette pack. Additionally, selected titles have free accompanying "Penguin Readers Factsheets" which provide stimulating exercise material for students, as well as suggestions for teachers on how to exploit the Readers in class.

 

This book is part of a book series called Penguin Readers .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

This book was published 1999 by Pearson Education Limited .

Elmore Leonard is already a highly acclaimed adult writer. A connoisseur of the crime thriller, he has had over twenty novels published, many of which have been made in to films such as JACKIE BROWN and GET SHORTY. He has won the Edgar Allen Poe award for the best mystery novel and has been named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. He served in the US Navy during WWII, worked as a copywriter for various ad agencies and now lives in Michigan. This is Elmore's first children's novel.