Penguin Readers Level 6
The Girl on the Train (ELT Graded Reader) : ABRIDGED EDITION
(Autor) Paula HawkinsThe Girl on the Train, a Level 6 Reader, is B1+ in the CEFR framework. The longer text is made up of sentences with up to four clauses, introducing future continuous, reported questions, third conditional, was going to and ellipsis. A small number of illustrations support the text.

Paula Hawkins
Paula Hawkins (born August 26, 1972) is a British author best known for her bestselling psychological thriller The Girl on the Train. Born and raised in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe), Hawkins moved to London in 1989 to study at the University of Oxford, where she earned a degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. Before becoming a novelist, she worked as a journalist and financial writer. Hawkins achieved global fame with The Girl on the Train (2015), a gripping tale of obsession and deceit, which was later adapted into a major film. Her subsequent novels, including Into the Water (2017) and A Slow Fire Burning (2021), cemented her reputation as a master of suspense. Her works have been translated into dozens of languages, captivating readers worldwide.