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Levels

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.

60–90 words per chapter
3,000–4,000 words per book

A1 · Book 1
Le vélo bleu
A blue bike. A hidden key. No owner.
A1 · Book 2
Le marché du dimanche
One box of old photos. One face Léa knows.
A1 · Book 3
Le tandem de Montmartre
A wedding at three. A tandem in pieces.
A1 · Book 4
Un week-end à Saint-Malo
A message in a bottle. Six hours on an island.

Start with Le vélo bleu

A2 Pre-intermediate

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

80–120 words per chapter
5,000–6,000 words per book

A2 · Book 1
Le train pour Lyon
The wrong suitcase. The right city.
A2 · Book 2
La recette de Mamie Paule
Eleven wins. One missing notebook.
A2 · Book 3
Le chien de Belleville
Every evening at seven, the dog is waiting.
A2 · Book 4
La photo de 1985
Two trains, forty years, one photograph.

Start with Le train pour Lyon

B1 Intermediate

You can follow a simple conversation. Longer chapters, all the common tenses and a real mystery plot.

150–250 words per chapter
9,000–11,000 words per book

B1 · Book 1
Mort au Vieux-Port
Dry boots. Two cups. One dead fisherman.
B1 · Book 2
Le tableau du Panier
A painting vanishes. No door was forced.
B1 · Book 3
La nuit des calanques
A storm. A rock shelter. One hiker gone.

Start with Mort au Vieux-Port

B2 Upper-intermediate

You read with a dictionary now and then. Full-length chapters and natural, adult prose.

300–500 words per chapter
14,000–16,000 words per book

B2 · Book 1
L'hiver à Québec
A letter: 'Your father didn't die that night.'
B2 · Book 2
Le dossier de Bruxelles
A missing translator. A glossary that lies.

Start with L'hiver à Québec