Can You Keep a Secret? is an elementary reader, the sequel to Life is Full of Surprises, set eighteen months later. It continues the story of George and his family:
At 9 o’clock, I walked slowly into my boss’s office.
She frowned a little. “George, I have some news, but it’s confidential. Do you understand?”
“I understand confidential,” I said. “Private. Don’t tell anyone. I won’t tell anyone.”
“Good,” she said.
George doesn’t like secrets. His boss tells him some exciting news, but he can’t tell anyone. His wife and children want to give him a surprise birthday party, but George doesn’t want a party.
Suddenly, he has a lot of secrets to keep…
This light-hearted (but thoughtful) story is available with audio CD, in both a story-only library version or as a photocopiable Teacher's Guide and Workbook, which contains the full story plus exercises, activities and teaching notes.
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