The Phone Box Mystery

Level 2

Ryan loves old things and his favourite subject at school is history. He and his best friend, Ellie, go to a meeting of the local History Society and meet some very strange people. Then, when Ryan and Ellie notice that some old red phone boxes are disappearing, they try to fi nd out why. In England, everyone loves the traditional red phone boxes. Is someone stealing them? Is it someone from the History Society? If so, why? The two children are very surprised when they discover the truth.

Word list


Author : Christopher James
Illustrator : Helen Stanton

Chapter 1
Ryan’s house


Chapter 2
Where’s number 13?


Chapter 3
The secret gate


Chapter 4
The History Society


Chapter 5
The disappearing phone boxes


Chapter 6
Someone’s stealing the phone boxes!


Chapter 7
Who wants a phone box?


Chapter 8
A discovery


Chapter 9
A phone box in the bathroom!


Chapter 10
The Pendlebury Potteries


Chapter 11
A crime takes place


Chapter 12
The letter