Scholastic Readers: Slumdog Millionaire

Jamal Malik, a street kid from the slums of Mumbai, has been arrested for cheating after answering eight questions correctly on the quiz show Who Wants to be a Millionaire? As Jamal’s story unfolds, it becomes clear to the Inspector of Police that the boy’s troubled and chaotic life has provided him with the answers. Will Jamal succeed in answering the final question… and be reunited with the love of his life, the beautiful Latika?

Inspiring full-colour graphics attract your students to reading. Images tie in with the media versions, and creative formats such as blogs, manga stories and comic strips generate instant appeal.

The People & Places spread at the start of each story sets the scene by introducing the key characters in a visually stimulating and accessible way.

The magazine-style Fact Files at the back of each reader include interviews, behind-the-scenes features, UK/US culture and themes developed in the reader.

The self-study section let students check comprehension as they progress through each story.

Free online teacher’s resource sheets provide more activities and follow-up project work.

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