Easy Readers are carefully selected works of well-known authors whose original texts have been shortened and simplified without sacrificing the original style. With their manageable structure and controlled vocabulary based on international word frequency research, Easy Readers can be easily understood at various levels of instruction. A-books contain about 600 words; B-Level books -- 1,100 words; C-books -- 1,800 words; and D-books -- 2,400 words. L'esprit de famille (Boissard): Four sisters are very different, but they have one thing in common: l'esprit de famille, the love for their family.