Sol y Sombra: Lecturas de Hoy

Although it is somewhat outdated, the book is a great way to learn to read Spanish quickly. I felt I had hit a plateau with learning the language until I obtained this book; I quickly started to learn more vocabulary, verb tenses, and grammar structures. The exercises are extremely helpful, too. Of course, you need to do more than just read and write to really learn a language, but this is a great tool for people who already have a basic foundation in Spanish. I have balanced it out with listening to Spanish music and conversations and feel I have come a long way since.