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Books for struggling or reluctant readers
High Interest Age/Low Reading Age
These paperback books have been written specifically for young struggling or reluctant readers. They follow the guidelines provided by The British Dyslexia Association and are therefore also suitable for readers who are dyslexic. Printed on cream paper with specific font size, short paragraphs and heavily illustrated.
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Powder Monkey
Author: Ian MacDonald
One minute Jack is zapping aliens on his keypad - the next, he's fetching powder for the 32-pound guns on board HMS Victory.
The year is 1805 and Jack, a reluctant time traveller, is stuck in the middle of preparations for one of the most famous sea battles ever fought: Trafalgar.
...Porky Pies
Author: Suzi Cresswell
Jaz was bullied at his old school, so when he joins a new school he's determined things are going to be better. But he has a bad habit - he can't stop telling little white lies.
When Jaz tells his new classmates that he's the son of pop star Rocky Riff, they're impressed. Nelson wants...
Weird Files: The Ghost of Trigger Strokes
Author: Derek Keilty
Danny is investigating spooky noises in the woods near Robbery Lane one night when he meets the fearsome ghost of a highwayman - Trigger Strokes - on horseback, waving a pistol. It's up to Danny to stop Trigger spreading fear into the town of Greenman, just as he did hundreds of years ago. But...
The Mummy's Finger
Author: Ian MacDonald
On a school trip to the museum a mummified finger mysteriously slips from a glass case. When the missing digit turns up in Owen's pocket, it spells big trouble! Owen, Freddie and Chaz are already on the train... and the ancient mummy's curse is invoked. The three boys battle against a plague o...
Fishes' Claws and Dinosaurs' Paws
Author: Adam Bushnell
AVAILABLE FROM MAY 2009
What happens when a boy meets a very hungry witch, when an old man discovers a musical green giant, or when fire monsters try to keep the world feeling icy?
Storyteller Adam Bushnell delivers another eight side-splitting stories. Ther...
