Winter 1943. Teenagers Frank, Joseph and Stephen are Royal Navy recruits on their first mission at sea during the Second World War. Their ship is part of an Arctic Convoy sailing to Russia to deliver supplies to the Soviets. The convoys have to navigate treacherous waters, sailing through a narrow channel between the Arctic ice pack and German bases on the Norwegian coast. Faced with terrifying…
A case of mistaken identity leads to unintentional criminal activity when a dream family holiday goes terribly wrong in this punny comedy caper from author-illustrator Tom McLaughlin. The Goodfellows are the perfect family. From helping the local community to scooping up prizes in school, there's nothing they can't do. And they've just won the holiday of a lifetime to the Big Apple! When …
Lily, Zack and Khal can't believe it when the new headmaster at their school bans football in the playground. What are a gang of football-mad kids meant to do at break-time now? Then Zack has a brilliant plan and a very secret football club is formed...Light-hearted and uplifting, this tale of football-underdogs-with-a-twist is lots of fun.
It’s the proudest moment of Jack’s life – his debut as a professional footballer. Now he has a chance to achieve his dream of playing for his country. But it’s 1914 and the world is at war. Talk of sportsmen’s cowardice leads to the formation of a Footballers’ Battalion and Jack has little choice but to join up. The promise of a Cup in Flanders offers a glimmer of hope, but Jack and…
A book for readers aged 10+ with a reading age of about 6. Troy is a show off. He tells his mates his dad is getting him a fast new car. But is he telling the truth?
Engage your seriously struggling and reluctant teen readers with Barrington Stoke's SEN short fiction. Not a Good Look has been specially designed for teen readers with a very low reading age of 6, and is fully illustrated throughout. Kim has a hot date. But then disaster strikes! Is her chance at romance over before it’s even begun?
Futurologist Tom Cheesewright takes readers on a tour of our world, decades into the future. Eight scenes show you what wonders await in our cities, our landscapes, inside our own bodies and of course in the expanse of outer space. Lift the flaps to find out what new things we'll be able to do, how new technology will work, and what changes we can expect about the way we live. There'll be vi…
Trixi loves to play naughty tricks on all her friends, but they've decided that it's time she received a dose of her own medicine! Children will LOVE to read all about Trixi and her fabulous fairy friends in this super-fun picture book, perfect for a magical story-time.
Everyone is freaked out when circles of scorched earth start appearing in Halifax - on the moors, the parks and even the football pitches. Seth is most disturbed of all - he sees the shadows of the past. But when he looks into a Viking's murderous eyes and smells the stink of burning flesh, Seth knows he must stop this cycle of supernatural suffering. With his friend Nadiya, can he discover the…
A tense Seth is waiting to hear if his mum's got the 'all-clear'. But instead of relaxing in Cornwall, Seth is haunted by visions. Heads on spikes - bloodied and rotten, eyes pecked out - surrounding an Iron Age hill fort to keep intruders away. When Seth meets two football-crazy brothers from Aleppo their stories offer him a new sense of courage. Can he look death in the face and restore ca…