Combat zone

Borderlands is no ordinary school. All of the students boarding there have parents in the armed forces, and the UK is drawing perilously close to war in the Central Asian Republic. New boy Woody is desperate to escape, but his dad has been mobilised and now football-mad Woody is stuck in a school where everyone is crazy about rugby. Worried and unhappy, Woody tries to make the best of his si…

Dark arena

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9781781127308

Collation

112 p. ; 20 cm

Series Title

Defenders #2

Call Number

F PAL d

Arctic star: braviing the worst journey in the world

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…

Goodfellows

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 …

Secret fc

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.

Over the line

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…

The wrong wheels

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?

Not a good look

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?

See inside the future

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…

The naughtiest fairy

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.