Orphan Ettie Shaw is penniless and homeless on the streets of London when she is spotted by her older brother Joe. Joe has fallen in with a notorious pickpocket gang run by a man called Fagin, and Ettie has to disguise herself as a boy so she can come back with him to Fagin’s lair. At first Ettie is able to help out with mending and other domestic jobs, but when one of the other boys fa…
Tully and his brother don't have much. But they do have each other. And Tully has an amazing talent. Football. But when the First World War begins, Tully must fight for respect on the battlefield not the pitch ... Based on the amazing true story of Walter Tull, a First World War hero and one of the first black British professional football players. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctan…
When you're a kid, you have friends you don't like. Because there's no one else around, because you're the same age, because it's that or being alone. Two lads form a shaky friendship that soon goes wrong when their idle afternoon activities take a darker turn. A gritty teen drama particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 12+.
A gang of nasty nits are in town and no matter how much the mummies go mad with mayonnaise and nit-combs, they think they're here to stay! A rollicking, rhyming short story that will make you scratch, specially designed to to help severely struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 8+ with a reading age of 6.
In the next hilarious illustrated instalment of Tom Gates, Mr Fullerman has a class assignment: a family tree! Tom's ready to learn all about the Gates family, his friends and a furry creature (or two!). But just what *is* that squeaking sound coming from Tom's shoes?
Rebel, Princess, Suffragette: this is the incredible true story of the life of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, a forgotten heroine of the early twentieth century. Born in 1876, Princess Sophia Duleep Singh was the daughter of the last Sikh ruler of the Punjab, and goddaughter of Queen Victoria. After her father lost control of his empire and was exiled to England, Sophia had a privileged but trou…