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The Story “It’s Andi. Andi with an I”. Andi loves Basketball. She is one of the best members on her school team and devotes her time to playing matches, and training, perhaps with a sneaky Star Wars film thrown in as well. But when her parents decide to move closer to the hospital where they […]
The Story Charlie Han has lived his life as the smallest boy in his school with no freedom. He cannot go to the park or see his friends without his mum knowing EXACTLY what he is doing. At the age of 14, all Charlie wants is to be able to ride a bike, not the […]
The Story The code names of the characters in this book are Cass and Max-Ernest. You may be wondering why Max Ernest has two names. This is because his parents could not decide on a name for him. His mother wanted her son to be called after her father, Max. His father wanted his son […]
The Story The beautiful Dorset seaside town of Bluebell Bay has won the safest village award nine times out of ten, making it the perfect place for Kat Wolfe and her veterinary obsessed mother to move to for a peaceful life, after experiencing the chaotic bustle of London. Whilst her mother is busy in her […]
The Story Whilst Vita is recovering from Polio at a young age, her grandfather teaches her to throw like an athlete. Some years later, when her grandmother dies, her grandfather is traumatised. Vulnerable, he succumbs to a fraud, losing the family home Hudson Castle. The thief, Victor Sorrotore, convinces her grandfather that, when he purchases […]
The Story Nine year old Alexa used to have an empty chair at the back of her classroom. One day a boy called Ahmet takes that place. Ahmet doesn’t speak any English. He is a refugee from Syria and alone, except for Ms Hemsi, his special teacher, who gives him simple maths and English lessons, […]
The Story With her father killed in action, life for Olive and her family has been torn apart. In London, in World War II, Olive, her brother Cliff and her big sister Sukie go to the pictures. During an unexpected German bombing raid, Olive can do nothing to stop Sukie vanishing into the dust before […]
The Story Orphaned Laura discovers she has a mysterious uncle in Cornwall. She is taken to live in his dark Victorian villa with its strange housekeeper, Mrs Webb. The North Star Grocery has the very freshest produce in St Ives, and is owned by Mr and Mrs Mukhtar, who have a son, Tariq. Tariq is […]
The Story Reynie, Kate, Sticky and Constance all have something in common. Somewhat alone, but brilliant minded, the four children pass a series of mind-boggling tests set by the mysterious Mr Benedict. Mr Benedict is seeking the very brightest team to risk everything to save the world. The children come to face an evil man […]
The Story Eleven year old Aya is an asylum seeker who has escaped from the war in Syria to seek refuge in England. The story starts in a community centre in a deprived area of Manchester where, with her mother, Mumma, and baby brother, Moosa, Aya is waiting to see a case worker in […]
