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A Murder of Crows by Penny Bates
11.90 CHF
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Category: Reluctant Readers | Series: Shades Ser.
Ben, who is an only child, moves to the country with his mom and befriends a crow for company. However, when a local boy sees this and jeers at him mercilessly, Ben very soon becomes a laughing stock. The bullies want him to hurt the thing he loves the most. But none of them have reckoned on the power o ...Show more
A Murder of Crows - Sharp Shades 2. 0 by Penny Bates
11.90 CHF
12.90 (7% off)
Category: Reluctant Readers | Series: Sharp Shades Ser.
Only child Ben moves to the country with his mum and befriends a crow for company. However, when a local boy sees this and jeers at him mercilessly, Ben very soon becomes a laughing stock. The bullies want him to hurt the thing he loves the most.
Animal Lab by Malcolm Rose
11.90 CHF
12.90 (7% off)
Category: Reluctant Readers | Series: Shades Ser.
One of a series of fast-paced fiction titles for reluctant readers at Key Stages 3 and 4. Jamie Littlewood is as bald as the monkey he's looking after at the local animal lab. The drug company says the monkey is helping to find a cure, but his sister Petra says the animal experiments they are doing are ...Show more
Blitz by David Orme
11.90 CHF
12.90 (7% off)
Category: Reluctant Readers | Series: Shades Ser.
Blitz is set in World War Two, when Martin is evacuated to Winchester. However, he hates it there, and manages to find his way back home to London. But home isn't where it used to be - a bomb has exploded in his street, leaving him homeless. He decides to return to the country, but truly unexpected even ...Show more
Blitz - Sharp Shades 2.0 by David Orme
11.90 CHF
12.90 (7% off)
Category: Reluctant Readers | Series: Sharp Shades Ser.
Blitz is set in World War Two, when Martin is evacuated to Winchester. However, he hates it there, and manages to find his way back home to London. But home isn't where it used to be - a bomb has exploded in his street, leaving him homeless.
Coming in to Land by Dennis Hamely
11.90 CHF
12.90 (7% off)
Category: Reluctant Readers | Series: Shades Ser.
Jack is the youngest cadet to be chosen by the RAF to learn to fly a glider. He hopes that when he is older he may be able to fly real planes in the war. However, for all his flying prowess, he has a fear of coming in to land.
Crime Stories - Shades 2.0 Shorts by Penny Bates; Alan Durant; Anne Rooney; David Belbin
11.90 CHF
Category: Reluctant Readers | Series: Shades Ser.
Murder happens where you least expect it... A text message sent in error leads to body parts in the post... A case is opened - and then shut too quickly... You are told you are guilty, but you have no idea what you did... This title features four themed short stories.
Cry, Baby by Jill Atkins
11.90 CHF
Category: Reluctant Readers | Series: Shades Ser.
Discovering she is pregnant following a one night stand, Charlie is almost certain she is not ready to be a mother. She agonises over the decision of whether to keep the baby, knowing that only she can make the right choice for her. Will she bow to peer pressure and how will she cope when an even bigger ...Show more
Crying Out by Clare Lawrence
11.90 CHF
12.90 (7% off)
Category: Reluctant Readers | Series: Sharp Shades Ser.
Mack is a Grade One: the best. He sees a Grade Three boy being attacked in the street, but Grade Threes don't matter, so Mack doesn't help him. Then, he starts hearing voices in his head...
Doing the Double by Alan Durant
11.90 CHF
12.90 (7% off)
Category: Reluctant Readers | Series: Sharp Shades Ser.
Twins Dale and Joe are the sons of fallen football ace Nicky Green. They have always joked about swapping their identities for a day, but suddenly everything changes - and now it's serious. Dale wants Joe to do the double and take his place on the football pitch. Joe isn't even sure he wants to help, bu ...Show more
Fighting Back by Helen Orme
11.90 CHF
12.90 (7% off)
Category: Reluctant Readers | Series: Shades Ser.
Amita and her family relocate to a new town after her father's business is destroyed in a fire. Hoping for a better life in her new home, Amita is sad when her bitter father refuses to allow her to mix with her white neighbours. She becomes the victim of racial abuse at school. Will she always be hated ...Show more
Fire! by David Orme
11.90 CHF
12.90 (7% off)
Category: Reluctant Readers | Series: Shades Ser.
This is a book all about fire: how fire is useful, ways to make fire, and what happens when fire gets out of control. Then read a story about a fireworks party that nearly ends in disaster.This fun non-fiction reading book, with exciting colour photos and illustrations, will appeal to all older struggli ...Show more