Mary Chapman Libri

A sobering tale of life in a Victorian workhouse.

In afuture where hospitals seem to be able to fix anything, Jake's accident shouldhave been easy to sort out.

A huge, squirming thing is inside Jack's leg, but the doctors won't tell him anything.

Robbie and his brother Jim find an old car up at Grange Farm. It's abandoned during the week, so soon they are regular joyriders. It's great fun, but then they are witnesses to what definitely looks like criminal activity. They are faced with a should they report what they have found and reveal their joyriding, or keep quiet? Part of the Fresh Shades series, this is a shorter version of the original book. The Sharp Shades stories are illustrated and have simpler language and a larger font than the original book. They are perfect for older readers who may find longer books too daunting, but who still want the excitement of a great story told with pace and style.

This is a series of short, colour illustrated fiction for newly independent readers. The stories are ideal for helping to build reading confidence.

Robbieand his brother Jim find an old car up at Grange Farm. It's abandoned duringthe week, so soon they are regular joyriders.

Newly discovered works by one of the earliest Asian North American writers.

It is Rebecca Jane's birthday, the first since her mum died. Dad eagerly gives her a present, but when Rebecca opens it she unwittingly steps into a living nightmare. The Victorian sampler she has received unlocks a chilling spectre. What does she have to do to escape this restless ghostly presence and its haunting power? Hauntings is part of the Shades 2.0 series, published by Ransom Publishing, a specialist publisher for reluctant readers and struggling readers. The Shades 2.0 books offer fast-paced, shorter stories (just 64pp each) for older readers who may find longer books too daunting, but who still want the excitement of a great story told with pace and style. Hauntings is ideal for reluctant readers aged 12+ with a reading age of 9 - 10 years.

Everybody is told what to do, all the time. Then everything descends into chaos.

As a World War One recruit onboard the Admiral, all Bob Thompson can think about is how much he will earn. Bob's mother doesn't want him to join the ship, for fear that he will be injured as the crew defends themselves against German subs. Ignoring his mother's pleas, Bob is unprepared for this reality until the Admiral meets two German subs. He realises he is now in deep water, but is it too late?Danger Money is part of the Shades 2.0 series, published by Ransom Publishing, a specialist publisher for reluctant and struggling readers. The Shades 2.0 books offer fast-paced, shorter stories (just 64pp each) for older readers who may find longer books too daunting, but who still want the excitement of a great story told with pace and style. Danger Money is ideal for reluctant readers aged 12+ with a reading age of 9 - 10 years.