As Chloe Cozens mourns the death of her mother, Lesley, teenage 'delinquent' Nicky Nelson experiences quite a different emotion towards her, his social worker, the one person he thought he could rely on when everyone else had let him down. When Nicky begins hanging around Chloe's house with a mixtur[...]

Jaz and Jack have a secret they're hiding from Bobby - they have fallen in love - or so Jaz likes to believe. But this secret fades into insignificance when Jack finds a bag full of money abandoned in a house near to his. The house had been raided by the local mafia, and someone had stupidly left be[...]

Kim Hockney has a secret. It's to do with the terrible thing that happened eight years ago - the day when her five year old sister Judy went missing. Her parents have always been careful not to blame her but she knows they look at her and wonder what her little sister would have been like, if Kim ha[...]

Tony is everything Gina wants from a boy - he's charming and attentive. It's nice to be bought presents and fussed over, even if Tony's business deals aren't all strictly legit. After all, it's not as if he's into anything really serious... But then one night Tony comes home drunk, with blood on his[...]

Wizzle is once again causing havoc at the royal castle, but this time Prince Peter is making things far worse! Following on from the successful fiction series, this book banded play continues the adventures of Wizzle and the royal family. Written for Turquoise Band 7 of the Start Reading programme.[...]

It's been five years since Rose's mother and Josh's father disappeared while on a dinner date.Police inquiries have gone nowhere and the case, it seems, is closed: Rose and Josh have been told that the police officially believe their parents are dead. But they still hold out hope that they are alive[...]

Elise has a crush. She's been infatuated with her best friend, Carl, for as long as she can remember. When he starts dating an American girl who's just arrived at their school, Elise thinks it will just be a short fling. When she realizes it's not, she decides she needs to take matters into her own [...]

A gripping and emotionally searing novel from a talented author, Looking for JJ explores the circumstances and motives behind the murder of a child - by her friend. Six years later, JJ has now been released, and has a new identity. But is there any way that she can lead a "normal" life?[...]

Rose's mother and Joshua's father have disappeared. Police inquiries have gone nowhere and the case, it seems, is closed: Rose and Joshua have been told that the police believe their parents are dead. But Rose and Joshua still hold out hope that they are alive. Joshua is determined to follow up his [...]

Lizzie's brother Tommy is late. She is told that Big Alex is taking him to the cash machine. Lizzie guesses Tommy is being robbed by Big Alex, but does she have the right person? Slipstream is a new generation of reading resources specifically designed for struggling and reluctant readers. Through e[...]

The king loves his new hot air balloon, but when it floats too high, he feels sick. Wizard Wizzle casts a spell to get them to the ground, but the balloon just flies off. Luckily Wizzle s sister, Wanda, knows just what to do "[...]

When Sammy finds a tiny space rocket in the park, he quite naturally assumes it's a toy. Then he meets the spaceman who owns it - a postman! Can Sammy help him get home? A fun, heart-warming story perfect for young readers. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers of 8+[...]