Two spooky stories from double-Carnegie-winner, Berlie Doherty. Dark and atmospheric these two tales send a chill down the spine. A desolate winter moor is the backdrop to the first story of a haunting friendship, and, in the second, when the past comes back to haunt Charlie, it becomes impossible t[...]

Catrin lives in Wales, and prefers drawing animals to spending time with friends. One night, she hears an eerie howl from the nearby mountain -- a wild cat. Can she confront her shyness and go in search of this rare animal? This sensitive story by award-winning author Berlie Doherty shows that coura[...]

This is a moving and very real story of two teenagers and an unplanned pregnancy. It is told from two viewpoints - that of Helen as she writes her thoughts in a series of letters to the unborn baby, the "Dear Nobody" of the title, and of Chris as he reads the letters and relives events as Helen is i[...]

Containing activities specifically tailored to support the KS3 Framework for Teaching English, this work helps students fulfill the Framework objectives. The activities include work on Speaking and Listening; and close text analysis, and the structure of playscripts. They act as a springboard for pe[...]

'Be strong, my Abela'. These are the last words of Abela's mother in their HIV/Aids stricken African village where it seems that to live or to die, to be sick or to be healthy, is just a matter of chance. It takes all Abela's strength to survive her Uncle Thomas' scheming to get to Europe, but what [...]

Det blir en chock för Helen när hon upptäcker att hon är med barn. Vad ska hon göra? Hon som just fått sitt efterlängtade stipendium till musikhögskolan. Hon behöver vara ensam och reda ut sina motstridiga känslor. Visst tycker hon om Chris, men hon är inte reda för "för alltid" ännu. [...]