You wouldn't mess with Mel. She doesn't care about much, but when things go wrong at home, she cares. She has to find out what's going on. It's not a choice. And when she finds out, everything in her life falls apart. And everything has to change.

A fresh and funny début novel about freedom, expectations and how, just maybe, you can be what you want to be. Holly and Marilyn are both 16. Holly is dissatisfied with life. She hangs round with her gay best friend Kyle and tries to avoid her mother as much as possible. Meanwhile Marilyn sleeps in rollers and dresses like her mother and does what she is told. Holly fancies the guy who has just moved in opposite, but Marilyn is not sure about sex at all. Holly lives in 2009, Marilyn lives ...

Mo hates her new school and her new town. She has no friends and home life is awful. So when a nice guy friends her on Facebook, she's happy to accept. His messages keep her going while life just gets worse. Then he invites her to meet him. And Mo decides to take a risk...A powerful tale of teenage unhappiness, reckless behaviour and real friendship, for today's cyber-literate teens.Highly readable, exciting books that take the struggle out of reading, Wired Up

Mo hates her new school and her new town. She has no friends and her home life is awful. But she's made a friend online and he cares. So when he wants to meet up, she agrees. Nothing bad can come from meeting up with a friend, right?Breaking the Rules is a powerful tale of unhappiness, of the dangers of social media and of real friendship.Bloomsbury High Low books encourage and support reading practice by providing gripping, age-appropriate stories...

The cat sat comfortably on the wall.Are you sitting comfortably?Then I will continue.As you know cats like to sit. Sometimes they like to sit and think, and sometimes they just like to sit. But on this occasion the cat was sitting and thinking,'What a lovely day'.But little did the cat know that it was all going to go horribly wrong.

The story of an Aboriginal boy whose house is invaded by a Hairyman - a spirit the old people call a Quinkin. When a little green tree frog lands on his windowsill, he knows she has been sent by the ancestors to help him face his fears.BOORI MONTY PRYOR: AUSTRALIA'S CHILDREN'S LAUREATE 2012-13'I wake with a start. The doorknob turns. It's him. The Hairyman.'There's a bad spirit in our house. He's as ugly as ugly gets and he...

FREE Fun Story for kids: This is the short and funny story of how Kubuka (a young vervet monkey) met and became friends with Bazi (a young spotted hyena). Children of about 5 and up will enjoy this simple tale, and might even learn a few facts about African wildlife - such as how many different creatures make their homes in ant hills. And who is Moonhag? Read on and find out!(Please post Review)

Lee and Rob have got hold of a lifelike guy for the Bonfire Night display. But this dummy seems to have a mind of his own. Perhaps he's just a little bit too realistic ... The Mystery Mob series has been created specifically to encourage boys to get reading and to support teachers with paired and guided reading sessions. The books have been written by Roger Hurn, bestselling author and primary school teacher, and feature a gang of boys getting into scrapes as they investigate strange mysteries!

What could be better for encouraging reluctant boy readers than a series of football fiction by footie enthusiast, writer and radio presenter Tom Watt? This 12-part series of short-chapter fiction uses an involving story of a junior football team to engage reluctant boy readers in paired and guided reading sessions.Told in an amusing and slightly irreverent style that boys will love, the series will encourage even the most reluctant reader.

Survival is a range of edgy fiction aimed at teenagers with a low reading age. Each story features strong characters and uses simple, crisp language to keep readers engaged. All of the stories cover important contemporary and topical issues such as bullying, binge drinking, gambling, sex, drugs and arson where the characters always have to face the consequences of their actions and learn to survive. Day 1… The 52 people sitting on the plane knew they were going to die. Ben and Jane are the o...

Survival is a range of edgy fiction aimed at teenagers with a low reading age. Each story features strong characters and uses simple, crisp language to keep readers engaged. All of the stories cover important contemporary and topical issues such as bullying, binge drinking, gambling, sex, drugs and arson where the characters always have to face the consequences of their actions and learn to survive. 'I'll burn this school down one day. You see if I don't." When Jack's school burns down that n...

It's just another normal day in the garden. Victoria is chilled and Cat is grumbling. Mind you, he has something to grumble about today: there's someone new, someone selling things from a barrow. And if that isn't enough, he's selling holes. Cat being Cat, he doesn't believe a word of it...