A unique series of quality fiction for the seriously struggling reader of 8-12.

A hilarious and fast-paced action adventure story for reluctant readers.

A superb title in the new-look Sprinters relaunch by a highly acclaimed children's author. Jane has a cat called Furlong who walks with her to school every day. Then, one day, he takes his own way home.

One day, on the way to school, Joe finds a large, heavy key in the long grass. Joe thinks a giant might have dropped it; Irrum thinks it might be magic; Akash says the key is no good because it doesn't open anything. But when Joe tries the key in the lonely gate, he opens up a whole new world...

A big book version of a popular title intended for group reading. Jane's cat Furlong walks to school with her every day, then he finds his own way home. When William, the new boy in the class, threatens Jane, its seems as though the only way she can escape him is to take Furlong's secret path.

Read about Old Greyface the wolf, a cat called Furlong and a puppy named Puddle in this collection of animal stories written by well-known authors such as Michael Rosen, Jan Mark and Dick King-Smith.

Nisba may be new at Farm Lane School, but she won't be pushed about. When an older girl tries to stop Nisba from walking along the green tiles in the corridor, the new girl puts her foot down. She's got long legs and she's going to use them.

This fantastic book about rats covers a wide range of topics. Find about travelling rats and rats that live in trees; or read the story of Alex's pet rat, Ratty. Packed with facts and illustrations (did you know that rats can live anywhere - even in sewers?!) This is a wonderful introduction to the animal world for young readers. For real rat enthusiasts this book also suggests websites and ...

Reflects on the Muses and the word museum, on why and how people collect things, on different kinds of museums (cabinets, buildings, villages, towns), on their contribution to science and on the notion of classification. This book examines the Elgin Marbles (saved or stolen?), famous fakes, the dodo, and some great collectors.

Greedy King John has set the Abbot of Canterbury three impossible riddles. If he can't solve them, he's ruined. The wisest men in the land can't help him .... but perhaps a simple shepherd can! Interest age 8-12 for reluctant readers.

Banned from the school trip for disrupting a performance of Hamlet , Russell and his friends run away to London. But when their plans go wrong, Russell is left alone at Heathrow Airport. Sleeping rough, he finds plenty of time to think about the parallels between his life and Hamlet's.

Harriet's Turn is for Year 4/P5 shared, guided and independent reading. Is contains 'issues' stories: bulling and is part of Longman Band 11 ages 8-9. Longman Book Project fiction books excite all readers with an exceptionally variety of major children's authors and illustrators.

In six days God made everything perfect; but in just one, Man and Woman spoiled it all. Is it any wonder God gets angry and exasperated? This is the story that runs throughout the Old Testament. And this is the story - God's story - that is told here, in 12 chapters.

Charlotte has always thought there was something not right about living in Compton Rosehay (aka Stalemate). Perhaps it's the plastic families or the identical rows of houses. When she meets Elaine, Charlotte spots the cracks in the town's exterior, discovering the hidden world of Stalemate.

A delightful tale of the unexplainable, and the magic in friendship from award winning author Jan Mark.

A collection of six short stories. Find out how: visits from the tooth fairy can make you into a millionaire; a journey on the London Underground becomes a magical mystery tour for two lost boys; and a ghostly sighting in a hall of mirrors reveals a long-held family secret.

Having risked everything to escape her oppressive life on High Island, Demetria hopes that she is free. But the world beyond is even more terrifying. Snatched first by the government, then 'rescued' by the resistance, Demetria fears she will never be free. But then she begins to understand that there are other things to fight for than her freedom.

Set in a dystopic future where the lowlands of Britain are flooded, this novel explores a world where archaeology is banned for fear of social unrest. The discovery of a human skull precipitates a series of events that changes the lives of those involved, especially the tribe of the Inglish.