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Rollercoasters Four stunning new titles join our Key Stage 3 Rollercoasters series for 2010, including another thrilling novel by Siobhan Dowd, The London Eye Mystery, and Michael Morpurgo’s The Last Wolf . Plus − popular magazine-style Reading Guides and FREE schemes of work and resources for every title.
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Deborah Ellis Set in war-torn Afghanistan during Taliban control, this is the compelling story of the strength, courage and bravery of 11-year-old Parvana. She is rarely allowed outside and is banned from attending school; that is until her father is taken by the Taliban and she is forced to disguise herself as a boy and take on the role of family breadwinner. Despite being written for children, this topical historical novel explores fully the realities of life in Afghanistan.
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While the story is bleak, Parvana’s courage and determination to survive in a man’s world is heartening. Times Educational Supplement
Want to know more about what it was like to live in Afghanistan under the Taliban? This is the book for you. Ellis tells it as it is… this simple tale has the ring of authenticity. Guardian Education
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An engrossing story about a girl living in war-torn Afghanistan under Taliban rule. Plenty of dialogue making it ideal for Year 7 or mixedability classes. Lots of opportunity to explore the way of life in Afghanistan (culture, food, clothing, and language) as well as historical and political context.
NEW Siobhan Dowd When Ted and Kat watched their cousin c ousin Salim boarding the British Airways London Eye, he turned and waved before getting on. But after half an hour it landed and everyone trooped off – but no Salim. Where could he have gone? How on earth could he have disappeared into thin air?
From the author of Carnegie-Medal-winning Bog Child WINNER 2008 - Book Sense Children’s Pick List WINNER 2008 - School Library Journal Best Book of the Year WINNER 2008 - Booklist Children’s Editors’ Choice WINNER 2008 - Horn Book Fanfare WINNER 2008 - Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Books WINNER 2008 - Book Links Lasting Connection
So Ted and his older sister, Kat, become sleuthing partners, since the police are having no luck. Despite their prickly relationship, they overcome their differences to follow a trail of clues across London in a desperate bid to find their the ir cousin. And ultimately it comes down to Ted, whose brain works in its own unique way, to find the key to the mystery. This is an unputdownable spine-tingling thriller – Curious Incident for Incident for younger readers.
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A vibrant tale that brings a slice of history to life. The Times Educational Supplement
r: Last W olf ol f fo for: Choose Choo se Th The e Last A swashbuckling adventure story that will keep students on the edge of their seats. A short novel you can easily read in a half term’s scheme of work. Plenty of opportunity for further study on Bonnie Prince Charlie and the English redcoats. An award-winning author with an unmistakable voice. A perfect novel to study as part of the transition to Year 7.
NEW Pete Johnson ‘The world is waiting for me. I’ve just got to get famous somehow.’ Tobey is determined to get famous. He even hangs around the stars getting autographs at film premieres. When he and his friend Georgia audition for a part in the local play it could be his big chance. He is devastated when Georgia gets a part and he doesn’t. Can Tobey overcome this setback and achieve his dream? A laugh-out-loud story by award-winning author Pete Johnson about the trials of celebrity wannabes. Pete Johnson (is) one of our best contemporary children’s humourists The Times Educational Supplement
This is a thoroughly good hearted and entertaining book with lots of humour and witty dialogue. It also reflects on fame and portrays some of the powerful emotions – such as jealousy and disappointment – which accompany it. Fun and funny – a thoroughly enjoyable read Sophie Smiley, The School Librarian
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a y from us. wa a w to Get Get Famo Famo u s for: Choose Ho How w to A topic that is bound to resonate with teenagers – celebrities, fame and money. Lots of opportunity for class discussion on the topic of ‘celebrity’, as well as linking to current TV programmes such as Big Brother or X Factor, or how bullying and friendship are portrayed in the media. Different text types including diary entries and newspaper articles. Laugh-out-loud funny and will definitely engage your students. The award-winning author of How to Train Your Parents and The Bad Spy’s Guide.
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What do you look for in a reader?
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Engaging, imaginative, enthralling stories? Relevant, challenging, thought-provoking themes? Accessible for Key Stage 3 readers? All of our Rollercoasters titles fulfil the criteria above, but you can use the grid below if you’re looking for something a little more specific. High boy appeal The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Bug Muldoon (lower-ability title)
Divided City
The Lastling
Room 13 (lower-ability title)
Unique
How To Get Famous
The Skin I’m In
In the Nick of Time
Room 13
Iqbal
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (History, RS)
Victory (History)
Bog Child (History)
The Breadwinner (History, Politics)
Iqbal (PSHE, Citizenship, Geography)
Mixed ability Bug Muldoon
Cross-curricular themes The Last Wolf (History)
Opportunitiess to focus on language and writers’ craft Opportunitie Bog Child
Starseeker
Divided City
Firestarter
The Kite Rider
The Road of Bones
Storm Catchers
In the Nick of Time
Bug Muldoon
Room 13
Noughts and Crosses
The Skin I’m In
Firestarter
Iqbal
The Breadwinner
Same Stuff as Stars
The Skin I’m In
Noughts and Crosses
The Last Wolf: curriculum -recommended author
Room 13: curriculum -recommended author
Fire, Bed & Bone: curriculum recommended author
Noughts and Crosses: curriculum recommended author
Mystery and suspense The London Eye Mystery
Multicultural themes Divided City
Girls in particular… The Merrybegot
Curriculum-recommended Calling a Dead Man: DCSF recommended
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Bestseller
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Robert Swindells Martha is twelve – and very different from other kids. Strict members of a religious group, her parents’ rules dominate her life. And one rule is the most important of all: she must never ever invite anyone home, or their terrible secret could be revealed… Themes: religion, bullying, friendship, family relationships, social divides Teaching Focus: Dual narrative creates empathy for both male and female characters. Debate about parental control. Accessible language used with impact. Cross-curricular links to RS and Citizenship.
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John Boyne The year is 1943. Bruno’s family must move from their home to a new house far away. A tall fence running alongside stretches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people he can see in the distance. Bruno sets out to explore this desolate new place. Themes: childhood innocence, loneliness, friendship, racial discrimination, war, genocide Teaching Focus: Chilling, subtle exploration of evil from a child’s perspective. Accessible language skilfully evokes a sense of time and place. The reader is left to infer and deduce the true story from evidence in the text. Cross-curricular links with History and Citizenship.
Shortlisted for the Whitbread Children’s Book Award Abomination Abomination Class Pack Abomination Reading Guide
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Recommended for students in Years 7 and 8, 216pp
Winner of the 2008 Leeds Book Award 11-14 category and shortlisted for the Blackpool Fiction of the Year Awar d The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Class Pack The Boy in the Striped Reading Guide
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Bog Child Siobhan Down Digging for peat in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds something that makes his heart stop. Curled up deep in the bog is the body of a child. And it looks like she’s been murdered. Winner of the Carnegie Medal Themes: conflict, personal responsibility, coming of age, family relationships, different cultures Teaching Focus: Plenty of opportunities to teach historical context; the novel is set in the chaos and conflict of Ireland in the 1980s. A gripping read by a talented new author. Interesting Interestin g debates around responsibility and sacrifice.
In the decade and a half that I’ve been teaching I have never known a book have such a profound effect on classes. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas on the TES Staffroom
Recommended for students in Years 8 and 9, 336pp Bog Child Bog Child Class Pack Bog Child Reading Guide
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Calling a Dead Man
Deborah Ellis
Gillian Cross
Set in war-torn Afghanistan under Taliban rule, this is the compelling story of the strength, courage and bravery of 11-year-old Parvana. She is rarely allowed outside and is banned from attending school; that is until her father is taken by the Taliban and she is forced to disguise herself as a boy and take on the role of family breadwinner.
When John, an explosives expert, dies in an accident in Russia, his sister Hayley and friend Annie go there to mourn. Before long they have suspicions about John’s death and that certain people are desperately trying to keep them away from the truth.
Themes: personal identity, effects of the physical environment, loyalty and betrayal, family relationships, disability Teaching Focus: Skilful evocation of place and atmosphere. The use of tension and suspense to produce a fast-paced thriller. Creation of empathy with characters and their situation. A variety of narrative layers builds up the plot structure.
Recommended for students in Years 7 and 8, 252pp
See page 4 for details Themes: overcoming adversity, political context, family relationships, freedom and democracy, women’s rights, cultural differences, religion, war, responsibility Teaching Focus: An engrossing story about a girl living under Taliban rule that will transport your students to another way of life. Challenging, stimulating themes with lots of scope for discussion. Cross-curricular links to history, RS and Citizenship.
Recommended for students in Years 7 and 8, 166pp The Breadwinner The Breadwinner Class Pack The Breadwinner Reading Guide
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Recommended by DCSF for Whole-Class Teaching Calling Calling Calling Calling
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Bug Muldoon and the Garden of Fear
Cold Tom
Paul Shipton
Sometimes it is not enough to be invisible. Sometimes home is the place you need to get away from the most. When Tom flees from his tribe, he has no idea what he is about to discover – a whole new world and a set of secrets that will change his life.
Sally Prue
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There’s some weird stuff going on in the garden, and Bug Muldoon, Private Investigator for the insect world, is trying to get to the bottom of it...
Themes: mystery, investigation, friendship, humour Teaching Focus: Excellent novel for lower ability Year 7 – short, engaging, clear language, humour. Good scope for teaching around the text, for example about the detective genre and parody. Opportunities for media links to films such as ‘A Bug’s Life’ and ‘Antz’.
Recommended for students in Year 7, 134pp Bug Muldoon and the Garden of Fear 978 019 832858 2 £7.99 Bug Muldoon and the Garden of Fear Class Pack 978 019 832846 9 £120.00 Bug Muldoon and the Garden of Fear Reading Guide 978 019 832852 0 £2.25
Themes: isolation, freedom, prejudice, folklore, the supernatural, human relationships Teaching Focus: Accessible language that is also evocative and poetic. A powerful opening and pacy, short chapters sustain a high level of tension and suspense. Ideal for drama activities. Links with further study of traditional tales, songs and ballads.
Recommended for students in Years 7 and 8, 136pp
Winner of the Branford Boase Award and Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Silver Award Cold Tom Cold Tom Class Pack Cold Tom Reading Guide
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Divided City
Firestarter
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Theresa Breslin
Catherine Forde
A young man lies bleeding in the street. It’s Glasgow. And it’s May – the marching season. The Orange Walks have begun. A gripping tale about two boys who must find their own answers – and their own way forward – in a city divided by differences.
Keith is looking after his baby sister for a week but finds himself conflicted when he is drawn to the troubled, fire-obsessed boy next door.
Themes: football rivalry, cultural and social divides, bigotry, sectarianism, tolerance Teaching Focus: A violent, shocking incident opens the story, instantly engaging the reader. A fast-paced, often humorous narrative explores sensitive issues. Glaswegian setting offers language work on accent and dialect. Supports cross-curricular work in Citizenship, RS and History.
Themes: responsibility, working parents, attraction and avoidance of trouble Teaching Focus: A good all-round read; Year 7 and Year 8, mixed ability, girls and boys. A mixture of dialects, including Scottish, making it ideal for linguistic heritage work. Themes that link with those covered in PSHE and Citizenship.
Recommended for students in Year 8, 150pp
Recommended for students in Years 8 and 9, 230pp
Nominated for the South Lanarkshire Book Award Winner of the Catalyst Book Award Divided City Divided City Class Pack Divided City Reading Guide
978 019 832674 8 978 019 832687 8 978 019 832681 6
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Firestarter Firestarter Class Pack Firestarter Reading Guide
978 019 832860 5 978 019 832848 3 978 019 832854 4
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Fire, Bed and Bone
How to Get Famous
Henrietta Branford
Pete Johnson
A revolt is brewing. The year is 1381 and unrest is spreading like plague. England’s peasants are ready to rise against their unjust landlords. The violent upheaval will affect everyone – even dogs, like the old hunting dog through whose eyes, ears and nose these dramatic events are revealed.
‘The world is waiting for me. I’ve just got to get famous somehow.’ Tobey is determined to get famous. He even hangs around the stars getting autographs at film premieres. He is devastated when his friend Georgia gets a part in the local play and he doesn’t. Can Tobey overcome this setback and achieve his dream?
Themes: loyalty, society, history, democracy Teaching Focus: A novel and author recommended by LA fiction lists and in the new National Curriculum. An enchanting and captivating novel that will transport your students to a different time. Peasants Revolt of 1381 offers discussion of democracy, equality, and how society is structured. An ideal book for classroom study because of its manageable length.
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Themes: celebrity, humour, friendship Teaching Focus: Lots of opportunity for class discussion on the topic of ‘celebrity’, as well as linking to TV programmes such as Big Brother or X Factor. Humorous style that will definitely engage your students. Recommended for students in Years 7 and 8, 208pp
Recommended for students in Years 7 and 8, 136pp
How to Get Famous How to Get Famous Class Pack How to Get Famous Reading Guide
978 019 832972 5 978 019 832971 8 978 019 832973 2
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Winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction prize Winner of the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Bronze Award Fire, Bed and Bone Fire, Bed and Bone Class Pack Fire, Bed and Bone Reading Guide
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11–14 Packed with action and intrigue, this is an exhilarating new novel from an author who never disappoints. TES about The Kite Rider
In the Nick of Time
King of Shadows
Robert Swindells
Susan Cooper
Charlie stumbles in the 21st century, and picks herself up in the middle of the 20th! There are no trainers, no mobile phones – and she’s a pupil at a weird outdoor school where the classrooms don’t even have walls. Themes: thriller genre, historical context, language change Teaching Focus: An author who is recommended on the new National Curriculum. Short, convenient chapter lengths and lots of dialogue, ideal for low or mixed-ability mixed-abil ity Year 7 classes. Plenty of opportunity to link to 1950s texts or TV programmes such as That’ll Teach ‘Em.
Recommended for students in Year 7, 224pp
Nat is a young actor performing as Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Dream. As the rehearsals intensify, Nat’s health begins to fail and the cast is horrified to hear that he has been rushed to hospital with the Bubonic Plague. Themes: History, family relationships, being an outsider, personal identity, cultural differences, bereavement, artistic challenge Teaching Focus: A classroom favourite, which makes Shakespeare accessible to modern students. Fast paced text, with short chapters; can be easily read in a half term’s scheme of work. An absorbing and exciting time-travel thriller.
Recommended for students in Years 7 and 8, 192pp
Shortlisted for the 2008/09 West Sussex Children’s Book Award In the Nick of Time In the Nick of Time Class Pack In the Nick of Time Reading Guide
978 019 832889 6 978 019 832883 4 978 019 832895 7
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King of Shadows King of Shadows Class Pack King of Shadows Reading Guide
Iqbal
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The Kite Rider
Francesco D’Adamo For the children of Hussain Khan’s carpet factory, Iqbal Masih’s arrival is both the end of hope and its beginning. It is Iqbal who tells them that their families’ debt will never be cancelled, but it is also Iqbal who is brave enough to plan their escape – and to encourage the children to stand together against their master’s injustice. Themes: child labour, human rights, overcoming adversity Teaching Focus: Based on the true story of Iqbal Masih, a former child slave who campaigned against child labour in Pakistan until his assassination. A short novel told in a lyrical yet accessible style – ideal for lower-ability Year 8 students. Cross-curricular links to PSHE, Citizenship and Geography, and helps to cover the multicultural element of the new National Curriculum.
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✸Bestseller✸
Geraldine McCaughrean The amazing story of Haoyou, strapped to a kite and sent to fly among the clouds and the spirits of the dead.
Themes: family, responsibility, coming of age, friendship, cultural differences, adventures, sights, sounds and smells of Ancient China Teaching Focus: Strong plot and characters allow drama activities with a multicultural flavour. Rich descriptive style provides plenty of scope for close textual analysis.
Recommended for students in Years 8 and 9, 212pp
Recommended for students in Year 8, 128pp Iqbal Iqbal Class Pack Iqbal Reading Guide
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Winner of the Carnegie Medal, Blue Peter’s ‘Best Book to Keep Forever’, and the Nestle Smarties Bronze Award The Kite Rider The Kite Rider Class Pack The Kite Rider Reading Guide The Kite Rider Teacher’s CD-ROM Pack
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11–14 biograph phyy el Morpurgo Morp urgo biogra Michael Micha
Michael Morpurgo was born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, in 1943, and was evacuated to Cumberland during the last years of the war, returning to London and moving later to Essex. After a brief and unsuccessful spell in the army, he took up teaching and started to write. He left teaching after ten years in order to set up ‘Farms for City Children’ with his wife. They have three farms in Devon, Wales and Gloucestershire, open to inner city school children who come to stay and work with the animals. In 2003 Michael Morpurgo became the third Children’s Laureate, a scheme he had originally helped to set up with poet Ted Hughes. Morpurgo firmly believes that ‘literature comes before literacy’ and wants all children ‘... to discover and rediscover the secret pleasure that is reading, and to begin to find their voice in their own writing...
The Lastling
The London Eye Mystery
Philip Gross Paris is thrilled when her Uncle Franklin takes her with him on his trip to the Himalayas. Franklin is a man with a vision, something dark and strange, but just how strange? Paris is about to find out…
Themes: madness, greed, hunting, culture clash, adolescence, adventure, extinction Teaching Focus: Different narratives interweave, reflecting different cultures. Debate about the pursuit of extreme experiences. Rich language, ideal for close textual analysis. Recommended for students in Years 8 and 9, 225pp
Shortlisted for the Calderdale Children’s Book Award The Lastling The Lastling Class Pack The Lastling Reading Guide
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Siobhan Dowd Ted and Kat watch their cousin Salim get on board the London Eye. But after half an hour it lands and everyone troops off – no Salim. Where could he have gone? How on earth could he have disappeared into thin air? Ted and his older sister, Kat, start to investigate the mystery. Ultimately it comes down to Ted, whose brain works in its own unique way, to find the key to the mystery. See page 5 for details. Themes: mystery and suspense, autism, family relationships Teaching Focus: A gripping story of mystery and suspense. An accessible and engaging style. Good for mixed-ability classes. Recommended for students in Years 8 and 9, 328pp
978 019 832635 9 978 019 832644 1 978 019 832653 3
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The Last Wolf
NEW
Michael Morpurgo
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The Merrybegot Julie Hearn
Robbie McLeod was orphaned at a young age and brought up by his heartless uncle. That is until charismatic Bonnie Prince Charlie arrives to rally troops for a rebellion against the English. Whilst being hunted by English redcoats, Robbie meets Charlie, a wild wolf cub (possibly the last one left in Scotland) and the pair form a remarkable bond. See page 6 for details.
Nell lives in a seventeenth century West Country village with her grandmother, the local cunning woman. When the minister’s daughter falls pregnant she accuses Nell of putting a curse on her. With the Witch-Finder General on his way, who can she trust to save her?
Themes: loyalty, friendship, war and rebellion Teaching Focus: A swashbuckling adventure story that will focus your students on how to create tension and suspense in their writing. Plenty of opportunity for further study on Bonnie Prince Charlie and the English redcoats.
Themes: witchcraft, teenage pregnancy, prejudice, health and healing Teaching Focus: Strong characterization lends itself to drama activities. Rich language and vocabulary, ideal for sentence level work. Bias and opinion feature in alternating narratives. Cross-curricular links to History and Religious Studies.
Recommended for students in Years 7 and 8, 88pp
Recommended for students in Years 8 and 9, 266pp
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11–14 ls author autho r info bert Swindel Swindells Robert Ro Robert Swindells was born in Bradford, one of five children, and left school at the age of 15. He served with the Royal Air Force and did various jobs before he became a teacher. In 1980, he left teaching to write full-time. Robert has won many awards and is one of only four authors to have won the prestigious Children’s Book Award twice (for Brother in the Land and Room 13). He has fans amongst young and old alike for his style of mixing hard-hitting themes with page-turning storytelling.
Noughts and Crosses
Room 13
✸Bestseller✸
Robert Swindells Somebody was in there. Somebody – or something...There is no Room 13 in the creepy Crow’s Nest Hotel. Or is there? For at the stroke of midnight, something peculiar happens to the door of the linen cupboard next to Room 12.
Malorie Blackman Callum is a nought – a second class citizen in a world run by the ruling Crosses. Sephy is a Cross, daughter of one of the most powerful men in the country. In their world, noughts and Crosses simply don’t mix. Can Callum and Sephy find a way to be together? They are detemined to try. And then the bomb explodes… Themes: racism, prejudice, loyalty, friendship Teaching Focus: Ideal for coverage of multiculturalism, which features strongly in the new National Curriculum. Great for stimulating discussion about racism and prejudice. A novel full of suspense, tension and drama. Recommended for students in Year 9, 443pp
Winner of the Children’s Book Award, Red Ho use Book Award, Lancashire and Sheffield Children’s Book Awards Noughts and Crosses 978 019 832861 2 Noughts and Crosses Class Pack 978 019 832849 0 Noughts and Crosses Reading Guide 978 019 832855 1
Themes: mystery and suspense, the horror genre Teaching Focus: How writers build tension and suspense. An author who is recommended on the new National Curriculum, and a title that appears on many Local Authority fiction lists. A short read, perfect for classroom study and engaging lower-ability students. Recommended for students in Year 7, 160pp Room 13 Room 13 Class Pack Room 13 Reading Guide
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The Prisoner
River Boy
James Riordan
Tim Bowler
Tom and Iris watch the enemy aircraft coming down and go hunting for souvenirs. They find more than they bargained for: the injured pilot. They listen to his story…
Grandpa is dying but he is determined to finish his last painting, ‘River Boy’, before he goes. A poignant story that explores the subject of grief and loss in an accessible and affecting way.
friendship Themes: moral issues around war, propaganda, violence, friendship Teaching Focus: Differing wartime experiences in Germany and England. Impact of propaganda and the triumph of friendship and compassion. Language that strongly evokes the time and place. Cross-curricular links with History and war poetry.
Themes: grief, bereavement, testing physical limits, artistic challenge Teaching Focus: Language rich in metaphor and other rhetorical devices. characterization and sensitive portrayal of relationships. Strong characterization Creation of mood and setting through descriptive language. Key images woven through the narrative and plot.
Recommended for students in Years 7 and 8, 107pp
Recommended for students in Years 8 and 9, 135pp
The Prisoner The Prisoner Class Pack The Prisoner Reading Guide
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Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Angus Book Prize River Boy River Boy Class Pack River Boy Reading Guide River Boy Teacher’s CD-ROM Pack
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11–14 A powerful and inspirational story of true courage. Malorie Blackman about The Skin I’m In
The Road of Bones
The Skin I’m In
Anne Fine
Sharon Flake
A chilling tale about belief and freedom. Yuri grows up under a stifling regime where there is no freedom of speech. One day he slips up and is sent to a prison camp from which there seems little chance of escape.
Themes: belief, freedom, society, punishment, revolt Teaching Focus: An engaging adventure narrative with lots of scope for discussion. challenging g read. Ideal for Year 9 and students who enjoy a challengin A good length to study – not too long. Recommended for students in Year 9, 243pp
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Themes: growing up, prejudice, outsiders, personal identity, friendship, family relationships, responsibility Teaching Focus: Humorous, sharp language of Black American teen culture. Engaging, lively first-person narrative, creating empathy with character. Diary extracts add a sub plot. Sympathetic treatment of sensitive themes. Recommended for students in Years 8 and 9, 133pp
Nominated for the Carnegie medal The Road of Bones The Road of Bones Class Pack The Road of Bones Reading Guide
Maleeka suffers from the taunts of the other kids about her home-made clothes, her good grades at school, and her dark, black skin. When a new teacher, whose face is blotched with a startling white patch, starts at their school, Maleeka predicts trouble. But Miss Saunders loves the skin she’s in. Can Maleeka too?
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Winner of a Coretta Scott King Award for new authors The Skin I’m In The Skin I’m In Class Pack The Skin I’m In Reading Guide
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The Same Stuff as Stars
Starseeker
Katherine Paterson
A wonderfully rich novel, combining lyricism, drama, and power with an unputdownable plot. It tackles difficult issues of grief, loss, love and healing – issues to which many teenagers will be able to relate.
Tim Bowler
Angel has been abandoned. Suddenly she’s in charge – not just of her little brother but of her stubborn great-grandma too. Then a mysterious stranger appears on clear nights to teach Angel all about the stars. responsibility ty of parents and grandparents, personal growth and Themes: responsibili self discovery, overcoming adversity Teaching Focus: Strong character development with opportunity for drama activities. Rich in language work, especially American English. Skilled use of tension and suspense. Strong but subtle development of major themes.
Themes: grief, loss, love, healing, bullying, crime Teaching Focus: A moving tale of talented pianist Luke and his struggle to overcome grief and bullying. A popular author enjoyed by teachers and students alike. Plenty of opportunities to teach writers’ craft. Relevant themes for teenagers that link to PSHE and Citizenship.
Recommended for students in Years 7 and 8, 242pp
Recommended for students in Years 8 and 9, 336pp
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Storm Catchers Tim Bowler
Victory Susan Cooper
✸Bestseller✸
Fin is devastated when his sister is kidnapped. He will never forgive himself for leaving her on her own. Still, at least they’ll get her back when they’ve paid the money. But the kidnapper has more then just money on his mind. And as plans unfold, Fin and his family are forced to confront their deepest, darkest secrets. Themes: family relationships, secrets and lies, loyalty, mystery, love Teaching Focus: A gripping story of mystery and suspense. A manageable length with strong themes for discussion. Good for mixed-ability classes. Recommended for students in Years 7 and 8, 213pp
Winner of the South Lanarkshire and Stockport Libraries Book Awards Storm Catchers Storm Catchers Class Pack Storm Catchers Reading Guide
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Sam Robbins is a farm boy, serving aboard the HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Molly Jennings is a modern-day English girl forced to live with her new stepfamily in America. This extraordinary timeshifting adventure tells the interwoven stories of Sam and Molly. Two lives linked by one fragment of history… Themes: war and conflict, families and ancestry, hero worship, adapting to change Teaching Focus: Different styles of language give variety to alternating narrative voices. climax. Past and present stories interweave and converge in a dramatic climax. Strong characterization for writing and group discussion outcomes. Cross-curricular work with History and Citizenship. Recommended for students in Years 7 and 8, 182pp
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Victory Victory Class Pack Victory Reading Guide
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Warlands
✸Bestseller✸
Alison Allen-Gray
Rachel Anderson
Dominic finds the photograph in his grandad’s loft. When his parents refuse to tell him anything he seeks out the truth and unleashes a chain of events that will have far-reaching and disastrous consequences.
Themes: cloning, personal identity, family relationships, self-discovery Teaching Focus: Engaging, pacy, first-person narrative. Debate about genetic engineering and cloning. Opportunity for drama activities. Cross-curricular links to Science and Citizenship. Recommended Recommende d for students in Years 8 and 9, 244pp
No one really knew the true story of Uncle Ho’s early life. All they knew was that he was a Vietnamese orphan, born among the bombings and terrors of war. But the warland nightmares in Uncle Ho’s head won’t go away.
Themes: long-term effects of war, disability, loss of cultural identity, adapting to new environments, extended families, storytelling Teaching Focus: Multiple narrative perspectives. The development of powerful themes and ideas. Media representation of war. Cross-curricular work with Citizenship and History. Recommended for students in Years 8 and 9, 109pp
Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Book Award, Bo oktrust Teenage Prize, The South Lanarkshire Award, and the North East Book Award Unique Unique Class Pack Unique Reading Guide
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Fr ee online r esour ces OVERVIEW FOR SCHEME OF WORK Lesson (Book chapter) 1
Establishing contexts (Prologue)
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Language and theme Pages 59–120 (7–25)
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Theme and reader response Pages 121–149 (26–31)
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Structure Pages 149–182 (32–42)
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Narrative tension Pages 185–233 (43–57)
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Genre and plot Pages 233–257 (58–64)
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Reader response Pages 261–286 (65–74)
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Writer’s craft Pages 289–304 (75–78)
10 Comparison Pages 305–331 (79–88) 11 Writer’s craft Pages 335–359 (89–94)
12 Reader response Pages 359–408 (95–107) 13 Reader response Pages 409–432 (108–115) 14 Whole text Pages 435–445 (116–end) 15 Evaluating the text
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Use contextual clues to anticipate the content, theme and viewpoint of a novel Use textual clues to infer character and relationships
AF3: Inference and deduction AF6: Writer’s purposes AF7: Social and historical context
Y9: R6, R11
WS: 1a, 1b RG: p. 4
Identify and evaluate narrative viewpoint Determine the key points about social relations in the world of this novel
AF2: Locating evidence AF4: Structure
Y9: R1, R6
WS: 2a RG: p. 5
Identify discrimination implicit in language Identify some of the novel’s major themes
AF3: Inference and deduction AF5: Use of language
Y9: R12 R12,, R16 R16,, SpL12
WS: 3a, 3b RG: pp. 6–8
Identify how far and in what ways a writer draws on history to inform fictional events Begin to develop judgements on writers’ and readers’ sympathies
AF2: Locating evidence AF6: Writer’s purposes AF7: Social and historical context
Y9: R1, R2 R2,, R6
WS: 4a RG: pp. 9, 11
Trace how a writer uses characters to structure a plot Identify the turning points in the developing plot and patterns in words to link to the concept of tragedy
AF4: Structure AF5: Use of language
Y9: R12
WS: 5a, 5b
Identify how a writer builds narrative tension Evaluate how far a writer’s viewpoint is evident in a fictional text
AF4: Structure AF6: Writer’s purposes
Y9: R4, R12
WS: 6a RG: p. 10
Identify how a writer manipulates genre and plot to maintain reader engagement
AF6: Writer’s purposes
Y9: R12
WS: 7a
Identify the dramatic potential of a court scene in fiction Exploit dramatic potential of language for media reporting
AF5: Use of language AF6: Writer’s purposes
Y9: R9, R14, Wr11
WS: 7a, 8a, 8b
Explore how a writer’s choices (viewpoint, structure, language) affect a reader’s response
AF6: Writer’s purposes
Y9: R12 R12,, SpL12
WS: 9a, 9b
Recognize the nature of tragedy
AF4: Structure AF5: Use of language AF7: Social and historical context
Y9: R7 R7,, R12
WS: 7a, 10a, 10b RG: pp. 12–13
Select key character developments Analyse how a writer’s use of language, structure and viewpoint affect a reader’s response
AF2: Locating evidence AF5: Use of language AF6: Writer’s purposes
Y9: R12 R12,, Wr17
WS: 10b, 11a, 11b
Begin to recognize how a writer prompts a reader to anticipate the ending of a novel
AF4: Structure AF6: Writer’s purposes
Y9: R12
WS: 12a
Confirm how a writer prepares a reader for a novel’s conclusion
AF4: Structure AF6: Writer’s purposes
Y9: R9, R18
WS: 13a RG: pp. 12–13
Develop their responses to and judgements about a text through exploratory talk
AF4: Structure AF6: Writer’s purposes
Y9: R18, SpL9
OHT: 14a RG: pp. 14–15
Judge how appropriate Noughts and Crosses has been for class reading Use informative and persuasive language to promote a novel or give reasons for not promoting it
AF4: Structure AF6: Writer’s purposes
Y9: R18, Wr13
WS: 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d RG: pp. 15–16
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Across the Barricades
Bog Child
By Joan Lingard Adapted by David Neville
By Siobhan Down Adapted by Adrian Flynn
Kevin is Catholic. Sadie is Protestant. They live in Belfast and are supposed to be enemies – so what chance do they have when they fall in love?
Number of speaking parts: Male: 8 Female: 6 Either: 5 (Plus extra non-speaking parts) Across the Barricades
Number of speaking parts: Male: 13 Female: 7 Either: 12 Bog Child 978 019 832079 1
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The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents By Terry Pratchett Adapted by Stephen Briggs Maurice is no ordinary cat. He can think, he can talk… and he has an amazing scam going. And all he needs to pull it off is an army of intelligent rats and one stupid-looking kid. Number of speaking parts: Male: 18 Female: 4 Either: 12
Adapted from the Carnegie Medal Winning Novel The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents
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Digging for peat in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds something that makes his heart stop. Curled up deep in the bog is the body of a child. And it looks like she’s been murdered. Novel and Reading Guide available. See page 9.
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