Everyone thinks Ella has the perfect life. A big house, the perfect mother. But it's all just one big fat lie. If anyone knew the life she lived, it would mean disaster for Ella and her mum. So the lies go on. But her mum is getting sicker. Ella is torn. She can't tell anyone the truth. But she can't cope either.
Teen Reads are visually appealing and age-appropriate for struggling teenage readers, helping to develop confidence and foster an interest in reading, whilst bridging the gap between more specialised books and full-length novels. The complete collection of 46 books has characters diverse in gender, sexuality, ethnicity and background to ensure they are relatable to a wide range of readers. Themes vary from horror and the supernatural to sci-fi, crime, adventure, family breakdown, relationships and moral conflicts. These books are accessible and appealing in equal measure, and have content to suit many different tastes.
This hi-lo series for struggling and reluctant readers has been written for children aged between 12 and 15 years, whose current reading age is between 8 and 9 years. These age-appropriate short reads range from 46 to 120 pages and are written by accomplished authors writing stories with relatable characters. They incorporate a large font size and text separated into bite-sized chunks, along with carefully considered letter and paragraph spacing that can reduce visual stress. The series has plenty of practice at one level, allowing consolidation of learning before moving on to more challenging reads.
This is Book 6 in the Teen Reads V Series. See all Teen Reads V books here.
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Ann Evans has penned many titles for Badger Learning over the years, including A Little Secret from their Papercuts I series, which has been shortlisted for and won awards in 2019. She has written The Prize from Big Top of Horrors, Promise Me and Message Alert from Between The Lines and Runaway from Badger Learning's popular series, YA Reads II.
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