Reluctant Readers
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Stone Robbers
No wonder Rico hates his Mayan culture. His dad died fighting to keep the old ways. Now Rico and his sister Delfina must scratch a living selling clothes in San Pedro market. But it's hard when swindlers like Enzo try to cheat them. Rico means to ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.2
- Points Value : 1
- Book Cover : Paperback
This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children
Wings: Flyboy
On and off the pitch, Jastinder always plays it safe. He lines everything up for glory. Then he fluffs it. The summer school is meant to change all that.
But next to the school, a long-abandoned airfield hums with mystery … and when Jastinder ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.2
- Points Value : 2.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
Buzz Sausage Wolf
Meet Buzz Sausage Wolf! A hilariously silly sausage dog who's determined to be the PERFECT pet - but how? Funny and friendly cosy full-colour illustrated story about being yourself, ideal for newly independent readers moving on from picture books....
- ATOS Book Level : 4.2
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
The Last Day Of October
Bored with trick-or-treating, three friends venture into the woods on Halloween night to hunt for the haunted McBride House in this spine-tingling horror story from Phil Hickes.
If you go down to the woods today, you’re in for a nasty surprise ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.2
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
Still Water
Evacuated from London at the outbreak of war, Rosie is taken in by kind Mrs Taylor and her daughter Mary. But all is not as it seems. Mary resents and bullies Rosie, and Mrs Taylor is hiding a dark secret. When Rosie comes across a strange girl ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.2
- Points Value : 2
- Book Cover : Paperback
This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children
United Here I Come
Jack and Jimmy are awful at football - but Jimmy is sure he'll play for United one day! Is Jimmy crazy or will he find a way to prove himself? And can the boys save the day when it's up to them to win the match? Particularly suitable for struggling, ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.2
- Points Value : 0.5
- Book Cover : Paperback
This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children
Fortune’s Fools: A Romeo Roller Coaster
Top school athletes Dom and Blake have been best friends for ever – B and D, D-Dog and B-Unit, the Cool Combo ... But with Sports Day approaching, their friendship is suddenly under threat. Mr Fortune, their headmaster, has pitted the school houses...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.2
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
Sequin And Stitch
Sequin's mum is a talented seamstress and their little flat is overflowing with beautiful silks, fabrics, buttons and beads. It's a sparkling sanctuary, like a princess's wardrobe.
While Mum works at her sewing machine late into the night, ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.2
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
Rook (Shortlisted for Carnegie 2018)
A poignant, beautifully written novella about growing up and family. A companion piece to the hugely successful Brock and Pike, McGowan warms hearts once more with the adventures of Nicky and Kenny.
Read the first chapter here >>>>>...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.3
- Points Value : 3.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children
McTavish On The Move
Pa has just landed a new job, and it's put an unusual spring in his step. But a new job means a new house in a new part of town, and now the Peacheys are getting ready to move. Amidst the chaos, nobody seems to notice that Betty is struggling with ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.3
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
Calling The Whales
After rowing out to an island near their seaside home, Tulsi and Satchen discover a whale that has been trapped in a fishing net. Determined to try to free the poor creature, they repeatedly dive down into the freezing sea to cut the netting, but ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.3
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
The Den
Marshall feels the need to escape because things are so tough at home. Rory is just happy it’s the first day of the summer holidays. While out on their bikes they stumble across a long-forgotten underground bunker at the edge of the woods. This is ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.3
- Points Value : 3.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children
When Saturday Comes
Daniel had a hard time when his parents split up and his dad started working abroad. He had to move and start at a new school, but things changed for the better when he started playing football for the Haybrook Rockets. This season the team are in ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.3
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
eSports: Last Gamer Standing
No one is more surprised by Thema Turner's new interest in a video game than the bookworm herself. The battle game Shrinking Island Showdown reminds Thema of one of her favorite book trilogies, and the novels' plots inspire how she plays the game. ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.3
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
eSports: Gearhead Goal Maker
Francis is spending the week at an esports camp, with the hopes of becoming even better at Red Card Racers, his best and favorite game. But it doesn't take long for Francis to realize that the camp competition is tough. Frustrated by his game ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.3
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
eSports: The Fifth Dungeon
After Ivette is gifted an old game console, she becomes interested in speedrunning an old game called The Shattered Blade. So interested, in fact, that she enters an amateur speedrunning contest. As Ivette travels to the competition, news breaks that...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.3
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
The Day Of The Jackdaw
Village newcomer Alex must vanquish a vicious feathered foe to finally feel at home in this madcap caper from comedy genius and bestselling author Jo Simmons.
Alex is not happy that his family are moving to the village of Noggings. He’s even ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.3
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
The List
Can friendships survive as Denny relives the good times and rewrites the bad? A comic and compelling tale from award-winning author Keith Gray.
It’s the end of the summer and Denny is having to move away with his mum now that she’s found a ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.3
- Points Value : 3.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children
Over The Line
It's the proudest moment of Jack's life his debut as a professional footballer. Now he has a chance to achieve his dream of playing for his country. But it's 1914 and the world is at war. Talk of sportsmen's cowardice leads to the formation of a ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.3
- Points Value : 3.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
Stitched Up
When twelve-year-old Hanh is offered a job as a shop assistant in Hanoi, she sees it as a chance to earn money to send back to her family living in poverty in rural Vietnam. But on her arrival in the city, she soon learns that the job offer was a lie...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.3
- Points Value : 2.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children
Blue John
The Queen of Darkness lives deep underground beneath a mountain with her child, Blue John, a boy she made from the blue of the glacier and the hot yellow light of the sun. Blue John is forbidden to leave his mother's side, but the lure of the light ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.3
- Points Value : 0.5
- Book Cover : Paperback
Sophie Takes To The Sky
Take flight with a truly inspirational tale of courage and self-belief, inspired by the incredible life of Sophie Blanchard, the world’s first female hot-air balloonist
Scaredy-Cat Sophie is afraid of everything! So when a balloonist comes to ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.4
- Points Value : 0.5
- Book Cover : Paperback
Seeing Red
Battling problems at home, Amelia risks her spot on the football squad when she lashes out at her teammates in this sensitively told sports tale from acclaimed author Eve Ainsworth.
Football used to be a way for Amelia to escape when her parents ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.4
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
Elisabeth And The Box Of Colours
Painting brings joy in a moment of grief in this moving and ultimately uplifting story inspired by the childhood of French portrait artist Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun.
Elisabeth loves to paint, just like her papa. She spends hours making her ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.4
- Points Value : 0.5
- Book Cover : Paperback
Bomb!
Action packed thriller. Rob's the army's youngest bomb disposal officer. And he's also the best. But when he's called in to school to defuse a bomb planted by terrorists he must recall some painful events from his past in order to make sure the bomb ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.4
- Points Value : 0.5
- Book Cover : Paperback
This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children
