2017 07 12 memb YRP resource Heroes and villains book list
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Synopsis The tale of pig farmer’s son and reluctant hero, Blart, and his adventures as he is forced to save the world. A clever tale recommended for enthusiastic readers. Highly recommended for less keen or confident readers, short sentences and verse tell the story of bully Sam’s unlikely friendship with the remarkable Davey. One of a gripping adventure series set in Avantia, a kingdom under threat from an evil wizard and six terrifying beasts. Imaginative fantasy that keeps the attention of less keen readers. Can a Celtic boy save his tribe by assassinating the Emperor Hadrian - or will the building of a wall save them both? Vivid adventure for less confident readers. The first of 6 books in the action-packed Alex Rider series. When his guardian dies in suspicious circumstances, 14-year-old Alex becomes a teenage spy. The official graphic novel adaptation of the film version of the novel above, beautifully illustrated in manga style. Recommended for less keen or confident pre-teen readers. The inspiring story of Liverpool captain Gerrard’s rise to fame, adapted from the adult biography for younger football fans, but still a lengthy read at 256 pages! Jimmy dreams of becoming a pro footballer and wearing the number seven shirt like his heroes. Designed for struggling or dyslexic readers, this includes facts about players. A gripping page-turner full of adventure and excitement introducing readers to the teenage James Bond. Like Stormbreaker, this is also available as a graphic novel.
Details Blart D Barker ISBN: 9780747580744 Price: £5.99 Cloud Busting M Blackman ISBN: 9780440866152 Price: £4.99 Beast Quest: Claw the Giant Monkey A Blade ISBN: 9781846169892 Price: £4.99 Assassin! T Bradman ISBN: 9781842994580 Price: £5.99 Stormbreaker A Horowitz ISBN: 9781844280926 Price: £6.99 Stormbreaker (Graphic) A Horowitz, A Johnson, Kanako & Yuzuru ISBN: 978184428114 Price: £7.99 Steven Gerrard: My Story S Gerrard ISBN: 9781862304383 Price: £5.99 The Number 7 Shirt A Gibbons ISBN: 9781842995365 Price: £5.99 Silverfin C Higson ISBN: 9780141318592 Price: £6.99
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Subtitled ‘a novel in cartoons’ the pictures and humour of the short journal-style entries in this popular title will keep less keen or confident readers happy. A word-of-mouth bestseller featuring a strong female lead character, this modern horror story begins when Stephanie inherits her uncle’s estate and find out his secrets… Cover
Synopsis When mousy Janey Brown’s godmother shows up, her life is turned upside down. Girl spy fans will love this tale full of action, gadgets and exciting twists.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid J Kinney ISBN: 9780141324906 Price: £5.99 Skulduggery Pleasant D Landy ISBN: 9780007241620 Price: £6.99
Details Jane Blonde J Marshall ISBN: 9780330438148 Price: £5.99 Long-lost twins Olivia and Ivy couldn’t be more My Sister the Vampire different – Olivia’s a cheerleader and Ivy’s a S Mercer vampire! A great story for aspiring ISBN: 9781405240864 Stephanie Meyer readers and horror fans. Price: £5.99 A gripping, football-themed page-turner of a Foul Play detective story featuring crime-fighting fan T Palmer Danny Harte in his first case on the trail of a top ISBN: 9780141323671 player’s kidnapper. Price: £5.99 Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy and Angel are 6 Maximum Ride: Saving the very unusual children. Their amazing powers World mean they’re often in danger – and being able to J Patterson fly isn’t always enough to keep them safe... ISBN: 9780755322022 Price: £6.99 A mixture of short bursts of text, high interest Superheroes (Snapshots) topics including and colourful, enticing F Ridley illustrations make this a great series for ISBN: 9781846804434 reluctant or less confident readers. Price: £6.99 Roald Dahl fans will love this hilarious tale of You’re a Bad Man, Mr Gum mean, miserable old Mr. Gum and the A Stanton bathdwelling fairy that hits him with a frying pan ISBN: 9781405223102 whenever his garden starts to look messy. Price: £4.99 Children can slip under the adult radar so secret The Recruit organisation CHERUB uses them to fight R Muchamore terrorism. The first in an exciting militaryISBN: 9780340881538 themed adventure series. Price: £6.99 The first title about the intrepid teenage stunt Venus Spring, Stunt Girl girl. Trained by her granddad since she was 11, J Zucker Venus can’t wait for summer stunt camp, and ISBN: 9781853408373 soon stumbles on a plot. Price: £5.99
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A hilarious tale of a girl with a fondness for fire and not many morals, and her adventures in the Tread Quietly Clinic for Interesting Children. Lots of appeal for Dahl and Snicket fans.
The Awful Tale of Agatha Bilke S Pattenden ISBN: 9781904977513 Price: £5.99 Ever wonder where criminal masterminds went H.I.V.E. to school? The children at the Higher Institute of M Walden Villainous Education all have a precocious gift for ISBN: 9780747597216 wrongdoing. Ages 10+. Price: £6.99 Tom and Hester have been thrown together, Mortal Engines literally, out of a city on wheels and into a P Reeve desolate wasteland. An original story with ISBN: 9780439979436 complex heroes for confident readers. Price: £5.99 A witty retelling of a 12 classic legends featuring King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table the heroic deeds of King Arthur and the knights M Williams of the round table. Illustrated in colour with ISBN: 9780744547924 strip-cartoons, this will inspire less confident Price: £5.99 readers.
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Synopsis The tale of pig farmer’s son and reluctant hero, Blart, and his adventures as he is forced to save the world. A clever tale recommended for enthusiastic readers. Highly recommended for less keen or confident readers, short sentences and verse tell the story of bully Sam’s unlikely friendship with the remarkable Davey. One of a gripping adventure series set in Avantia, a kingdom under threat from an evil wizard and six terrifying beasts. Imaginative fantasy that keeps the attention of less keen readers. Can a Celtic boy save his tribe by assassinating the Emperor Hadrian - or will the building of a wall save them both? Vivid adventure for less confident readers. The first of 6 books in the action-packed Alex Rider series. When his guardian dies in suspicious circumstances, 14-year-old Alex becomes a teenage spy. The official graphic novel adaptation of the film version of the novel above, beautifully illustrated in manga style. Recommended for less keen or confident pre-teen readers. The inspiring story of Liverpool captain Gerrard’s rise to fame, adapted from the adult biography for younger football fans, but still a lengthy read at 256 pages! Jimmy dreams of becoming a pro footballer and wearing the number seven shirt like his heroes. Designed for struggling or dyslexic readers, this includes facts about players. A gripping page-turner full of adventure and excitement introducing readers to the teenage James Bond. Like Stormbreaker, this is also available as a graphic novel.
Details Blart D Barker ISBN: 9780747580744 Price: £5.99 Cloud Busting M Blackman ISBN: 9780440866152 Price: £4.99 Beast Quest: Claw the Giant Monkey A Blade ISBN: 9781846169892 Price: £4.99 Assassin! T Bradman ISBN: 9781842994580 Price: £5.99 Stormbreaker A Horowitz ISBN: 9781844280926 Price: £6.99 Stormbreaker (Graphic) A Horowitz, A Johnson, Kanako & Yuzuru ISBN: 978184428114 Price: £7.99 Steven Gerrard: My Story S Gerrard ISBN: 9781862304383 Price: £5.99 The Number 7 Shirt A Gibbons ISBN: 9781842995365 Price: £5.99 Silverfin C Higson ISBN: 9780141318592 Price: £6.99
All text © National Literacy Trust 2017 T: 020 7587 1842 W: www.literacytrust.org.uk Twitter: @Literacy_Trust Facebook: nationalliteracytrust The National Literacy Trust is a registered charity no. 1116260 and a company limited by guarantee no. 5836486 registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in Scotland no. SC042944. Registered address: 68 South Lambeth Road, London SW8 1RL.
Subtitled ‘a novel in cartoons’ the pictures and humour of the short journal-style entries in this popular title will keep less keen or confident readers happy. A word-of-mouth bestseller featuring a strong female lead character, this modern horror story begins when Stephanie inherits her uncle’s estate and find out his secrets… Cover
Synopsis When mousy Janey Brown’s godmother shows up, her life is turned upside down. Girl spy fans will love this tale full of action, gadgets and exciting twists.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid J Kinney ISBN: 9780141324906 Price: £5.99 Skulduggery Pleasant D Landy ISBN: 9780007241620 Price: £6.99
Details Jane Blonde J Marshall ISBN: 9780330438148 Price: £5.99 Long-lost twins Olivia and Ivy couldn’t be more My Sister the Vampire different – Olivia’s a cheerleader and Ivy’s a S Mercer vampire! A great story for aspiring ISBN: 9781405240864 Stephanie Meyer readers and horror fans. Price: £5.99 A gripping, football-themed page-turner of a Foul Play detective story featuring crime-fighting fan T Palmer Danny Harte in his first case on the trail of a top ISBN: 9780141323671 player’s kidnapper. Price: £5.99 Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy and Angel are 6 Maximum Ride: Saving the very unusual children. Their amazing powers World mean they’re often in danger – and being able to J Patterson fly isn’t always enough to keep them safe... ISBN: 9780755322022 Price: £6.99 A mixture of short bursts of text, high interest Superheroes (Snapshots) topics including and colourful, enticing F Ridley illustrations make this a great series for ISBN: 9781846804434 reluctant or less confident readers. Price: £6.99 Roald Dahl fans will love this hilarious tale of You’re a Bad Man, Mr Gum mean, miserable old Mr. Gum and the A Stanton bathdwelling fairy that hits him with a frying pan ISBN: 9781405223102 whenever his garden starts to look messy. Price: £4.99 Children can slip under the adult radar so secret The Recruit organisation CHERUB uses them to fight R Muchamore terrorism. The first in an exciting militaryISBN: 9780340881538 themed adventure series. Price: £6.99 The first title about the intrepid teenage stunt Venus Spring, Stunt Girl girl. Trained by her granddad since she was 11, J Zucker Venus can’t wait for summer stunt camp, and ISBN: 9781853408373 soon stumbles on a plot. Price: £5.99
All text © National Literacy Trust 2017
A hilarious tale of a girl with a fondness for fire and not many morals, and her adventures in the Tread Quietly Clinic for Interesting Children. Lots of appeal for Dahl and Snicket fans.
The Awful Tale of Agatha Bilke S Pattenden ISBN: 9781904977513 Price: £5.99 Ever wonder where criminal masterminds went H.I.V.E. to school? The children at the Higher Institute of M Walden Villainous Education all have a precocious gift for ISBN: 9780747597216 wrongdoing. Ages 10+. Price: £6.99 Tom and Hester have been thrown together, Mortal Engines literally, out of a city on wheels and into a P Reeve desolate wasteland. An original story with ISBN: 9780439979436 complex heroes for confident readers. Price: £5.99 A witty retelling of a 12 classic legends featuring King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table the heroic deeds of King Arthur and the knights M Williams of the round table. Illustrated in colour with ISBN: 9780744547924 strip-cartoons, this will inspire less confident Price: £5.99 readers.
All text © National Literacy Trust 2017
