Item category 2: Dyslexia Friendly

Anna Liza likes to help cheer up her mother's psychiatric patients with her 17 top knock-knock jokes and cheerful songs, but when she meets Edward, she hits a brick wall. Edward's dad is so sad since his mum left; he says his life isn't going anywhere any more. Anna Liza has a plan to get him on ...

Karam loves his new country, his new city, his new school - it's a fresh start. The only problem is Alex, the school bully. He won't leave Karam alone and it's starting to tarnish his shiny new life. But when Karam makes a new friend who promises to help deal with Alex, things start to change.

Dan is used to Jason's strange theories and inventions, but even he struggles with the concept of Jason's 'Revelation Glasses' which he claims allow him to see the supernatural - then comes the day of the huge thunderstorm when everything spirals out of control. Has Jason gone too far?

Ant isn't like many other boys. His clothes are always dirty, there are often bugs in his hair and he doesn't even know about footie! But what's hiding behind his ginormous green sunglasses, well that has to be seen to be believed.

Bert and his little brother Frank are orphans. Determined to stay together, tragedy strikes when they are transported out of the country to serve as cheap labour in the British colonies and end up separated; Bert to Australia and Frank to New Zealand. Years pass. As the Great War dawns in Europe,...

When teenagers discover they have been mysteriously transported to an island, they have no idea what terrors they may face. As the Captain of the island controls and manipulates the events that unfold, will he help them or will he leave them in peril?

Winter 1943. Teenagers Francis, Joseph and Stephen are Royal Navy recruits on their first mission at sea during the Second World War. Their ship is part of an Arctic convoy sailing to Russia to deliver supplies to the Soviets. The convoys have to navigate treacherous waters, sailing through a nar...

Running is what Lily is good at, and fell-running is what she loves. But what Lily doesn't realise is that this talent was inherited from someone very important - her great-great-grandfather Ernest, an unsung hero of the First World War. When Lily's gran passes on to her Ernest's diaries, Lily le...

Taka, Cho and Renzo are on a mission of vengeance. Lord Oda's attack on the ninja clan's hide-out has caused a huge blow to the trio and they set out for Black Eagle Castle and revenge. The Grandmaster says that it will not heal the hurts of the heart, but Taka is hurting badly and he can see no ...

The Romans are coming! Can a Celtic boy save his tribe by assassinating the Emperor Hadrian - or will the building of a wall save them both? This is a vivid adventure from a hugely popular author.