Item category 1: Quick Reads

Tyler is vexed: he's had to give up half of his room, his mum cusses him, and the girl he likes is playing hard to get. It's clear that the source of all his troubles is down to one person - Alex, his stupid step-brother. Now it's time to get this sorted!

Joan Aiken was famous for her spine-tingling ghost stories, and this collection presents five classic, Aiken chillers in a new, accessible edition. Ghosts appear both in the strangest places and most familiar places, but their effect is often the same, inspiring shock and chills in the characters...

Faraday, Australia is a laid-back town. Nothing ever happens there. Until one day an armed gang bursts into a classroom in the town's small school. What will happen to Craig, his teacher and his classmates?

Bradley Wiggins is a national hero. Read his story from his childhood years right up to when he crossed the finish line in Paris, 2012. It takes blood, sweat and tears to get to the top of any sport, and this short, inspirational biography shows just how tough it can be.

The plan is to carry out the biggest robbery ever by stealing diamonds worth over £200 million in London. The problem is that the police are watching. Will the gang get the diamonds before the police can stop them?

With controlled vocabulary and structure ideal for high interest, low ability readers, 'Crime Files' is a series of carefully crafted, true stories.