Anyone who has ever felt like an outsider will really understand and appreciate Iain McLaughlin's new title, The First Martian.

Lucas Wilson is the only person in his class, the only person in his school, the only person in the world, to have been born on Mars. His parents were astronauts sent on the first extended mission to Mars. Lucas was born there. His family had to wait ten years before they could come home as he wasn't strong enough to make the journey.

Even after a couple of years back on Earth, he is clearly different to everyone else, he stands out. He has to wear a special suit in order to get around under Earth's gravity. His two best friends are the only people who don't treat him like an outsider.

Following the success of Badger Learning's previous Teen Reads series, The First Martian is just one of 10 brilliant titles in Teen Reads V. With a reading age of 8-9 and the look and feel of a real book, these hi-lo titles are perfect for struggling readers who are ready to move on to longer books, but who are intimidated by full-length novels.

With a dyslexia-friendly design and bite-sized chunks of text, The First Martian will undoubtedly draw the attention of any struggling reader and keep them engrossed until the very last page.