"Fair is foul, and foul is fair"
Macbeth, Act 1 Scene 1

George King dreamed of glory on the rugby field.

He wanted to be captain. To play for the County – England even!

And nothing was going to stand in his way!

The first of our brilliant new Dark Reads to be revealed is called Kicked into Touch by Ann Evans. It follows a darkly ambitious teenager called George as he cheats his way to captaincy of a rugby team, flanked by his 'witchy' fan club. Needless to say, George gets what he deserves in the end.

An imaginative and un-daunting 'way in' to the story of Shakespeare's Macbeth, this story is appropriate for teenagers with a reading age of 6-7. The language is simple yet gripping, and the short bursts of text are interspersed with fantastic illustrations by Kevin Hopgood.

The cover below gives a snapshot of the feel of this series. We hope your reluctant readers love it as much as we do!