Strange Town

Logan, Eva and Otis, Logan's dog, are used to strange things happening in Strange Town but when the ground is being torn up all over town, they take it upon themselves as The Strange Town Squad, to investigate!

Lawns, sports pitches and parks are being torn up one by one. Mounds of dirt are appearing all over town. Who or what is causing all this destruction and who will gain from all he damage.

Going Underground is one of eight titles in Danny Pearson's brilliantly inventive new series, Strange Town. Written specifically for reluctant readers aged 9-12, these humorous and light-hearted stories will capture the attention of boys and girls alike and will have them asking for another one as soon as they have finished!

The bright, colourful illustrations by Steve Beckett entice readers into the world of Strange Town and will completely engross them in the bizarre and amusing stories.

Each title features a general introduction to ensure that every book can be

What could possibly be causing the green glow from the new purple bins in Strange Town?

Logan, Eva and Otis are used to bizarre and unusual things happening in their town, but this is new!

Logan is woken by his Mum and told to take out the rubbish. A new bin has appeared at the end of their driveway. New bins have been given to everyone on the street. Has the council left yet another bin for recycling or has it come from elsewhere?

This entertaining new series has been carefully written to appeal to children aged 9-12 with a reading age of 7-8. Rubbish Invasion is one of eight titles in Danny Pearson's new series, Strange Town, and features a general introduction to ensure each title can be read as a standalone novel, a map to help the reader picture the world of Strange Town, and a page highlighting any difficult vocabulary.

As part of the Strange Town crew, Logan is used to bizarre happenings but nothing can prepare him for his dad's taste in music, which he finds very strange and ultra-embarrassing. Guess what? His dad's favourite band The Iron Stones is coming to town and he's off to see them. What's more, much to his amazement, Logan's best friend Eva thinks the band rocks and can't wait to hear about the gig.

However, when Logan's dad returns home exhausted, all may not be as it seems. The band members are 70 years old yet run around like teenagers. Eva and Logan are suspicious and determined to find out what's going on. There's clearly mystery in the music, so they head off with Otis the dog in search of clues and answers. Can the crew work out the secret to the ageing rockers youthful antics? Read The Iron Stones to find out more...

With simple yet punchy sentences, full page vibrant colour illustrations and humorous storylines, this series will appeal to reluctant readers. Strange Town

Do you ever wonder why you've bought something you didn't really need? Maybe, just maybe, you were affected by the hypnotizing advert from Strange Town!

When Logan's parents return from the new megastore, Spend-A-Lot, with nothing but junk, Logan and Eva can't understand why they seem elated with their new purchases until the bright, flashing lights appear on the TV...

"Come down now to Spend-A-Lot! Your new, friendly, local, super-happy megastore. We have everything you need at low prices. So why don't you come on down and buy, buy, buy?"

Shopping Spree is one of eight comical stories in Danny Pearson's new series Strange Town. With many years of experience writing and editing titles specifically for reluctant readers, he knows what will capture their attention and has skilfully written these titles to be accessible for 9-12 year olds with a reading age of 7-8.

Danny has joined forces with the fabulous illustrator, Steve Beckett. Together they have developed

Logan, Eva and Otis are used to strange goings on in their town but now their neighbour Dave is on their radar. They can't help but notice how much he eats, however this time it's the contents of Dave's garage that has caught their attention, in particular a large, ancient hammer.

It's Hammer Time!

The Strange Town crew soon learn that Dave is not what he seems, the hammer bears a striking resemblance to the one owned by Thor, the Ancient Norse God of thunder and lightning.

Could Thor be living next door?

Dave is in fact none other than Thor and is stranded on earth as a result of his lazy ways. To lift the hammer and return home he has to get fit and do something heroic.

Can they get him back home or will it end in disaster for this lapsed god? Read Thor Next Door to find out if the Strange Town Crew can save the day!

Discover more exciting goings on around Strange Town in the other seven stories penned by witty author Danny Pearson with

If you want to provide your pupils with fantastically funny fiction to capture their imaginations and entice them to read, then Strange Town is exactly the series you need!

The Space Kitten, written by Danny Pearson, will have your pupils, and you, laughing out loud! With hilarious one-liners that children aged 9-11 will absolutely love, you can guarantee that once they have read one title, they will read all eight!

No one cares about the space programme anymore. NASA are desperate to get people interested again so they hatch an ingenious plan to send a cute kitten into space. That will get the public interested again!

Unfortunately the mission goes horribly wrong and the rocket ship containing the kitten is hit by cosmic rays. The kitten is mutated and sent crashing back down to Earth, right slap bang in the middle of Strange Town. Can Eva, Logan and Otis calm this mad kitty down before it destroys everything?

The amazing, full colour illustrations by Steve

Bears are not a familiar sight in Strange Town, so imagine how surprised Logan and Eva are when they spot what looks remarkably like one rummaging through their bins.

Or is it a bear????

It turns out to be none other than the legendary Bigfoot, on the run from a tracking squad. Can Logan, Eva and Otis save him from his fate? Help this affable beast avoid capture and the possibility of incarceration in a cage; to which a Bigfoot will certainly not be well-suited. Can this ingenious crew race against time to rescue their big footed friend?

Read Bigfoot Rescue to find out...

Bigfoot Rescue is one of eight seriously good sleuth stories from our NEW Strange Town series, following the adventures of Eva, Logan and his dog, Otis, as they uncover strange goings on in their home town of Strange. This new series with its humorous and light-hearted storylines is guaranteed to ignite your pupil's imagination. Whilst the dyslexia-friendly font and spaced out paragraphs,

Our exciting new fiction series Strange Town will be available from January 2017! However, over the next few weeks you can get the lowdown on the stories right here on our blog.

The eight books follow the bizarre adventures of Logan, whose family move to the remote town of Strange, and his new neighbour Eva. The eleven year old friends along with Logan's dog, Otis, are the Strange Town Squad.

Introducing the Strange Town Squad
This detective crew are always on the lookout for strange happenings.

Meet...

Logan: Really into comics and films
Eva: Always looking for a good mystery to solve
Otis: Loves walks ... and ... food

Strange Town is appropriate for those with a reading age as low as 7-8, but a higher interest age of 9-12. Penned by expert author Danny Pearson, and featuring fabulous illustrations by Steve Beckett.

With simple yet punchy sentence structures, full page vibrant colour illustrations and humorous themes, this

Danny Pearson's imaginative and humorous new series, Strange Town, is now available!

This fantastic series consisting of eight titles, written specifically for reluctant readers, will captivate and engage 9-12 year olds who have a lower reading age of 7-8. With no more than 1,600 words and the look and feel of a real book, these colourful titles will have your pupils asking for the next one before they have finished the last one!

Best friends Logan and Eva along with Otis the dog, otherwise known as the Strange Town crew, are running late on Match Day. It had taken Eva ages to find her Strange Town F.C. scarf!

As they approach the stadium, they can see a beautiful rainbow that seems rather curiously to be coming from inside the venue itself.