Teen Reads

Author Mark Wright has hit the mark with this mysterious tale of ghosts and time travel. With an interest age of 12-15 years and a reading age of 8-9 years, The Corridor is an excellent choice from our 8 book, Teen Reads collection.

Frances and her younger brother Tom move with their parents into a rambling old house in Yorkshire. They really love the house, but things start to get strange.

Inquisitive siblings Frances and Tom can't ignore the ghostly happenings in their new family home. Dismissed by their parents as silly, the children are determined to find explanations to the creepy goings on and begin an investigation that ends up life changing...

This is the first time that Mark has written for Badger Learning, to find out more about him and why he's chosen to write for reluctant readers check out his author page here.

Terrified, the three conspirators run, but Jack stops, saying they need to go back. Lucas can't believe what he is hearing. Go back and save Alfie? But Jack insists – no one deserves this whoever they are.

When a prank to avenge bully Alfie Kane goes wrong, Lucas, Mia and Jack are faced with a horrifying choice.

Author Cavan Scott cleverly blends the world of fiction with real life challenges and dilemmas in his thrilling novel, Mama Barkfingers. Full of gripping twists and turns, your students will be on the edge of their seats when they finally get their hands on this teen read!

Following the recent announcement of our new Teen Reads series, we are pleased to reveal these eight titles:

Mama Barkfingers - Cavan Scott
The Hunted - Cavan Scott
Fair Game - Alan Durant
Sitting Target - John Townsend
World Without Words - Jonny Zucker
Home - Tommy Donbavand
Kidnap - Tommy Donbavand
The Corridor - Mark Wright

We can't wait to share these stories with you and your class, we couldn't put them down! Some are pretty spooky page turners!

Now we have all of our Young Adult titles, we'll be sharing author interviews and sneak previews of the books in the run up to our January 2014 publication.

Interest age 12-15, reading age 8-9, word count 4,500-6,000

Looking for a set of brand new stories to encourage your class to enjoy fiction? Our next Teen Reads series is just the thing...

Perfect for pupils with a low reading age, but high interest age, our new selection of books will have readers on the edge of their seats. With substantial stories to sink their teeth into, your class will find these books very accessible, with just the right level of challenging vocabulary and plot, and most of all... exciting!

Our eight title strong series is a varied list of thrillers, featuring ghosts, vampires, spies and even a zombie brother! Your class will be able to leap from one world to the next, developing their reading skills at the same time.

We're in the final stages of picking our titles, so check back for the big reveal soon!