Do you think people are bored with vampire stories? Well they haven't read The Craving by Cliff McNish!

This novel, written specifically for struggling readers, completely captives it's reader and pulls them into the story and rewards them with rich, descriptive language suitable for those with a reading age of 8-9.

The Craving has you hooked from the first page until the last, and has a fantastic twist...

All his life Elias has been treated differently from other teenagers. Protected. Guarded.

He always thought it was because his Dad had a special job that put him in danger.

It's only when Elias starts to get thirsty that he realises his family is part of a much darker secret. A secret that involves him. A secret that will change the world.

Our first series of Hi-Lo YA Reads will not disappoint its audience, with between 5,000-6,000 words per story and bite-sized chunks of text, all eight titles will ignite reluctant readers' imaginations and encourage them to keep reading.

This is Cliff's debut novel for Badger Learning but he is acclaimed as 'one of our most talented thriller writers' (The Times). His multiple-award winning novel Breathe: a ghost story, was voted in May 2013 as one of the top 100 adult and children's novels of all time by The Schools Network of British Librarians.