Tinker's Career
Tina was a baby when her mother died, but no-one will talk about her mother or her death. Now 15, she's determined to find out more. So, finding a photograph of her parents' wedding, she sets out in search of her mother's family and the truth. The truth, and with it the meaning of 'Tinker's Career', turns out to be even more devastating than she'd feared - but Tina has found people she can share the future with.
'Told at a heady pace with wonderful, real, absorbing characters' - the Guardian
'Strong stuff' - TES
'A notable piece of fiction, controlled and full of insight' - Growing Point
Published by Walker Books, 1989, £1.99, ISBN
0-7445-0844-4. Website:
www.walkerbooks.co.uk
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley, re-told by Alison Leonard
We all know about Frankenstein's monster. But do we know the REAL story? He was massive, yes. And horribly ugly. But did you know he wasn't all evil? He actually wanted to make friends with people?
But they all hated him. It was only when they were cruel to him that he started killing, killing, killing....
Believe it or not, this is Frankenstein - The True Story.
For teenage reluctant readers. Published by Ginn (Reed Educational) in the Impact Re-Telling series, and available in packs for schools, 1999, ISBN 0-435-21259-1 Website: www.heinemann.co.uk
Quiddy and the Amazing Mega-Virus
It all began with Quiddy. Well, it began with the Queen and
Leonardo da Vinci, but Quiddy is most important in the story.
Quiddy sits instead of walking, but she moves like the wind. Quiddy
speaks with a machine but she can think like the wind. And when a
mega-virus starts making people act strange and Arthur King tries to
take over the world, only Quiddy (with a little help from her friends
and the Queen) can save the day.
Published by Longman Book Project, 1995, ISBN 0-582-12205-8
(available for schools in packs of 4, price about £3.50)
Longmans' website is: www.pearsoned.com