Web

Name: Web
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SKU: 9781781123775
Price: 18.99 NZD
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By Alison Prince

Summary

Desperate to do better at school, Tim becomes entangled in a web of lies in this thought-provoking drama, edited to a reading age of 6.5.

Tim is terrible at French, so when his football coach Max offers to help with his homework he's thrilled. He knows it's wrong, but his marks are so much better he pushes that out of his mind. When Max starts charging for his help, Tim gets caught up in a web of lies and uncertain if he will ever escape.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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Desperate to do better at school, Tim becomes entangled in a web of lies in this thought-provoking drama, edited to a reading age of 6.5.

(Dyslexia-friendly)

Description

Desperate to do better at school, Tim becomes entangled in a web of lies in this thought-provoking drama, edited to a reading age of 6.5.

Tim is terrible at French, so when his football coach Max offers to help with his homework he's thrilled. He knows it's wrong, but his marks are so much better he pushes that out of his mind. When Max starts charging for his help, Tim gets entangled in a web of lies and doesn't know if he will ever escape.

Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 6.5.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781781123775

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 September 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Barrington Stoke Ltd

Edition: New Second edition

Contributors:

Illustrated by Kevin Hopgood
Illustrated by Kevin Hopgood

Audience: Children, Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 110g

Pages: 64

Collections

Alison Prince Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Dyslexia-Friendly Books Young Adult Young Adult Mystery & Thriller

About the Author

Alison Prince has written extensively for children, producing numerous popular television series and books based on historical characters. In 1995 she was the joint winner (with Philip Pullman) of the prestigious Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. Alison now lives in South London, but frequently visits her family in Glasgow.

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