The Sickness
Published on 1. January 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
60 pages
978-1-78837-220-6 (ISBN)
Description
Trina is searching for buried treasure. But in her dreams she's the one who's being buried. Buried alive. The terrors of the past are reborn in the present and no one is safe. Can Trina and her friends solve the mystery of her nightmares in time to stop the sickness spreading?
Papercuts is an eerie and haunting series written to appeal to students aged 13+ who find full-length novels overwhelming. All titles have an accessible word count of 5000-6000. Written by respected and accomplished authors, they are packed with horror and elements of the supernatural. But be warned, they're not for the faint-hearted!
This hi-lo series for struggling and reluctant readers has been written for children aged 13+, whose current reading age is between 8 and 9 years. These age-appropriate short reads range from 48 to 58 pages and are written by accomplished authors. They incorporate a large font size and text separated into bite-sized chunks, along with carefully considered letter and paragraph spacing that can reduce visual stress. The series has plenty of practice at one level, allowing consolidation of learning before moving on to more challenging reads.
Papercuts is an eerie and haunting series written to appeal to students aged 13+ who find full-length novels overwhelming. All titles have an accessible word count of 5000-6000. Written by respected and accomplished authors, they are packed with horror and elements of the supernatural. But be warned, they're not for the faint-hearted!
This hi-lo series for struggling and reluctant readers has been written for children aged 13+, whose current reading age is between 8 and 9 years. These age-appropriate short reads range from 48 to 58 pages and are written by accomplished authors. They incorporate a large font size and text separated into bite-sized chunks, along with carefully considered letter and paragraph spacing that can reduce visual stress. The series has plenty of practice at one level, allowing consolidation of learning before moving on to more challenging reads.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Stevenage
United Kingdom
Target group
Young adult
Illustrations
black and white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 132 mm
Width: 198 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
96 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78837-220-6 (9781788372206)
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Jacqueline Rayner is the author of The Sickness from Badger Learning's bone-chilling series, Papercuts I, Snow White, Black Heart from their Teen Reads series and No Escape from the second of the Between the Lines series.
Jac has written loads of books for children, many of them about Doctor Who, including two of the World Book Day "Quick Reads" titles for reluctant readers. She also has a monthly column in Doctor Who Magazine about life in a family of Doctor Who fans. She lives in Essex with her husband, twin sons and a large number of pets.
Jac has written loads of books for children, many of them about Doctor Who, including two of the World Book Day "Quick Reads" titles for reluctant readers. She also has a monthly column in Doctor Who Magazine about life in a family of Doctor Who fans. She lives in Essex with her husband, twin sons and a large number of pets.