| Ahmed, Nazira |
The Custom of Marrying Cousins |
Gatehouse
Dual language English and Urdu
|
12 |
This brave, thought-provoking and sensitively written book
raises issues surrounding the custom of marrying cousins. An adult
beginner readers for ESOL use. Dual Language - in English and
Urdu. |
| Affridi, Zahida |
Taking Some Honey Home
|
Gatehouse
Dual language English and Punjabi
|
12 |
This is Zahida’s delightful story of
how she returns to the village where she grew up in Pakistan. This
dual language book - in English and Punjabi - is an adult beginner
reader for ESOL use. |
| Ashraf, Tabassum |
First Day in College
|
Gatehouse
Dual language English and Hindi
|
12 |
This is a fun story which captures
beautifully the naivety of a young girl starting out in life. This
dual language book - in English and Hindi - is an an adult beginner
reader for ESOL use. . |
| Barrow, Carol |
Fresh Pickings |
Gatehouse |
12 |
An endearing tale about life in a bygone age when
children’s pleasure came from being outside, picking fresh fruit,
making a pie and being with neighbours. Part of the Food for
Thought Series. |
| Bassett, Jennifer |
Changing Their Skies: Stories from Africa |
Oxford Bookworms |
15
|
The stories in this volume come from
Malawi, South Africa, and Tanzania by African writers Steve
Chimombo, Farida Karodia, and M.G. Vassanji. (Oxford Bookworms
Stage 2) |
| Beharrie, Mavis |
Don't Give Up
|
Gatehouse |
12 |
Mavis shows great determination to
pass her driving test. This emotional journey, with a strong
message that persistence pays in the end, is an adult beginner
reader. |
| Bromley, Pauline |
That Smile |
Gatehouse |
12 |
At the tender age of 15, a young girl is raped by her father’s
friend. When she discovers she is pregnant, her family turn against
her. Pauline has never forgotten her baby and, 36 years on, she
decides to try and find the daughter who was so cruelly taken from
her against her will. An adult beginner reader. |
| Burgess, Melvin |
Billy Elliot
|
Scholastic
|
13 |
Billy's good at something for the
first time in his life and he won't give it up easily, despite his
immediate family's perilous financial woes. |
| Collier, Catrin |
Black-eyed Devils
|
Quick Reads
|
13
|
One look was enough. Amy Watkins and
miner 'Big' Tom Kelly are in love. But can they keep their feelings
secret or face the threat of death in a community torn apart by the
miners' strike? |
| Cox, Josephine |
Girl on the Platform
|
Quick Reads |
12
|
Best mates Mark and Pete board a train to London for their lads'
night out. As Pete finds a seat he notices a girl sitting on a
bench. She looks sad and lonely. When the train leaves, he can't
get her out of his mind because in her, he has seen a glimpse of
himself.
|
| Dickens, Charles |
A Christmas Carol
|
Macmillan Heinemann ELT
|
16
|
Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly old
skinflint. He hates everyone, especially children. But at Christmas
three ghosts come to visit him, scare him into mending his ways,
and he finds, as he celebrates with Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim and
their family, that geniality brings its own reward. |
| Dickens, Charles |
Great Expectations |
Green Apple |
13 |
The story of Pip, a poor village lad,
and his expectations of wealth is Dickens at his most deliciously
readable. The cast of characters includes kindly Joe Gargery, the
loyal convict Abel Magwitch and the haunting Miss Havisham. |
| Fay |
Listen to me: Talking Survival |
Gatehouse |
12 |
Hard-hitting and intensely readable, the writer tells the story
of a woman looking back on being sexually abused as a child. She
goes on to show how she copes with this experience as an adult.
Disturbing, moving and powerful, this book is especially useful to
those in women’s health groups and social services. |
|
Furr, Mark (editor)
|
Bookworms Club Bronze: Stories for Reading Circles
|
Oxford Bookworms |
14 |
These short stories from Oxford Bookworms include story
introductions, author information, and suggest activities for each
story. Resources include photocopiable Role Sheets and Reading
Schedule Chart, and Expansion Activities.
|
|
Furr, Mark (editor)
|
Bookworms Club Silver: Stories for Reading Circles
|
Oxford Bookworms |
15
|
These short stories from Oxford Bookworms have a unique set of
resources and information for running successful Reading
Circles.
|
| Grenko, Victor |
A Guide to the Monsters of the Mind
|
Gatehouse |
10 |
This series of snapshots about personal feelings and well-being
is a stimulus for discussion, writing and the visual arts.
|
| Harber, Stephen |
Born Twice (with a spider on her head) |
Gatehouse |
12 |
Born Twice is a poignant exploration of the fragility
of life. A road accident leaves five year old Hayley fighting for
her life. When she leaves the hospital, the family must come to
terms with the fact that she has permanent brain damage. |
|
Hardy-Gould, Janet
|
Henry VIII and his Six Wives
|
Oxford Bookworms |
15
|
It was a dangerous, uncertain life to
be the wife of a king. After the king's death in 1547, his sixth
wife finds a box of old letters - one from each of the first five
wives. They are sad, angry, frightened letters. They tell the story
of what it was like to be the wife of Henry VIII of England. |
| Holden, Frances |
Keep Your Hair On
|
Gatehouse |
12 |
When Frances and Kathleen went out
for the night on Christmas Eve, they thought it would be an
ordinary evening. Then something unexpected happened. |
| Holden, Frances |
Por Los Pelos |
Gatehouse
Dual language English and Spanish
|
12 |
Por Los Pelos is a dual language version of Keep
Your Hair On, with text printed on facing pages in English and
Spanish. When Frances and Kathleen went out for the night on
Christmas Eve, they thought it would be an ordinary evening. Then
something unexpected happened. |
| Hughes, Sian and Affi
M |
A Song for Carrying Water
|
Gatehouse
Some sections translated into Somali
|
12 |
Somali women delight in telling
traditional folk tales to their children. Escape into a completely
different world - you will be fascinated by ‘Dhag-Dheer’, the witch
with one ear who eats little boys and Arawelo, the man-hating
warrior queen. There are vivid accounts of nomad life in East
Africa, and life as a refugee in present-day Britain. Sections of
the book are translated into Somali. |
| Garvey, Jane |
The Diet |
Gatehouse |
12 |
A simple story in poem form, suitable
for complete beginners, along the lines of that all too familiar
theme of battling the bulge. |
| Kennedy, Ricky |
The Dog Hole
|
Gatehouse
|
12 |
Ricky is invited to his mate’s house
after school and gets quite a shock. He realises that his own
situation isn’t quite so bad after all, and starts to appreciate
his own family. |
|
Various
|
The Sun Book of Short Stories
|
Quick Reads |
12
|
To celebrate the launch of Quick
Reads in 2006, The Sun ran a short story competition
called 'Get Britain Reading' in order to find the hidden talent
among its millions of readers. This book contains a selection of
the winning entries. They may make you smile, laugh or cry - but
all of them are sure to entertain you. |
| Osborne, G and Morgan,
L |
Fear and Longing |
Gatehouse |
12 |
This book will change the way you
think about bullying, school phobia and school refusal, whether you
are a child, a parent, a teacher or therapist. Gemma had regularly
absented herself from school because she was afraid of bullies.
Over a period of years this developed into a phobic reaction that
she could not control. Gemma was eventually referred for clinical
psychology intervention because of her significant level of
depression. |
| Newsham, Eric |
Life on the Buses |
Gatehouse |
12 |
A light-hearted account of Eric’s job
as a bus conductor, working with Trevor, his driver mate. Caroline
Jariwala’s delightful, comic illustrations really bring Eric’s
story to life. |
| Newsham, Eric |
Not so Bothered |
Gatehouse |
12 |
A day out shopping ends in disaster.
Eric gives a vivid yet amusing account of his eventful journey home
and reflects on his feelings of helplessness. |
| Paillier, Julia |
Mehdi's Story
|
Gatehouse |
12 |
A young man flees his native
Afghanistan in the back of a truck, in search of safety in Canada.
Tricked by the very people he hoped would save him, Mehdi embarks
on a new life in England. |
| Phillips, Fiona |
A Day to Remember |
Gatehouse |
13 |
A Day to Remember is a successful business but, when her
husband runs away with their receptionist, Jo is left to pick up
the pieces. Bookings are a mess and who'll drive the limo now Steve
has scarpered? It not just her marriage breakdown that Jo has to
content with but local garage mechanic Matt comes to the rescue.
This work presents a modern romantic comedy about love, loyalty and
limos. |
| Rankin, Ian |
A Cool Head |
Quick Reads |
12 |
Gravy worked in the graveyard - hence
the name. He was having a normal day until his friend Benjy turned
up in a car Gravy didn't recognise. Benjy had a bullet hole in his
chest, but lived just long enough to ask Gravy to hide him and look
after his gun. |
| Richards, Justin |
Code of the Krillitanes
|
Quick Reads |
36 |
Can eating a bag of crisps really
make you more clever? The company that makes the crisps says so,
and they seem to be right. But Doctor Who is worried. Who would
want to make people more brainy? And why? With just his sonic
screwdriver and a supermarket trolley full of crisps, the Doctor
sets out to find the truth. |
|
Stevenson, Robert Louis
|
Treasure Island
|
Macmillan Heinemann ELT
|
13 |
Twelve-year-old Jim Hawkins sails
with Squire Trelawney, Dr Livesey and Captain Smollett on the
Hispaniola to search for Captain Flint's treasure. But Long John
Silver is on board too, and he and his friends want the treasure
for themselves. |
| Tagoe, Rebecca T |
Trader
|
Gatehouse |
12 |
Trader is a fascinating story about
buying and selling cloth in Ghana. This is Rebecca’s vivid account
of coming to England and finding that opportunities for women are
very different than back in her homeland. The book includes hand
drawn maps of Africa and the world. |
| Thompson, Jean |
Me and My Shadow
|
Gatehouse |
12 |
Jean's funny account of life with her
faithful dog, Shadow. Shadow's love for water gets her into lots of
trouble. This is an easy beginner reader for dog lovers
everywhere. |
|
Torr, Sue
|
Secrets
|
Gatehouse |
12 |
Sue was a dinner lady when, at the
age of 38, she finally admitted that she couldn't read or write.
Secrets is an autobiographical account of the difficulties she
faced in a life without literacy. It has been designed for both
beginner and confident readers, with standard text on the left-hand
page and a simplified text on the facing page. Secrets also makes
fascinating reading for children of primary and secondary school
age. |
| Various |
Chipping in |
Gatehouse |
10 |
A collection of three skilful and amusing short plays for
reading aloud. The plots centre on a wedding, a courtroom drama and
the survivors of a plane crash on a desert island. A useful
introduction charts the writers’ approach to working collectively
and encourages others to try their hand at writing. |
| Various |
Working Lives
|
Gatehouse |
12 |
Ordinary people’s experiences at work
make fascinating reading. Some of the stories are amusing
anecdotes, while others are more serious accounts covering issues
such as immigration. |
| Various |
The Power From Within
|
Gatehouse |
12 |
Inspired first and foremost by their
children, the writers of this beautifully rendered collection speak
frankly about the issues they face being parents of black children.
The writing is heartfelt and powerful and challenges the negative
stereotypes which are all too evident in modern-day Britain |
|
Various
|
Tales from The Thousand and One Nights
|
Black Cat |
15 |
A selection from the famous
collection of Oriental stories known as the One Thousand and
One Nights, including the classic favourites Ali Baba and
the Forty Thieves and Sindbad the Sailor. Travel
through the streets of old Baghdad, around luxurious palaces and
fragrant gardens in India, to desert islands in the China seas… all
in the company of kings, sultans, princesses, merchants, enchanted
horses, sailors and thieves. |
| Various |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black
Pearl
|
Penguin |
15 |
Elizabeth lives on a Caribbean
island, a very dangerous place. A young blacksmith is interested in
her, but pirates are interested too. Where do the pirates come from
and what do they want? Is there really a curse on their ship? And
why can t they enjoy their gold? (Penguin Readers Level 2) |
| Various |
Write about… bullying
|
Gatehouse |
13 |
This collection of stories, poems and
images is inspired by experiences of bullying. The strength, humour
and sensitivity evident in these writings inspires us all by
showing how even the most traumatic experience can shape a person
into becoming stronger than they could have imagined. |
| Various |
On the job: Car mechanic
|
Gatehouse |
12 |
The first title in the new On The
Job series features James, a successful young car mechanic who
is a great role model for aspiring young engineers. James tells us
about his training, career path, day-to-day job and his ambitions
for the future. |