A quick-read futuristic thriller by a former Children’s Laureate. Get to the good bits faster. Can you imagine never being able to touch anyone? That’s the reality in this book’s post-apocalyptic world. Everyone wears non-contact suits to survive. Touching is outlawed. But now Cal and Jenna have formed a football team. Not virtual football: the real thing, with real contact. Can they show others that making contact is also what makes us feel alive? This short book is great for any kid, but it has extra help for kids who find reading tough. Tell all your friends (especially the dyslexic ones) about it!

A gripping quick read by major author Malorie Blackman

Built-in dyslexia support and help for struggling readers

Clear fonts, cream paper, speech bubbles and lots of illustrations

Acclaimed series of dyslexia-friendly books by top authors

Interest age 8-12. Reading age 7.

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781781124604

Publisher

Barrington Stoke Ltd

Date published

April 2nd, 2015

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 3.6; Middle years plus; 0.5 points

Other details

64 pages

Condition

New

UK edition

Author/Illustrator

Malorie Blackman

Malorie Blackman has written over fifty books and is acknowledged as one of today’s most imaginative and convincing writers for young readers. Her best-loved books include the highly acclaimed Noughts and Crosses sequence and Pig Heart Boy, which also became a major BBC TV series. She has been awarded numerous prizes for her work, including the Red House Children’s Book Award, and has also been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. In 2005 she was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her contribution to children’s books, and in 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children’s literature. She has been described by The Times as ‘a national treasure’ and was the Children’s Laureate 2013-15.