Edge: Monsters Like Us - Hangem High School

Monsters Like Us follows the adventures of monster misfits Danny (a demon), Lin (a werewolf) and Sam (a zombie) as they attempt to get through school without eating the teachers, running wild or raising hell.

In Hangem High School, Sam arrives at his new school and is keen to make a good impression without losing his head. Clogger and his cronies have other ideas and are determined to shake things up for Sam. Can Lin and Danny come to the rescue of the weird new kid, and keep him in one piece on his first day?

Each Monsters Like Us story features an accessible storyline in a familiar setting, and is ideal for guided reading with struggling readers, as confidence-building independent reads, and for EAL pupils. Hangem High School is levelled at book band 7 Turquoise, is printed on off-white paper and uses a font approved by the British Dyslexia Association. This title is published by Franklin Watts EDGE, which produces a range of books to get children reading with confidence. EDGE – for books kids can’t put down.

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781445143330

Publisher

Franklin Watts Ltd

Date published

June 2nd, 2016

Lexile measure

380L Lexiles are the global standard in reading assessment. They are unique as they are able to measure a child and a book on the same scale – ensuring the right book gets to the right child at the right time.

For more details see What is a lexile?.

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 1.4; Middle years; 0.5 points

Other details

32 pages

Condition

New

UK edition

Author/Illustrator

Steve Barlow

Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore are widely known as a very successful double act and have written a number of books for children. Their trademark silliness and anarchic behaviour has made both them and their titles favourites with the 8-12 readership.