Will dreams of being a pilot, so he's sneaked on to an airship to America. He isn't the only stowaway, though. Lucky is at Oxford Reading Level 8, for readers aged 7-11. Readerful Rise's engaging books help older struggling readers read successfully, and encourage them to read more.
Jesse has recently come out as non-binary, and is struggling to find their place at school, and ideas for their project on lost stories from history. Thirty-five years earlier, Jesse's cousin Lisa is falling for her best friend, but with new laws being introduced to restrict LGBT people's rights, they'll have to fight for the world to accept who they are. When Jesse stumbles across Lisa's teenage diary, they are fascinated and horrified by her stories of living a secret life and protesting in the streets. Now it's Jesse's turn to find a way to shine a spotlight on a history that mustn't be forgotten.
Skye can't wait to show Farida and Liam the secret she discovered this summer - that she can travel in time through Room 14 at her family's hotel. Soon the three friends try it together, but there's nothing there when they arrive! It turns out everything is just hidden, as they've been transported back to the Great Smog of London in 1952. What's more, a bus has just crashed, the driver is stuck and no emergency services can get there. Can Skye and her friends help? Hideaway Hotel: Stuck in the Smog is part of the Reading Planet Cosmos range of books from Hodder Education. Cosmos provides a vibrant collection of fiction and non-fiction books that will widen children's reading horizons. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and questions to support reading at home and develop comprehension skills. Reading age: 8-9 years
A teenage boy's worries about whether he might be gay become intensified when his mum decides to become a surrogate for a gay couple. A commercial coming-of-age story for tweens exploring identity, family and self-acceptance. A commercial coming-of-age story for tweens exploring identity, family and self-acceptance, from award-winning author Sarah Hagger-Holt.Thirteen-year-old Aidan can't breathe in his crowded family home. Running is his only respite from four loud sisters and involved, touchy-feely parents. Then his mum makes an announcement: she's having another baby. Only, this time it's not for her; she will be a surrogate for gay couple Justin and Atif. Aidan is incensed. As if his family wasn't embarrassing - or big - enough already. But he's also scared. Aidan thinks he might be gay, and he's really struggling to accept this possibility. What if being around Justin and Atif means that he has to come out before he's ready?If only he were just like everyone else.Praise for Sarah Hagger-Holt:Winner of the Little Rebels AwardTwice-nominated for the Carnegie Medal"Gentle and compassionate" The Times Literary Supplement"A fantastic book - I absolutely loved it!" L.D. Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency"Warm, funny and believable" The Guardian
Skye's bored, so she decides to go to Room 14 of the hotel where she and her family live - and sure enough, she gets to time travel again, this time to 1981! It's the first London Marathon and Skye finds herself helping Davey, whose sister Emma is too nervous about running the marathon to leave the hotel bathroom. But Skye soon realises she may not have helped everyone - and in fact, she might cause the eventual winner of the marathon to miss it completely! Can Skye put things right and make sure she doesn't change history? Hideaway Hotel: Marathon Magic is part of the Reading Planet Cosmos range of books from Hodder Education. Cosmos provides a vibrant collection of fiction and non-fiction books that will widen children's reading horizons. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and questions to support reading at home and develop comprehension skills. Reading age: 8-9 years.
When Skye's mum opens a hotel with her girlfriend, Skye is ready for a boring summer, stuck in the tiny flat upstairs. But when she seeks out some peace and quiet in one of the hotel rooms, Skye is shocked to find herself transported back to 1941, where she meets a boy called Charlie. Stuck in wartime London, can Skye help Charlie find his missing sister? Will Skye find her way back home? Hideaway Hotel: Race to the Shelter is part of the Reading Planet Cosmos range of books from Hodder Education. Cosmos provides a vibrant collection of fiction and non-fiction books that will widen children's reading horizons. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and questions to support reading at home and develop comprehension skills. Reading age: 7-8.
All I want is for my family to be proud of me... An accessible child-centered story about self-acceptance and the importance of opening up to those closest to you. Becky and Josh are almost-twins, with two mums and the same anonymous donor dad. Josh can't wait until he's eighteen, the legal age when he can finally contact his father, and he'll do anything to find out more - even if it involves lying. Becky can't stop thinking about her new friend, Carli. Could her feelings for Carli be a sign of something more? Becky and Josh both want their parents to be proud of them...but right now, they're struggling to even accept themselves.
Warm and hopeful, this is a touching and honest depiction of a family changing together–and staying together. “I wonder what people would think if they could take the front off our house like a doll’s house and watch us. All in the same house, but everyone separate. No one talking, but everyone thinking the same thing. Will we ever be a normal family again?” Izzy’s family is under the spotlight when her dad comes out as Danielle, a trans woman. Izzy is terrified her family will be torn apart. Will she lose her dad? Will her parents break up? And what will people at school say? Now all eyes are on Izzy. Can she face her fears, find her voice, and stand up for her family and what’s right?
Pride and Joy is a practical, positive guide for lesbian, gay, bi and trans parents. It draws on experiences and advice from a diverse range of LGBT parents and their children.