The Hedgehog Mystery

by Ally Kennen

Published 5 January 2011
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level

No one has a gran like Ellie and Morris. Gran has red hair, a leather jacket, and she's part of a motorbike gang. When Gran's lodger disappears with her motorbike, Ellie and Morris decide to take matters into their own hands. Find out what happens in this hilarious mystery, written by Carnegie nominee, Ally Kennen and illustrated by Mark Beech.

  • Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically.
  • Text type: A mystery story
  • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Daybreak

by Ally Kennen

Published 4 January 2012
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level

Tomorrow is Linnie’s birthday, and all she wants is to see the bore: a tidal wave about to crash down the estuary. But there’s a problem on the farm and (to her sister’s delight) mum says she can’t go. Desperate to see it, Linnie makes a big mistake, but finds help from an unlikely source in this gripping story by award-winning author Ally Kennan.

  • Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.
  • Text type: An adventure story.
  • Curriculum links: Citizenship: Choices.
  • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.