A soap opera would be no good without a juicy script! Teenagers can read through this script, featuring some of the favourite On the edge characters, or even perform it for fun.

Speaking parts: 6 female; 4 male

Charlie Davy is 70 years young, and everybody thinks he's happy running his fishing shop in Brightsea - Angler's Haven. But lately Charlie has seemed so sad that his grandson Greg - together with his mates Jan and Em - decide to throw a surprise street party for him. Then the all-important birthday cake goes missing, and Greg was supposed to be looking after it...

Level A Set 1 - Teacher Book

by Mary Green

Published 20 June 2003
The teacher support book for use with the On The Edge Level A Set 1 novels is a 56 page, copiable book containing lesson ideas, activities, worksheets for Guided Reading, Literacy and further sources including ICT tasks.

Lia is in the 3Bs drinking coffee and waiting for Shaz. She's also minding her own business, even though that boy from Alexandra Community College keeps staring at her...

Mick catches a bus and ends up helping an old an confused woman. But the police get the wrong idea and think he had other plans. How can Mick prove he's done nothing wrong?

The teacher support book for use with the On The Edge Level C Set 2 novels is a 56 page, copiable book containing lesson ideas, activities, worksheets for Guided Reading, Literacy and further sources including ICT tasks.

Bella Grey is not very popular with the girls at Brightsea School. But the boys like her. But when Shaz decides to test out her boyfriend Rek, by using Bella, it all starts to backfire.

Ravi and Sanj meet Em and Jan for the day and go to the beach. Yasmin doesn't feel so happy about it all and rings Auntie Mina for a chat. They go to the beach too. And it's just as well, because things start to go seriously wrong for Em...

The teacher support book for use with the On The Edge Level C Set 1 novels is a 56 page, copiable book containing lesson ideas, activities, worksheets for Guided Reading, Literacy and further sources including ICT tasks.

June at the Drop Zone is always looking for an extra pair of hands and Jed thinks he can help. But June's a busy woman and somehow hasn't got time to deal with well-meaning Jed and ends up telling him so. Then something happens that makes June change her mind.

Shaz isn't happy. Family life is the problem and when she gets a taste for 'Tiger Milk' there seems to be no stopping her. Dan thinks it's all a laugh. But Lia is worried...

The teacher support book for use with the On The Edge Start Up Level Set 1 novels is a copiable book containing lesson ideas, activities, worksheets for Guided Reading, Literacy and further sources including ICT tasks.

The teacher support book for use with the On The Edge Start Up Level Set 2 novels is a copiable book containing lesson ideas, activities, worksheets for Guided Reading, Literacy and further sources including ICT tasks.

The teacher support book for use with the On The Edge Level B Set 2 novels is a 56 page, copiable book containing lesson ideas, activities, worksheets for Guided Reading, Literacy and further sources including ICT tasks.

Level B Set 1 - Teacher Book

by Mary Green

Published 7 April 2003
The teacher support book for use with the On The Edge Level B Set 1 novels is a 56 page, copiable book containing lesson ideas, activities, worksheets for Guided Reading, Literacy and further sources including ICT tasks.

A soap opera would be no good without a juicy script! Teenagers can read through this script, featuring some of the favourite On the edge characters, or even perform it for fun.

Speaking parts: 3 female; 4 male

Lee is making Jamie's life miserable at school, and life is getting worse and worse. As Lee demands more money Jamie has to resort to stealing money to pay him, but then he finds out Lee's secret...

Good friends are priceless.
But what happens when your friendship costs you everything?
Is it time to give up, or start fighting?

Mel's in big trouble. He owes money to some nasty people, and if he can't find the money by the end of the week, they'll take his bar. As Mel sees it, there's no way out.