Virus

by Mary Chapman

Published 13 July 2007
It tells her when to eat. It tells her when to sleep. It even tells her when to go to the toilet. For Penna - and for everyone else - life is controlled by the LOP, or Life Organisation Programmer, attached to their wrists. So when the LOPs all go wrong, the world descends into chaos. Penna and her new friend Veeka must start to make decisions for themselves. And find out the dark secrets behind their ordered world.

Republished as a new edition, this book is one of the Shades 2.0 series. This book is perfect for reluctant teens who still want an exciting, unpatronising story that is relevant to their interests and concerns, but who don't want to read a longer novel. With a length of only 6,000 words, and filled with drama, this story will appeal to all reluctant teen readers.

Hauntings

by Mary Chapman

Published 18 February 2013
It is Rebecca Jane's birthday, the first since her mum died. Dad eagerly gives her a present, but when Rebecca opens it she unwittingly steps into a living nightmare. The Victorian sampler she has received unlocks a chilling spectre. What does she have to do to escape this restless ghostly presence and its haunting power?

Republished as a new edition, this book is one of the Shades 2.0 series. This book is perfect for reluctant teens who still want an exciting, gripping story for their age range, but don't want to read a longer novel. Linked to relevant teenage issues, and filled with drama, this story will appeal to all reluctant teen readers.

Danger Money

by Mary Chapman

Published 18 February 2013
Bob Thompson's father was a fisherman, and so was his father before him. So when Bob joins the crew of the fishing smack the Admiral, it seems perfectly natural. Especially as this is World War I, the Admiral is armed - and Bob gets extra danger money. The first time out, they sink a German sub. It's money for jam, Bob thinks. Until the day the Admiral meets two German subs. Now the crew really will earn their danger money.

Recently republished as a new edition, this book is one of the Shades 2.0 series. This book is perfect for reluctant teens who still want an exciting, unpatronising story that is relevant to their interests and concerns, but who don't want to read a longer novel. With a length of only 6,000 words, and filled with drama, this story will appeal to all reluctant teen readers.