Livewire Real Lives Madonna

by Julia Holt

Published 1 January 1999

Stimulating and accessible, the titles in the LIVEWIRE series have been produced in association with The Basic Skills Agency to ensure a non-patronising approach towards the requirements of readers with special needs. They provide teenagers/adult interest level fiction and non-fiction for those with reading ages below 10, or adult students learning English as a second language. Each book is graded at one of the following reading ages: 6-7, 7-8, 8-9 or 9-10. All LIVEWIRE books are written by qualified Special Needs teachers, and are expertly assessed and subtly colour-coded for the appropriate reading age. The books in the LIVEWIRE REAL LIVES strand contain fascinating stories of popular music stars, famous Hollywood actors, TV personalities and top sports people. Learn about the famous holy man and the message for which he gave his life, in REAL LIVES MAHATMA GANDHI.

Michael Jordan

by Sandra Woodcock

Published 29 October 2004
Stimulating and accessible, the titles in the LIVEWIRE series have been produced in association with The Basic Skills Agency to ensure a non-patronising approach towards the requirements of readers with special needs. They provide teenagers/adult interest level fiction and non-fiction for those with reading ages below 10, or adult students learning English as a second language. Each book is graded at one of the following reading ages: 6-7, 7-8, 8-9 or 9-10. All LIVEWIRE books are written by qualified Special Needs teachers, and are expertly assessed and subtly colour-coded for the appropriate reading age. The books in the LIVEWIRE REAL LIVES strand contain fascinating stories of popular music stars, famous Hollywood actors, TV personalities and top sports people. In MICHAEL JORDAN, readers can follow his career to date, as well as finding out more about the star's life off the court.



Chillers is a series of thrilling stories full of suspense. Each story has a twist to chill the bravest of hearts. Mill View by Sandra Woodcock. An old mill... a ghostly child... a cold and unfriendly couple... What does it all mean? The Bonfire by Sandra Woodcock. November 5th. The living may celebrate, but the dead may turn in their graves..



Youth Fiction is a series of exciting stories about the issues, dramas and challenges of being young. A Different Kind of Hero by Peter Leigh. Ben is proud to join the Air Force. He wants to work in a team and serve his country. But soon all his dreams have turned to ashes. Why?

Youth Fiction is a series of exciting stories about the issues, dramas and challenges of being young. Ryan Sees Red by Peter Leigh. There are two things in Ryan's life - football and girls. And he is good at both! Except, the one girl that Ryan wants, doesn't want him...

The texts in this series are aimed at teenagers and adults with reading ages below ten, or adult students learning English as a foreign language. They are assessed by the Basic Skills Agency for content, structure and layout, and are designed specifically to sustain students' interest with storylines and illustrations. Written by special needs teachers, the Plays books offer stories in a play format and are designed for those with reading ages between six and nine.