Mind's Eye

by Gillian Philip

Published 10 August 2008
Lara hates the Braindeads as much as all the other kids do. They're scary. After all, being telepathic isn't right. So putting special implants in their brains to stop it is the right thing to do. Isn't it? Hating them is fine - until one day you realise you're...Read more

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...Read more

Flood (Sharp Shades)

by David Orme

Published 30 November 2015
London is flooding, and it's getting worse; already day-to-day life is breaking down. Todd needs to get away - and not just from the floodwater. He was a witness in the trial of a drugs gang, and now they are after him. Can Todd find safety from the water...Read more

Sea Fever (Sharp Shades)

by Gillian Philip

Published 1 October 2013
Saul loves playing in the sea, but his father hates him going near it ever since Saul's mother drowned. Unhappy with these restrictions, Saul runs away to the waters - where he makes a life-changing discovery. Has he found his true home at last?

In the same style...Read more

Life of the Party

by Gillian Philip

Published 1 February 2008
Chloe is the life and soul of the party. Her mates are always seeing her out with a drink or two, having a good time. Life is good. Chloe is the life and soul of the party, until she starts lashing out. Steph and the gorgeous Rob Yeadon accuse...Read more

Gunshots At Dawn (Sharp Shades)

by Mary Chapman

Published 30 November 2015
Robbie and his brother Jim find an old car up at Grange Farm. It's abandoned during the week, so soon they are regular joyriders. It's great fun, but then they are witnesses to what definitely looks like criminal activity. They are faced with a dilemma: should they report what...Read more

The Calling (Sharp Shades)

by Penny Bates

Published 30 November 2015
Anna and her mum Kate have moved into Dragon House - a large, decrepit old ruin. Kate is planning some major renovations to the house - then she'll sell it on. But some locals seem to have other ideas. Can the house be calling them back?

Part of...Read more

In a future where hospitals seem to be able to fix anything, Jake's accident should have been easy to sort out. Yes, Jake should have been more careful with the chainsaw, but with regeneration even severed arms could be regrown. So why aren't Jake's friends allowed to see him?...Read more

No Good

by Helen Orme

Published 1 August 2014
Donna thinks that her sister Marie's new boyfriend, Jay, is trouble. When Marie comes home covered in bruises, Donna is convinced that Marie is protecting Jay. Donna decides that something needs to be done. But can she intervene before the police are involved?

Part of the new...Read more

The Real Test

by Jill Atkins

Published 28 August 2014
Ryan has passed his driving test and now he wants to borrow his mum's car. After all, he needs to show his friends how well he can drive - especially beautiful Mollie, who's keen to go out in the car with him. But Ryan's mum's not keen to let...Read more

Only child Ben moves to the country with his mum and befriends a crow for company. However, when a local boy sees this and jeers at him mercilessly, Ben very soon becomes a laughing stock. The bullies want him to hurt the thing he loves the most. But none...Read more

Who Cares (Sharp Shades)

by Helen Orme

Published 1 October 2013
Tara hates her situation and everyone around her. Most of all, she hates her special school, the Unit, which she feels is essentially a dumping ground for misbehaving kids who don't fit in at school. After meeting Liam things start to get better, but he wants her to kick...Read more

Shades 2.0 Complete Collection contains all 61 reading books in the Shades 2.0, Sharp Shades 2.0 and Shades Shorts 2.0 series.

The Shades 2.0 books offer fast-paced, shorter stories (just 64pp each) for older readers who may find longer books too daunting, but who still want the...Read more

Plague (Sharp Shades)

by David Orme

Published 1 October 2013
It is 1665 and the plague has hit the city of London. Life will never be the same again for apprentice apothecary Henry Harper. His father is dead and his mother and brother have fled the country. Can Henry escape from the city he loves before the plague strikes...Read more

Twins Dale and Joe are the sons of fallen football ace Nicky Green. They have always joked about swapping their identities for a day, but suddenly everything changes - and now it's serious. Dale wants Joe to do the double and take his place on the football pitch. Joe...Read more

Four killer stories to keep you guessing ...
Murder happens where you least expect it ...
A text message sent in error leads to body parts in the post ...
A case is opened - and then shut too quickly ...
You are told you are guilty, but you...Read more

Four funny stories to raise a laugh and a smile ...
Jez Fisher, boy detective, on the tail of a problem cat ...
Revenge is sweet for a victim of the Queen of Mean ...
The seventh child of the last magic carpet-maker needs some luck ...
Cool kid...Read more

Four gripping SF stories to keep you spellbound ...
A strange, simple creature isn't quite what it seems ...
Two space garbage men collect a bit more than the usual space junk ...
A young girl meets new, unsettling neighbours ...
A space war seems to come to an...Read more

Witness

by Anne Cassidy

Published 2 September 2005
When Todd Lucas sees Jason Ripley attacking a local shopkeeper, he decides to do the right thing and report it to the police. Unfortunately Ripley's brother finds out - and threatens Todd with serious injury if he doesn't withdraw his witness statement. How can Todd stay safe and see...Read more

Blitz (Sharp Shades)

by David Orme

Published 1 October 2013
Blitz is set in World War Two, when Martin is evacuated to Winchester. However, he hates it there, and manages to find his way back home to London. But home isn't where it used to be - a bomb has exploded in his street, leaving him homeless. He decides...Read more