Kiss of Death

by Bali Rai

Published 20 February 2014

I drop my bag of chips and run. I can hear them, shouting after me. Telling me to stop. Four of them - all older than me, all of them angry.

Are you wondering who they are, the people chasing me? Easy. They're my girlfriend's brothers ...

Joey only wanted a kiss. He'd been seeing Ria - the fittest girl in year ten - for four months, seeing her in secret because her family wouldn't approve.

When someone sees them together, Joey knows he's in trouble. Big trouble. Soon, a simple trip to the chippy turns into a life and death chase. And that kiss, that one, little peck, might turn out to be the kiss that kills him...

  • Help Key Stage 3 students move from Level 3a to Level 4c in reading.
  • Support comprehension with the age-appropriate graphic-novel-style illustrations.
  • Encourage shared and guided reading using the ready-made tasks and discussion points on the activity pages at the back of the book.
  • Suitable for Key Stage 3 students with a reading age of 9 years and 6 months.