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Biografisk notat
Barry Hutchison hails from the Highlands of Scotland, where he spends time writing screenplays, comics and scary children’s books. He is in his early thirties – but on a good day could easily pass for mid-forties – and lives happily with his long-term partner and young son. He is tall – but not like the BFG or that – and likes seafood, comics and Elvis, though not necessarily in that order. Alan Gibbons trained as a teacher and through working with young people discovered his literary voice. He started writing fiction for his pupils and published his first novel in 1993. Alan has also appeared on the BBC education programme Writer’s Block, the Blue Peter Book Awards, radio 4’s Front Row, and is a regular contributor to TES, Junior Education, Carousel, Books for Keeps and other journals.Frankie woke up, flat on his back on a hard wooden board. He had a banging headache. That was the first thing he noticed. The second thing he noticed was that he was dead.
Teenager Frankie Stine wants to know two things: why is he dead and who brought him back to life? Also, why does he seem to have someone else’s legs?
It quickly transpires that Frankie’s death was no accident. With the help of a new friend, Frankie is soon on the trail of his killer. Can they catch him before Frankie’s parents come to any harm?
This comic horror story is written by Barry Hutchison, winner of the Scottish Children’s Book Award, 2012.
- Help Key Stage 3 students move from Level 4c to Level 4a in reading.
- Support comprehension with the age-appropriate, comic-book-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 10 years and above.
Frankie woke up, flat on his back on a hard wooden board. He had a banging headache. That was the first thing he noticed. The second thing he noticed was that he was dead.
Motivate your struggling Key Stage 3 readers to read for pleasure and secure Level 4, with exciting fiction and non-fiction at exactly the right level.
Motivate your struggling Key Stage 3 readers to read for pleasure and secure Level 4, with exciting fiction and non-fiction at exactly the right level.
Help your struggling readers secure Level 4:
• Engage demotivated readers with gripping stories, age-appealing illustration, and fascinating non-fiction.
• Ease reluctant readers into mainstream reading with books by well-known teen fiction authors.
• Offer the right level of challenge with a range of exciting titles for each sub-level of Level 3 and Level 4 designed to steadily increase reading stamina, accuracy and fluency.
• Boost confidence and help students see themselves as readers with books to be read in two or three sessions.
• Develop vocabulary, comprehension and inference skills and assess students’ progress with the step-by-step support in the Teacher Guide.