Item category 2: Quick reads

Raised in an abusive family, Saul Anguish is a clever but troubled teenager with a dark past and a love of nature. Etta Fitzroy is a former police detective who now lives in New York, but is called back to London to help in a missing persons case. Saul and Etta had met two years before when five-...

Mental health matters! Learn how to assess your mental health today - and understand what's normal for you. Discover the seven universal truths that everyone should remember, and the mental fitness foundations that will boost you. And exercise your mind with the mental health toolkit that will he...

Suad misses her husband. He died unexpectedly during an argument at work, and she never got to say goodbye. But Suad knows she is lucky. Her three children have promised to look after her. After several false starts, Suad receives a warm welcome from her oldest son and settles down with his famil...

India, 1919. A man is found dead. A note has been left in the dead man's mouth. It warns the English to leave India. If they don't, more blood will be spilled. Two police officers, Captain Wyndham and Sergeant Banerjee must solve the crime quickly. But there are some people who will do anything t...

Kind-hearted Jo Potter and fun-loving Eve Langton have been best friends since they were teenagers. Despite not seeing each other for a few years, they keep in touch every day with texts and calls. They'd love to meet up face-to-face, but life keeps getting in the way; they are both just so busy!...

Why do we want to write and what stops us? How does the urge to express ourselves fight with the worry that no-one will care or that we will get in trouble? How do we identify and overcome everything that gets in our way so we can start making work? Author Cathy Rentzenbrink shows you how to tack...

Tim is back and this time he's helping people. But is he doing a good job? Find out in this low-level phonics book.

You're about to receive your A-level results and then a future of university and journalism awaits. But the day they're due to arrive your old girlfriend turns up unexpectedly - with a baby. Your baby. You agree to look after it, just for an hour or two. Then she doesn't come back - and your life...

Toddington FC defender Tom Horrocks is never happier than when he's on the football pitch, but when it comesto love, he's hiding a big secret. Worried about his young daughter and sick father - and with his team finally in the Premier League - he avoids all media. Journalist Cosmo Roberts wants t...

Children are often reluctant to speak about their worries, which makes it difficult to know how serious their concerns are and how you can support them. This guide offers quick-to-action parenting solutions, effective coping strategies and simple lifestyle changes to help you help your child expr...