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Inspired by the amazing true story of Ellen Craft who escaped a life of slavery through...

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A stunning new teen and dyslexia-friendly edition of the moving story of lives lived on...

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A haunting, powerful drama from Carnegie Medalist Melvin Burgess, about a mother clingi...

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A poignant and powerful sequel to Carnegie longlisted Brock.
Barrington Teens are hi-lo books with content appropriate for teenagers but with the text edited to suit a lower reading age. With brilliant stories and some special features, these books can help build the confidence and engagement of even the most reluctant readers.
Book Design:
- Unique, dyslexia-friendly font specially created to make reading easier
- Accessible layouts and spacing stop the page from becoming overcrowded
- Heavier paper with a gentle tint helps reduce visual stresses
- Great design and enticing covers ensure the books are instantly engaging
- Lots of illustration to help break up the text and keep the story moving
Authors:
- Award-winning authors ensure well-written texts with plenty to engage
- Best-selling names that readers will recognise and their friends already love
- Award-winning illustrators help bring the stories and characters to life
Stories:
- Expertly edited to ensure unnecessary words don’t hinder comprehension while the text will still challenge the reader
- Lots of illustration to break up the text and keep the story moving
- Short, sharp, unpatronising content matched to the age of the reader not their reading level
- Something for every interest – from sport to romance and sci-fi to history
- Short books are less daunting, good for building confidence and great for motivation