Robert Swindells is known for his compelling storytelling that often delves into the realities of childhood and adolescence. His narratives are characterized by a directness and authenticity, exploring themes of resilience, social issues, and the search for identity. Swindells crafts characters who navigate difficult circumstances with courage, offering readers insights into their inner lives and the challenges they face. His work possesses a powerful emotional resonance, making it both thought-provoking and deeply affecting.
Fast-paced action and eerie mysteries define these adaptations of Robert Swindells' Carnegie Medal-winning The Outfit books, making them ideal for reluctant young adult readers. The vibrant characters and engaging narratives draw in readers, ensuring an entertaining experience while exploring themes of adventure and intrigue.
Fast-paced action and eerie mysteries define these adaptations of Robert Swindells' Carnegie Medal-winning The Outfit series. Featuring vibrant characters, these books are tailored for reluctant young adult readers, making them an engaging choice for those who may struggle with reading.
Fast-paced action and intriguing mysteries characterize these adaptations of Robert Swindells' Carnegie Medal-winning The Outfit books. Featuring vibrant characters, they are tailored to engage reluctant young adult readers, making them an ideal choice for those seeking thrilling narratives.
For when Fliss and her friends are chosen to re-enact the legend for the village Festival, the four who are to play the part of the worm dance as one across the ground. Somehow the worm itself is returning - with a thousand-year hunger in its belly, and a burning desire for vengeance.
Steve knows he's not a racist, so when he's given a leaflet by Blackout, he thinks he might go to a meeting just out of curiosity. Ashraf is Steve's friend, but a recent mugging has made him look at white people in a new light, and he decides to attend a meeting of Khalifa. As racial tensions finally explode, Steve and Ashraf are swept along in a tide of increasing violence which threatens not just their friendship but their whole future. Suggested level: secondary.
Meet Mickey, Shaz, Jillo, Titch and Raider (the dog), better known as The Outfit. In their first adventure, they hear strange noises coming from creepy Sycamore Thicket. Can it be the ghosts who are supposed to haunt Weeping Wood? It's up to The Outfit to discover the truth.
Chaos and mass hysteria spread when a workman falls ill on the site of a proposed nuclear waste dump, an area which thirteen-year-old Lucy's second sight reveals as an old burial place for victims of the Black Death.
Fast-paced action and eerie mysteries define these adaptations of Robert Swindells' Carnegie Medal-winning The Outfit series. Designed for reluctant young adult readers, the books feature vibrant characters that engage and captivate, making them an ideal choice for those seeking thrilling narratives.
After nuclear war hits England, a teenage survivor and his little brother must fight for their lives in a harsh new world.
When Jimmy Booth becomes a collier's apprentice he discovers that life at the coal face is harsh, violent and dangerous. Even more dangerous is the mystery surrounding the pit and its 'closed road'
