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Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
Category: No Category | Series: Usborne Modern Classics Ser.
Extraordinarily powerful, uplifting and memorable, the story of "Freak the Mighty" explores an unlikely friendship, and finds optimism and humour in a story of great poignancy. Bring your tissues. Maxwell Kane is feared and bullied because of his mental slowness and enormous size. But this is not the on ...Show more
Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
Category: No Category | Series: Usborne Modern Classics Ser.
In Caitlin's world, everything is black or white. Things are good or bad. Anything in between is confusing. That's the stuff Caitlin's older brother, Devon, has always explained. But now Devon's dead and Dad is no help at all. Caitlin wants to get over it, but as an eleven-year-old girl with Asperger's, ...Show more
The Middle of Nowhere by Geraldine McCaughrean
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Usborne Modern Classics Ser.
When her mother dies from a snake bite, Comity's life in the Australian outback changes for ever. Her father retreats into his work trasmitting telegrams, abdoning Comity when she needs him most. Then a new assistant arrives who delights in playing cruel games. Soon Comity struggles to hold things toget ...Show more
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