Keith Gray

Sommaren håller på att ta slut och Denny ska snart flytta till en annan stad med sin mamma. Men innan han ger sig av tänker han ställa vissa saker till rätta, och han ber bästa kompisen Jake om hjälp. Jake, som knappt kan fatta att Denny ska flytta, oroar sig över hur livet kommer att bli utan honom. Men självklart ska han hjälpa till, oavsett hur orealistisk listan är och hur mycket som kommer att förändras för dem båda … En ny, spännande kortroman av hyllade Keith Gray, författare till bland annat "Sveket" och "Klättrarna".

Critically acclaimed author Keith Gray masterfully grapples with the difficult dynamics of a tumultuous family environment in this compelling and bittersweet tale. When Ben sees a monstrous gargoyle creeping across the midnight rooftops, he’s desperate to tell someone. But Ben feels alone in his new home and is finding it hard fitting in at his new school. Ben’s dad doesn’t believe him. He’s always angry. He says Ben needs to act his age, stand up to the school bullies and “be a man”. But can Ben find the courage to stand up to the biggest bully of all? And every night the gargoyle creeps closer. Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

It's the end of the summer and Denny is moving away with his mother now that she's found a good job, but he's not planning on leaving quietly. He's made a list of scores to settle, wrongs to right before he goes, and he's asked his best friend, Jake, to help. Jake cannot believe Denny is leaving and worries what life will be like without him. Of course he'll do anything to help, no matter how weird or unrealistic the items on Denny's list might be. But the list is more powerful than either of them realize - it can make and break friendships. Union Square & Co.'s EVERYONE CAN BE A READER books are expertly written, thoughtfully designed with dyslexia-friendly fonts and paper tones, and carefully formatted to meet readers where they are with engaging stories that encourage reading success across a wide range of age and interest levels.

Marshall trivs inte hemma och vill komma bort från sin pappa ett tag. Rory är bara glad att sommarlovet äntligen har börjat. De ger sig ut på strövtåg med sina cyklar, och av en slump stöter de på ett bortglömt, underjordiskt skyddsrum i utkanten av skogen. Det är ett perfekt ställe att hänga på, men när de klättrar ner startar en händelsekedja som kommer att testa deras vänskap till bristningsgränsen. När man en gång har blivit sviken av sin bästa kompis, går det att förlåta?En lättläst kortroman om rivalitet, svek och föräldrar i kris, av författaren till KLÄTTRARNA.

Marshall feels the need to escape because things are so tough at home. Rory is just happy it's the first day of the summer holidays. While out on their bikes they stumble across a long-forgotten underground bunker at the edge of the woods. This is the den, and going down inside will stretch their friendship to its limits. There will be rivalry and betrayal, but can wrecked relationships be saved before the summer has even begun? Union Square & Co.'s EVERYONE CAN BE A READER books are expertly written, thoughtfully designed with dyslexia-friendly fonts and paper tones, and carefully formatted to meet readers where they are with engaging stories that encourage reading success across a wide range of age and interest levels.

Can friendships survive as Denny relives the good times and rewrites the bad? A comic and compelling tale from award-winning author Keith Gray. It’s the end of the summer and Denny is having to move away with his mum now that she’s found a good job, but he’s not planning on leaving quietly. He’s made a list of scores to settle and wrongs to right before he goes. He asks his best friend, Jake, to help. Jake is absolutely gutted that Denny is leaving and worries what life will be like without him. Of course he’ll do anything to help, no matter how weird or unrealistic the items on Denny’s list might be. But the list is more powerful than either of them realise – it can make and break friendships. Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 8.

"Klättrarna är en gripande, överraskande berättelse om konkurrens, självkännedom, vänskap, och ju mer man tittar, desto djupare framstår den ..." Patrick Ness"Intrigen handlar om trädklättring men innehåller så mycket mer /.../ Grays njutbara språk ger Sully en trovärdig berättarröst och besjälar naturen. Det är angenäm och fängslande läsning". (Betyg 5 av 5) BTJ, 4:2024Det finns ingen som är så skicklig på att klättra i träd som Sully. Han kan ta sig uppför de förvridna grenarna på både Korkskruven och Dubbelstammen hur enkelt som helst. Men när en nyinflyttad kille, Nottingham, plötsligt dyker upp och får alla att häpna över hans klättrarförmåga, känner Sully att hans position är hotad.Det finns bara ett sätt att bevisa vem som är bäst - att bli den första som lyckas klättra uppför ett livsfarligt träd som ingen hittills lyckats nå toppen på. Och Sully är beredd på att göra nästan vad som helst för att vinna ...En lättläst, tätt sammanvävd berättelse om vänskap och svek på farligt hög höjd, av författaren till DET VAR DU! och MONSTER. Riktar sig till såväl läsovilliga ungdomar som den läsare som söker en snabbläst bladvändare. Keith Gray har en förmåga att skriva kort och spännande utan att tappa i vare sig djup eller innehåll, ofta thrillers med hög spänningsnivå.

The complicated nuances of teenage friendship are captured perfectly in this story of summer adventure and exploration by award-winning author Keith Gray. Marshall feels the need to escape because things are so tough at home. Rory is just happy it’s the first day of the summer holidays. While out on their bikes they stumble across a long-forgotten underground bunker at the edge of the woods. This is the den, and going down inside will stretch their friendship to its limits. There will be rivalry and betrayal, but can wrecked relationships be saved before the summer has even begun? Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 8.

Heralding his outstanding return to young adult fiction, Keith Gray captures the subtle agonies of teen life in this compelling, bittersweet tale of rivalry and friendship. Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal Sully is the best climber in the village. He can scale the Twisted Sister’s tangled branches and clamber up Double Trunker with ease. But when new kid Nottingham shows up and astonishes everyone with his climbing skills, Sully’s status is under threat and there’s only one way to prove who’s best. Sully and Nottingham must race to climb the last unnamed tree. Whoever makes it to the top will become a legend. But something spiteful and ugly has reared its head in Sully … Is it worth losing everything just to reach the top? Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 8.

A thrilling reimagining of Houdini’s childhood years and the life that made him master of escape, from the award-winning author of The Ostrich Boys. The year is 1885 and Erik Weisz, a penniless immigrant, has found himself in trouble again. His uncanny talent for picking locks and his gleeful showboating to match it, have earned him very few friends and a bad reputation. But this is just the beginning of his story and Erik is destined for a far more magical future. Watch as he transforms before your very eyes into the greatest showman the world has ever seen… Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 8+

"Vill du läsa en gastkramande rysare? Då kan jag varmt rekommendera boken Monster av Keith Gray." BTJSyskonen Nat och Sandy hjälper människor att få kontakt med de döda. Men vid en seans tappar de kontrollen och de döda kommer alldeles för nära. Någon borde ha berättat för dem att det finns värre saker än spöken ...En kuslig berättelse om både övernaturliga och verkliga fasor, och om två syskon som ställs inför en mycket otäck uppgift.

'Hundreds of people want to be in a band. They all get guitars and they all play gigs and they all write songs, and they still never make it.'There's a big difference between being a rock star and a pop idol - Will and Danny know which they'd prefer to be. They form the group Happy and it seems they are on the way to realising their ambitions. But when Happy's first gig is cut short by a fire at the venue, Will struggles to cope with his bitter disappointment and retreats into his private world, rejecting everyone around him. His girlfriend, Beth turns to Danny for comfort and their friendship soon becomes something more. With nothing left for him at home, Will leaves for London to stay with his session-musician father and to follow his dream.

A community of young people have gathered in an old warehouse to get away from a world they don't fit in to. And then there's Lem, an ex-drug-addict and founder of the Warehouse community, whose perceived role as leader by the other young people is too much for him to cope with.

"Det var du! är en hisnande, fantastisk, rolig, påhittig, hemsk historia, svår att släppa." Britt Engdahl, BTJToby är en mördare. Det är i alla fall vad spöket vid hans fotända säger när det väcker honom mitt i natten och vill att han ska ställa allt tillrätta igen.Men Toby är bara en vanlig kille som älskar serietidningar, hatar kricket och kallas för tönt av sin storebror. Han skulle aldrig kunna döda någon ... Eller?Av författaren till Johnny Kemps återkomst (2010).

Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2010, Keith Gray's hit novel features a group of three friends who embark on a remarkable journey from Cleethorpes to Scotland with a stolen urn containing the ashes of their best friend... Now adapted for the stage by Birmingham Rep for a production by their Youth Theatre in 2011, Ostrich Boys is ideal for KS3 and KS4 English and will appeal strongly to boys as well as girls. This educational edition in Methuen Drama's Critical Scripts series has been prepared by national Drama in Secondary English experts Ruth Moore and Paul Bunyan. Building on a decade of highly effective work and publications endorsed by national organisations and supported by teachers and consultants across Britain, each book in the series: meets the new requirements at KS3 and GCSE (2010) features detailed, structured schemes of work utilising drama approaches to improve literary and language analysis places pupils' understanding of the learning process at the heart of the activities will help pupils to boost English GCSE success and develop high-level skills at KS3 will save teachers considerable time devising their own resources.

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level When Alex's dad drags him to Boswall and Sons, the local department store, he never expects to find himself thrown into a world of kidnap and spies. Written by Carnegie-nominated author Keith Gray, this fast-paced, exciting book shows that things aren't always as they seem… Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view.A mystery storyA plan of the department store on pages 54 and 55 allows readers to recap the journey the boys make.Curriculum Links: Citizenship: Choices.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Melvin Burgess, Keith Gray, Patrick Ness, Anne Fine, Sophie McKenzie, Bali Rai, Jenny Valentine and Mary Hooper. Some of today's leading writers for teens are gathered here in a wonderful collection of original stories: some funny, some moving, some haunting but all revolving around the same subject - having sex for the first time! You never forget your first time and you'll never forget this book!