Item category 2: Dyslexia

Jono didn't mean to buy an alligator - it just sort of happened. Now his mum is going to kill him - if the alligator doesn't get there first!

Music is the most important thing in Mark's life and he never misses band practice - until new baby sister Amber turns life upside down. She screams all day and all night and nothing Mum, Dad or anyone else does makes a difference! But when Mark is left holding the baby, he turns to the only thin...

Amir Khan recently won his first WBA world title, but it took hard work and dedication to get there. His rise from a small gym in Bolton to being Britain's youngest boxing world champion is an inspirational story that doesn't pull any punches.

It is 1571 and Venice's colonies in Cyprus are under threat. The forces of the Holy League sail to meet the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean. On board the ship The Angel of Venice is young Venetian boy Luca, torn between the excitement of the sea and precious ties at home.

Ever-punctual Anna Gain is never late, and she's certainly never late for the school bus. Every day she catches it in perfect time. But not today. After a series of absurd events cause Anna to miss the bus, she's transported one minute back in time - only to be stuck re-living the same sixty seco...

Karam loves his new country, his new city, his new school - it's a fresh start. The only problem is Alex, the school bully. He won't leave Karam alone and it's starting to tarnish his shiny new life. But when Karam makes a new friend who promises to help deal with Alex, things start to change.

Before she was a bestselling musician and writer, Tracey Thorn was a typical teenager: bored and cynical, despairing of her aspirational parents. Her only comfort came from house parties, meaningful conversations and the female pop icons who hinted at a new kind of living. Returning more than thr...

Ant isn't like many other boys. His clothes are always dirty, there are often bugs in his hair and he doesn't even know about footie! But what's hiding behind his ginormous green sunglasses, well that has to be seen to be believed.

Bert and his little brother Frank are orphans. Determined to stay together, tragedy strikes when they are transported out of the country to serve as cheap labour in the British colonies and end up separated; Bert to Australia and Frank to New Zealand. Years pass. As the Great War dawns in Europe,...

Running is what Lily is good at, and fell-running is what she loves. But what Lily doesn't realise is that this talent was inherited from someone very important - her great-great-grandfather Ernest, an unsung hero of the First World War. When Lily's gran passes on to her Ernest's diaries, Lily le...