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Quick Reads for the Visually Impaired |
The six Quick Read's titles released for this years World Book day are now available in Large Print. The books are all in 16 point font size and are designed especially to appeal to emergent readers. All the books are listed below and now available from Large Print Bookshop.
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A Sea Change - Veronica Henry Jenna enjoys her job selling ice creams by the sea. Then one hot summer’s day, everything changes and Jenna faces the most difficult decision of her life. Craig spends as much time as he can at the beach hut in Everdene he rents with a few of his mates. It’s the perfect break from his stressful job, and he loves to surf. But one weekend he notices a girl on the beach, for all the wrong reasons. Paperback £9.95 |
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Love is Blind - Kathy Lette When Jane decides to move to the Australian outback in search of a husband, her sister Anthea thinks she’s mad. The sisters have never seen eye-to-eye: Anthea is slim, beautiful and has a perfect life and fiancé. Jane has always felt like the ugly duckling. But when Anthea tries to save Jane from this latest crazy plan, she ends up taking a walk on the wild side herself… Paperback £9.95 |
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Today Everything Changes - Andy McNab Abandoned as a baby, Andy McNab grew up in South London with foster parents, and poverty all around him. Andy attended seven schools in as many years, disillusioned and in remedial classes. It wasn’t long before his life was one of petty crime. By the age of sixteen, he was in juvenile detention. But six months in the Army education system was to change the now bestselling author’s life forever. Paperback £9.95 |
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Doctor Who: The Silurian Gift - Mike Tucker The world is on the brink of crisis. As fuel runs short, society begins to break down. One man seems to have the answer. But is it too good to be true? The Doctor arrives at an old oil refinery near the South Pole, concerned by claims about this new form of energy. He soon discovers something huge and terrifying is stalking the refinery, bringing death and destruction in its wake. Paperback £9.95 |
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A Dreadful Murder - Minette Walters Based on the true story of the shocking murder of Mrs Caroline Luard, which took place in Kent in August 1908: Caroline Luard is shot dead in broad daylight in the grounds of a large country estate. With few clues available, her husband soon becomes the suspect... but is he guilty? Paperback £9.95 |
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Wrong Time, Wrong Place - Simon Kernick Have you ever been in the wrong place at the wrong time? You are hiking in Scotland with three friends when you come across a girl. She is half-naked, has been badly beaten, and she can’t speak English. She is clearly running away from someone. Do you stop to help her? Even if it means putting your friends’ lives, and your own, in terrible danger? Paperback £9.95 |
