Ali and Tulip know all about being medics. They know something about being detectives too, which is a good job because there’s a new case that needs their skills.

A fun fresh take on the detective genre, full of excitement, humour, and medical know-how!

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Welcome to another brilliantly quirky adventure story from creative powerhouse Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre.

Bumbleford has been hit by a series of biscuit thefts. All the clues lead straight to the only roly-poly flying pony in town, and Max’s best friend, KEVIN! Max and Kevin are forced to go on the run. Will they find the °ù±ð²¹±ôÌýculprit before Kevin ends up in pony prison?

Book talk

Share your first responses to this book, before talking about key feelings and questions.

Open questions to get you started:

• What did you like best in this book?
• What do you remember most?
• What didn’t you like?

Then talk about the story in more detail:

• Was this book what you expected?
• Did you read it straight through, or did it take a while?
• What age person do you think would like this book best? Why?
• What did you think of the characters? – the people and the robots! Who is your favourite? Why?
• Astra’s request for ‘the Ultimate Cake’ has scary results! What lesson do we learn from this?!
• What did you think of the way everything turned out? Had you worked out what might happen? How?

More from Oxford Owl

• Reading and comprehension for age 7–8
• Reading for pleasure

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Maidservants, Mystery, and Murder!

Everyone’s favourite housemaid-detective is back! Now Nancy has a new job working at Oxcoombe Grange. It’s great except for one thing – Nancy is convinced the house is haunted!

Ella Otter, now a reluctant pupil at nearby Seabourne Grammar School for Girls, demands a scientific investigation. Together, Nancy and Ella set out to do some spooky snooping, and to uncover the mysteries of the Grange’s cellars. But in doing so they make a few enemies, discover a few surprising secrets, and put themselves into a little more danger than they were bargaining for . . .

A funny and energetic middle-grade mystery, narrated part in the third person and part through Nancy’s illustrated journal. Perfect for fans of Murder Most Unladylike and The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow.

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Every outsider has strength.

Matthew is 14 and is struggling to fit in – something that’s extra hard when you’re taking care of your mum, being bullied at school, and have earned the nickname Stinky Mog because of your poor personal hygiene.

On top of all that, he wants to catch the attention of one of the coolest girls in school, Ari. Ari doesn’t walk: she floats, like mist on the water. And she’s as sporty as she is cool.

When Ari’s brand new bike is stolen, Matthew spots his chance to make a good impression by getting it back for her… But will he just end up in even more trouble or is Matthew is about to learn that friendship and heroes can be found in unlikely places?

This is a gritty yet touching story of one teenager’s struggles with bullying and isolation, written by Carnegie Medal Winning author Anthony McGowan, and is perfect for less-confident readers.

‘The Carnegie medal winner McGowan is superb at stories about children who do not have all the advantages. In this succinct and poignant rite-of-passage story he gets inside the head of Matthew, a school outcast whose mother is not always up to the job of mothering. It carries you irresistibly with him from first to last.’ – The Sunday Times

Super-readable Rollercoasters is a new series of books developed by 51ºÚÁÏÍø in partnership with Barrington Stoke, to provide accessible fiction to less confident readers.

Series features:

• Fiction specifically written for students with a low-reading age by award-winning contemporary authors
• Exciting stories combine with relevant issues to engage and motivate readers, and inspire a life-long love of reading
• Includes reading notes at the back of the book and free downloadable online resource pack

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