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I Am The Minotaur (Super-readable Rollercoasters)

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I Am The Minotaur (Super-readable Rollercoasters)

Matthew wants to fit in, but it’s hard when you’re avoiding the bullies and trying to impress your dream girl, Ari. When Ari’s bike is stolen, he tries to make a good impression by getting it back. Will it lead to trouble or will he learn that heroes are found in unlikely places? A gritty, touching story from Carnegie Medal Winner Anthony McGowan.

Suitable for age 11+.

£7.45

Matthew wants to fit in, but it’s hard when you’re avoiding the bullies and trying to impress your dream girl, Ari. When Ari’s bike is stolen, he tries to make a good impression by getting it back. Will it lead to trouble or will he learn that heroes are found in unlikely places? A gritty, touching story from Carnegie Medal Winner Anthony McGowan.

Suitable for age 11+.

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ISBN-10: 0198494874
ISBN-13: 9780198494874

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 Oxford University Press 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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