Soundbites is a graded series of readers aimed at reluctant readers in Key Stage 3, with accompanying teaching resources. - Soundbites has three progressive stages of readers. Tommy Bones is a stage 2 title with a reading age of 7-8) and around 35 words per page. Six different level 1 books are available in a pack (0003230848). - The book includes a chilling horror story, as well as basic information on the genre and how to write a horror story. - Specialised, difficult or technical vocabulary is explained on the page, plus a one-page glossary at the end. -The topics covered address the KS3 English curriculum. - Photocopiable teaching resources, containing a range of literacy-boosting activities, are available in the Soundbites Bumper Pack (ISBN 0 00 323086 4) or individually (0007116926).