True lives
(80 items)
Biography and history
Level 1
A Child Called 'It'
Available as: Book Ebook
by David Pelzer
Health, family and lifestyle, Non-Fiction, True lives
The moving and compelling story of child's courageous struggle to survive against all odds....
Publisher: Orion
Pre-Entry
A Funny Old World in pictures
Available as: Book
by Helen J. Bate (Editor)
Humour, Non-Fiction, True lives
This book will bring a smile to the face of the reader. Full of lovely photographs, both old and new, with funny quotes. This book shows the...
Publisher: Pictures to Share Community Interest Company
Pre-Entry
A Sporting Life in pictures
Available as: Book
by Helen J. Bate (Editor)
Health, family and lifestyle, Humour, Non-Fiction, True lives
A Sporting Life in pictures includes images of popular sports from football to pigeon racing and motor sports to ice dancing. Full of energy, action and emotion,...
Publisher: Pictures to Share Community Interest Company
Level 1
Aim High
Available as: Audio Book Ebook Large Print
by Tanni Grey Thompson
Non-Fiction, Sport and hobbies, True lives
Aim High is an inspirational book written by the UK's leading wheelchair athlete. She has won 16 medals, eleven of which are gold, countless European titles, six...
Publisher: Accent Press
Level 2
Animals in War
Available as: Book
by Jilly Cooper
A great read and interesting account of how animals have played an important part in various wars. Sometimes sad, but often funny with a light-hearted tone....
Publisher: Corgi Books
Entry 3
Artic Hero
Available as: Book
by Catherine Johnson
History, Non-Fiction, True lives
This is the incredible tale of Matthew Henson, African-American explorer, and his mission to reach the North Pole. it tells of a fascinating life, a great adventure...
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Pre-Entry
Beside the Seaside in pictures
Available as: Book
by Helen J. Bate (Editor)
Health, family and lifestyle, Non-Fiction, True lives
This book celebrates our British coastline in words and pictures. Colourful paintings and lovely archive photographs provide a talking point. They will jog memories of happy holidays...
Publisher: Pictures to Share Community Interest Company
Entry 3
Beyond the Bounty
Available as: Book Ebook
by Tony Parsons
The Mutiny on the Bounty is the most famous uprising in naval history. Led by Fletcher Christian, a desperate crew cast sadistic Captain Bligh adrift. They swap...
Publisher: Harper Collins (Quick Reads)
Entry 1-2
Bully for You
Available as: Audio Book
by Various
Two sensitive and moving accounts of being bullied at school, which manage to retain a positive tone. Read how both authors coped and triumphed against adversity....
Publisher: New Leaf Books
Level 2
Burning Ambition
Available as: Audio Book Large Print
by Allen Carr
Health, family and lifestyle, Non-Fiction, True lives
Allen Carr's multi-million-copy bestselling books have helped to stop vast numbers of people smoking. Here, in his last book, Allen shares his own personal struggle with smoking,...
Publisher: Penguin (Quick Reads)
Level 2
Changing Times: Being Young in Britain in the 1960s
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by Alison Pressley
If you were a child in the 1960s, this illustrated book will bring back lots of memories. \...
Publisher: Michael O'Mara
Level 1
Dance For Your Daddy
Available as: Book Ebook
by Katherine Shellduck
Health, family and lifestyle, Non-Fiction, True lives
A true story of East End family life for one young girl who suffered swings from poverty to affluence, and from violence to love....
Publisher: Ebury Press
Level 2
Danny's Challenge
Available as: Book
by Danny Mardell
Health, family and lifestyle, Non-Fiction, True lives
The story of a self-confessed hard man who has to confront his own bigotry and learn to love his disabled son. ...
Publisher: Short Books
Entry 3
Level 2
Dragons' Den: Your Road to Success
Available as: Audio Book Ebook Large Print
by The Dragons
The 'Dragons' outline their life stories and what led to their millionaire status. They give their own tips for being successful as well as lots of encouragement...
Publisher: HarperCollins (Quick Reads)
Entry 1-2
Driven Ambition
Available as: Audio Book
by Paul Lloyd
Dream in the fast lane, be the car, feel the speed. This is a book that sucks you in....
Publisher: New Leaf Books
Level 1
East End Tales
Available as: Audio Book Large Print
by Gilda O'Neill
Stories about life in the East End of London....
Publisher: Penguin (Quick Reads)
Level 2
Entertaining Eric: A Wartime Love Story
Available as: Book
by Maureen Wells
One woman's letters to her boyfriend during World War 2. She was a billeting officer and then a Wren, so had her own adventures to retell....
Publisher: Ebury Press
Level 2
Eric's Story
Available as: Book
by Eric Wills
Eric knows what it is to be at the bottom, but he also knows that there is a way up. He was inspired to write his story...
Publisher: Gomer Press
Level 2
Essex: Living Memories
Available as: Book
by Frances Clamp
Pictures of life in Essex in the early 20th century. Do you recognise your town? ...
Publisher: Francis Frith