Beneath the Waves: Two Ghost Stories (Collins Big Cat)

Two touching, ghostly tales by Harriet Goodwin and Leon Rosselson. In the first, Joe, struggling to come to terms with his mother’s death, finds himself drawn into a spooky legend that lies deep beneath the water. In the second, Billy’s encounter with a strange girl in a beautiful garden helps to reveal a long forgotten secret.

• Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.

• Text type: A mystery story.

• Curriculum links: Citizenship: Moving on.