Alex Francis Archives - Shop Maverick Publishing https://shop.maverickbooks.co.uk/authors/alex-francis/ Children's Bookshop Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:59:56 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/shop.maverickbooks.co.uk/cms/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-favicon2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Alex Francis Archives - Shop Maverick Publishing https://shop.maverickbooks.co.uk/authors/alex-francis/ 32 32 Counter-Attack! https://shop.maverickbooks.co.uk/product/counter-attack/ Tue, 01 Aug 2023 10:49:15 +0000 https://shop.maverickbooks.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=2302 Emma loves football! She’s always wanted to be on the school team, but the captain is mean to her. Will she be able to stand up to this bully?

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Our Graphic Reluctant Reader titles are written for older children, with low reading ages. The highly graphic content of the books and the short stories, helps to encourage even the most reluctant reader. All our titles aim to have an AR rating of below 2.5.

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]]> Wild Western Will https://shop.maverickbooks.co.uk/product/wild-western-will/ Fri, 10 Mar 2023 15:55:09 +0000 https://shop.maverickbooks.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=2091 Will and Bess live together in a house left to them by their uncle. When the dangerous Fast-Fingered Finn comes to town with his crew, it’s up to Will and Bess to foil his crimes.

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]]> Will and Bess live together in a house left to them by their uncle. When the dangerous Fast-Fingered Finn comes to town with his crew, it’s up to Will and Bess to foil his crimes.

Our Graphic Reluctant Reader titles are written for older children, with low reading ages. The highly graphic content of the books and the short stories, helps to encourage even the most reluctant reader. All our titles aim to have an AR rating of below 2.5.

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]]> Blindside https://shop.maverickbooks.co.uk/product/blindside/ Fri, 10 Mar 2023 15:22:47 +0000 https://shop.maverickbooks.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=2062 Dan's parents want him to be a doctor, but he wants to be play rugby. So he sneaks out to join his local team. How will his parents react when they discover the truth?

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Our Graphic Reluctant Reader titles are written for older children, with low reading ages. The highly graphic content of the books and the short stories, helps to encourage even the most reluctant reader. All our titles aim to have an AR rating of below 2.5.

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]]> Out of Line https://shop.maverickbooks.co.uk/product/out-of-line/ Fri, 10 Mar 2023 15:02:47 +0000 https://shop.maverickbooks.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=2045 Elli, Jamal, Tom and Kade are playing football in the park when some youths steal their ball and break a window. Elli and the team take the blame. The next day they are surprised to find that the team they are facing in the match are none other than the youths. Will they be able to win against such bullies?

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Our Graphic Reluctant Reader titles are written for older children, with low reading ages. The highly graphic content of the books and the short stories, helps to encourage even the most reluctant reader. All our titles aim to have an AR rating of below 2.5.

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