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    Dead Wood
    Dead Wood
    Dead Wood
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    Dead Wood

    By Andy Croft and Sean Longcroft

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    Holly's family move to the old house so her dad can do his job: bulldozing the ancient trees to make way for a housing estate. But there's something haunting the old house. Something old, and angry, that doesn't want the trees cut down. Something alive...

    Highly readable, exciting books that take the struggle out of reading, Wired encourages and supports reading practice by providing gripping, age-appropriate stories for struggling and reluctant readers or those with English as an additional language aged 11+, at a manageable length (64 pages) and reading level (8+). Produced in association with reading experts at CatchUp, a charity which aims to address underachievement caused by literacy and numeracy difficulties.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
    Release dateFeb 16, 2012
    ISBN9781408165799
    Dead Wood
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    Andy Croft

    Andy Croft has written over forty non-fiction books (mostly about football) and four novels for teenagers. He has also written nine books of poetry and edited many poetry anthologies. Dead Wood is his second title for A & C Black's Wired series.

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      Book preview

      Dead Wood - Andy Croft

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      Contents

      Chapter One        Orchard View

      Chapter Two        Holly

      Chapter Three      Ash

      Chapter Four        Willow

      Chapter Five        Timber!

      Chapter Six          Roots

      Chapter One

      Orchard View

      Holly knew there were ghosts in this house. There had to be. There were always ghosts in old houses. And this was the oldest house she had ever seen.

      The old brick walls were thick with ivy. The garden was full of weeds. Some of the roof tiles were missing and the downstairs windows had boards on them. The old house had been empty for years, but now they were going to live in it.

      Wicked!

      Holly’s dad worked for a firm of builders. They had bought the house and the old orchard to build some new houses on the land. The estate was going to be called ‘Orchard View’.

      Holly’s dad was the site manager, so they were all going to live in the old house until the

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