My name is Tess Turner--at least, that's what I've always been told. I have a voice but it isn't mine. It used to say things so I'd fit in, to please my parents, to please my teachers. It used to tell the universe I was something I wasn't. It lied. It never occurred to me that everyone else was lying too. Fifteen-year-old Tess doesn't mean to become mute. At first, she's just too shocked to speak. And who wouldn't be? Discovering your whole life has been a lie because your dad isn't your real father is a pretty big deal. Terrified of the truth, Tess retreats into silence. Reeling from her family's betrayal, Tess sets out to discover the identity of her real father. He could be anyone--even the familiar-looking teacher at her school. Tess continues to investigate, uncovering a secret that could ruin multiple lives. It all may be too much for Tess to handle, but how can she ask for help when she's forgotten how to use her voice? In a brilliant study of identity, betrayal, and complex family dynamics, award-winning author Annabel Pitcher explores the importance of communication, even when we're faced with unspeakable truths.

My name is Tess Turner--at least, that's what I've always been told. Fifteen-year-old Tess doesn't mean to become mute. At first, she's just too shocked to speak. And who wouldn't be? Discovering your whole life has been a lie because your dad isn't your real father is a pretty big deal. Terrified of the truth, Tess retreats into silence. Reeling from her family's betrayal, Tess sets out to discover the identity of her real father. He could be anyone--even the familiar-looking teacher at her school. Tess continues to investigate, uncovering a secret that could ruin multiple lives. It all may be too much for Tess to handle, but how can she ask for help when she's forgotten how to use her voice? In a brilliant study of identity, betrayal, and complex family dynamics, award-winning author Annabel Pitcher explores the importance of communication, even when we're faced with unspeakable truths.

Exam board: ISEB Level: 13+ CE and KS3 Subject: English First teaching: September 2021 First exams: November 2022 Support your pupils in developing enhanced comprehension and writing skills across a wide range of challenging, diverse and engaging themes and genres with Common Entrance English 13+ for ISEB CE and KS3. This new resource will help your pupils achieve their full potential in the ISEB 13+ CE exams and other Independent School exams at 13+. · Expand your pupils' reading preferences: 10 thematically-arranged chapters with topics including Growing Up, Our Planet, Loud and Proud, and Different People, Different Perspectives. · Encourage independent research and learning: Research panels throughout pose questions that encourage pupils to deepen their understanding of a topic or issue independently. Plus, Wider Reading boxes offer suggestions for additional independent reading. · Develop your pupils' appreciation of drama: Greater emphasis on drama skills including role play, character development, thought tracking, directing a short extract, using stage directions, and drafting a short script extract. · Prepare for Paper 2 with end-of-chapter writing tasks: Help your pupils to structure and develop their writing in a variety of genres with directed writing tasks at the end of every chapter. · Improve exam results: New Exam Skills chapter covers Reading Skills, Writing Skills, Planning and Writing your Responses, and Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar - with sample answers and tips for improving. Accompanying answers available as a paid-for PDF download at galorepark.co.uk (ISBN: 9781398321687). "I have received the new KS3 CE book and I have to say, kudos to Elly Lacey and the team; it's tremendous. The first chapter focusing on queer authors is an audacious and welcome move. Fantastic work and thank you for being representational and inclusive!" Head of Years 3 and 4 & Head of English, Wetherby Preparatory School

This resource contains full answers to all exercises and activities in Common Entrance 13+ English for ISEB CE and KS3 (ISBN: 9781398321571). · Answers with marks for Reading questions. · Sample answers and mark scheme for Writing questions. · Clear layout saves time marking work, enabling efficient assessment of pupils' strengths and weaknesses. · Advice and guidance to develop pupils' skills. · A sample Scheme of Work presents the CE content which must be covered in preparation for CE 13+. It is possible to deliver the content in a number of different ways and we present an option that can be followed or adapted. Please note this resource is non-refundable.

_______________ In a top secret school for kids with superpowers, it's hard being the only 'normal' one. Read all four novels in the awesome Kid Normal series by Greg James and Chris Smith in one super-bundle! _______________ Praise for Kid Normal: 'So funny, it's almost criminal' - Independent 'Outrageous capers' - Guardian _______________ Murph Cooper has a problem. He's at a new school. It's top secret, which is a bit weird. And, oh yeah, all his classmates have superpowers and can fly or control the weather or conjure tiny horses from mid air. But Murph is just a normal kid. He has no spectacular powers, no extraordinary talents and zero special skills. There's nothing he can do to save the world. Or is there? Join Kid Normal and the Super Zeroes as they defeat dastardly supervillains and uncover evil plans, because, after all, you don't need superpowers to be a hero. _______________ This eBook bundle contains: - Kid Normal - Kid Normal and the Rogue Heroes - Kid Normal and the Shadow Machine - Kid Normal and the Final Five

“Should appeal to readers who enjoy the Captain Underpants and Wimpy Kid series.” - School Library Connection on Kid Normal Since becoming Kid Normal, Murph Cooper and the Super Zeroes – fellow students with arguably less-than-useful talents like the ability to conjure tiny horses from thin air – have been catching bad guys all over the place. But being a hero isn't easy, especially when you can't tell anyone about your epic adventures and your classmates still don't believe you've got what it takes. And then, far away in a top-secret prison, the world's most feared supervillain breaks his thirty-year silence. His first words? “Bring Kid Normal to me!” This supervillain was responsible for stealing the powers from some of the greatest Heroes Alliance members of all time. Does Murph have what it takes to bring him down? With black-and-white illustrations throughout, this laugh-out-loud story proves that heroes come in all shapes and sizes.

Offers entries for over six thousand idioms, including seven hundred new to this edition, and provides background information, additional cross-references, and national variants.