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Who do you fight when your worst enemy is yourself? Bo’s kept a tight lid on her emotions ever since her dad died. When she takes up boxing, she discovers it’s a good outlet for her feelings. But when someone she trusts takes advantage, Bo finds her emotions getting out of control. Can she tell anyone why she lashes out, or will her temper mean she misses her big fight?

Between the Lines perfectly combines visual appeal with carefully chosen content that is both compelling and relevant for teenagers and young adults. The stories feature mature and serious themes, touching on abandonment, addiction, grief, love, war and dystopian futures. With a realistic word count of 5000-6000, imaginative storylines and line spacing to create bite-sized chunks of text, these books are ideal for struggling readers or more able readers who enjoy a quick read.

This hi-lo series for struggling and reluctant readers has been written for children aged between 12 and 15 years, whose current reading age is between 8 and 9 years. These age-appropriate short reads range from 44 to 54 pages and are written by talented authors writing stories with relatable characters.  They incorporate a large font size and text separated into bite-sized chunks, along with carefully considered letter and paragraph spacing that can reduce visual stress. The series has plenty of practice at one level, allowing consolidation of learning before moving on to more challenging reads.

Emma Norry completed an MA in screenwriting at Bournemouth University and has a BA in film. She has been writing and publishing short fiction for many years, and has been placed in writing competitions and magazines. Emma has written four titles for Badger Learning: Biology from their bone-chilling series Papercuts II, Sam and United from their Two Sides series, and Sucker Punch from their Between the Lines II series. When she's not reading, watching films or writing, she can be found playing the PlayStation, fighting over the controls with her two kids.