The Host Av Beth Chambers

<p>Nic''s friends laugh at him all the time: when he gets chased by a stray dog, when he spills juice on himself and when he gets into trouble at school. After a disastrous Halloween party, Nic can''t risk giving them another excuse to laugh at him, so when the boys visit the local haunted house he accepts a dare to go inside. <br><br>The trouble is, the boys don''t realise that <i>this </i>party has a host, and he isn''t very friendly... <br><br><b>Bloomsbury High Low</b> books encourage and support reading practice by providing gripping, age-appropriate stories for struggling and reluctant readers, those with dyslexia, or those with English as an additional language. Printed on tinted paper and with a dyslexia friendly font, <i>The Host </i>is aimed at readers aged 11+ and has a manageable length (80 pages) and reading age (9+).<br><br>Produced in association with reading experts at <b>CatchUp</b>, a charity which aims to address underachievement caused by literacy and numeracy difficulties.<br><br>Book band: Brown</p>