Books with author Alan Durant

Dale and Joe are the twins sons of fallen football legend Nicky Green. They've always laughed about doing the double—swapping identities for the day. It's always been a joke before, but this time it's serious—really serious. Dale wants Joe to take his place on the football pitch and to do the double for real. Joe isn't at all sure he wants to help, but how can he refuse his twin? This new series features popular stories from the "Shades" series that have been reduced in length and complexity to provide a gripping, achievable read for less able or reluctant readers.

This little boy likes fast food too much!Benny loved burgers. “You’ll turn into a burger one day,” warned his mother. And sure enough, he did! And he had to run away quickly from a hungry dog… and into a field of angry cows. “Do you know what burgers are made of?” they ask. “Us!” On and on, Benny is chased by a growing mob of hungry dogs and boys (and angry cows). Luckily his mother catches up just before they sell parts of the “biggest burger ever,” and stops them eating her son. She feeds him vegetables and fruits, and he is careful to eat them all up to prevent it ever happening to him again.

Cheap tabloid headlines scream the brutal facts at 17-year-old Robert Harrison: his parents have been shot dead in the sitting room of their suburban home. Robert's initial shock and anger is soon replaced by a growing sence of a conspiracy to protect him from the truth. So he decides to investigate the murder himself and the secrets he uncovers about his parents lead him to the brink of sanity and put his life in danger . . .