Books with author Dan Tunstall

Tom’s whole life is straight out of Crap Towns. Mum died. Dad’s a waster. School is tough. Tom and Raks are at the bottom of the pecking order - and it just shouldn’t be that way - but then they befriend ‘ASBO boy’, Ryan, and go to a Letchford Town football game with him.When it kicks off outside the ground with the Castleton fans, Tom and Raks are ready and up for it - it ain’t football - but Tom is hooked and can’t wait for the next home game! Suddenly everyone at school notices Tom and Raks: they have an identity, they have power — but at what cost? “…Ten times better than the usual teenage crap. It's about the lifestyle that wannabes like The Streets and Guy Ritchie can only dream about.” — Bali Rai

GCSEs are over and Chris and his mates are heading to the south coast for their first lads’ holiday. Their parents don’t know they’ve gone, but they’re not worried. What could possibly go wrong on a trip to the seaside? Even a run-in with some local lads who don’t like out of towners can’t spoil the anticipation. Things start well when they meet the girls. The sun comes out and Chris thinks his luck might be in with Steph. But Whitbourne’s a small place when you’ve pissed off the local hard cases…Out of Towners delivers another dose of Dan Tunstall’s tough, funny, page-turning fiction."Brilliantly captures teenage life." – LoveReading"For once the words 'gritty' and 'real' are not wasted.” – Armadillo"Original, well-written and hugely thought-provoking." – WriteAway

Andy is a troubled teenager. Fighting is the only thing he's good at, it gives him his reputation, and he does a lot of it - so much that he's going to be expelled and dumped if he can't change his ways. The Head suggests a boxing club, but Andy reckons boxing is for wusses ... until he's knocked out in his first match by a kid half his size. Now Andy faces losing his reputation at school - and that's about all he has left. Will boxing be Andy's doom, or his salvation? Highly readable, exciting books that take the struggle out of reading, Wired Up 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 (80 pages) and reading level (9+). Produced in association with reading experts at CatchUp, a charity which aims to address underachievement caused by literacy and numeracy difficulties.

GCSEs are over and Chris and his mates are off on their first lads' holiday. Their parents don't know they've gone, but what could possibly go wrong on a trip to the seaside Even a run in with some local lads can't spoil the anticipation. Then they meet the girls, the sun comes out and Chris thinks he might be in luck with Steph. But Whitbourne is a small place when you've upset the local hard-cases...

Tom's whole life is straight out of Crap Towns. Mum died and Dad's a waster. Tom and Raks are bottom of the pecking order at their new school, and it just shouldn't be that way. But then they team up with ASBO Boy Ryan and go to a Letchford Town game with him. When it all kicks off outside the ground with the away fans, Tom and Raks are ready and up for it. Straight away, they're hooked. They can't wait for the next game. Suddenly everyone at school notices them. Tom and Raks have an identity. They have power. But at what cost