Books with title Stuck in the mud

The Foundation Level Stories are part of the third wave of Headwork Reading: special needs reading resources for Key Stage 3. These stories come in at a reading level below Level 1. They offer 350-450 words per story in Pack A and 650-800 words per story in Pack B at reading ages of 6-7. Largetype and plenty of black and white illustrations aid reluctant readers at this very low level. Progression of reading stamina is provided between Packs A and B which themselves act as stepping stones to Level 1 stories already published.

The Grange Farm is the idyllic playground for John and Alana, keeping Mrs Jackson busy with their mischievous fun and games. Competitive and adventurous, each were determined to out do the other. But one morning, their play ends in tragedy. New friendships, discoveries, and the return of an old friend, takes John on a whole new adventure. It would lead to the birth of a national identity, which no-one could ever have dreamed.

TEENS. TIME. TROUBLE. JON BANKS IS A YOUNG TEEN WITH A TROUBLED PAST…AND A TIME MACHINE. OOPS. ORPHANED WHEN HIS SCIENTIST PARENTS DIED IN A MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION, JON LIVES WITH HIS UNCLE AND SPENDS MUCH OF HIS TIME TRYING TO DISCOVER WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO HIS PARENTS. UNKOWINGLY POSSESSING A TIME MACHINE LEFT BY HIS PARENTS, HE ACCIDENTALLY UNLEASHES ITS POWERS. IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT, HE AND A TEENAGE GIRL ARE HURTLED INTO THE PAST. SUSIE WENT TO SCHOOL WITH HER BOYFRIEND TO WATCH HER LITTLE BROTHER’S SOCCER GAME. SHE NEVER EXPECTED TO WAKE UP IN PREHISTORIC VIRGINIA WITH A STRANGE BOY. FORCED TO WORK TOGETHER, THE TWO TEENS DISCOVER THAT THERE IS SOMETHING SINISTER CONTROLLING THEIR TIME TRAVEL. MAKING SOME FRIENDS AND TOO MANY ENEMIES, THEY RACE TO DISCOVER THE TRUTH BEFORE TIME RUNS OUT.

Jon Banks is a young teen with a troubled past...and a time machine. Oops. Orphaned when his scientist parents died in a mysterious explosion, Jon lives with his uncle and spends much of his time trying to discover what really happened to his parents. Unknowingly possessing a time machine left by his parents, he accidentally unleashes its powers one day at his school's science fair. In a horrible accident, he and a teenage girl are hurtled into the past. Susie went to the school with her boyfriend to watch her little brother's soccer game. Never did she expect to wake up in prehistoric Virginia with a strange boy. Forced to work together, the two teens discover that there is something sinister controlling their time travel. Making some friends and too many enemies, they race to discover the truth before time runs out. Teens. Time. Trouble. Who would of thunk it?