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Blindside

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A tragic but ultimately uplifting story about one boy overcoming obstacles.

Pete's a brilliant runner but his dreams of athletic stardom are shattered when he is in a horrific accident.

Holed up in a hospital bed, Pete learns some life lessons from the people on the ward.

Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 12+ An emotionally challenging and beautifully written drama that confronts the messiness of life head-on.

Pete's a brilliant runner and dreams of athletic stardom – but fate intervenes.

Pete is blindsided when he is involved in a horrific bike collision and his whole life is knocked off course.

Stuck in a hospital bed and lamenting the loss of his mobility as well as his shattered dreams, the other people on his ward help Pete see that giving up on life is not the answer.

Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 12+

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Barrington Stoke Ltd
1781124647 / 9781781124642
Paperback / softback
823.914
02/01/2015
United Kingdom
English
100 pages
20 cm
Quiz No: 229925, Points 2.00, Book Level 3.70,
Upper Years - Key Stage 3 Learn More
Published in Scotland. Dyslexic-friendly First published in a different format as Cycle smash. London: William Heinemann, 1967.