Big Cat for Little Wandle Fluency - Summer and the Staircase: Fluency 13

Paperback

Fluency 13 books have a word count of 6720 words with an expected reading rate of 140 words per minute.

When Summer Spriggins trades her beloved bike for a supposedly magical rock at a mysterious shop, she soon realizes that not everything is as it seems. As she unravels the secrets behind the shop and its enigmatic owner, Summer discovers the importance of trust and the lengths she'll go to protect her family.

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Imprint

Collins

ISBN

978-0-00-876789-1

Publication Date

05-02-2026

Format

Paperback

Pages

112 pages

Dimensions

129x186mm

Product Description

Fluency 13 books have a word count of 6720 words with an expected reading rate of 140 words per minute.

When Summer Spriggins trades her beloved bike for a supposedly magical rock at a mysterious shop, she soon realizes that not everything is as it seems. As she unravels the secrets behind the shop and its enigmatic owner, Summer discovers the importance of trust and the lengths she'll go to protect her family.

Author

Kate Foster, Illustrated by Fran Cesarano, Prepared for publication by Collins Big Cat

Kate Foster is a children's author writing about friends, family, and dogs. After growing up on a council estate in a small town in the southeast of England, she now lives on the sunny Gold Coast in Australia with her own family and second-hand dogs. She has written several middle grade novels including PAWS, The Bravest Word and The Unlikely Heroes Club, plus a chapter book series about an autistic superhero called Harriet Hound .

Imprint

Collins

ISBN

978-0-00-876789-1

Publication Date

05-02-2026

Format

Paperback

Pages

112 pages

Dimensions

129x186mm

Product Description

Fluency 13 books have a word count of 6720 words with an expected reading rate of 140 words per minute.

When Summer Spriggins trades her beloved bike for a supposedly magical rock at a mysterious shop, she soon realizes that not everything is as it seems. As she unravels the secrets behind the shop and its enigmatic owner, Summer discovers the importance of trust and the lengths she'll go to protect her family.

Author

Kate Foster, Illustrated by Fran Cesarano, Prepared for publication by Collins Big Cat

Kate Foster is a children's author writing about friends, family, and dogs. After growing up on a council estate in a small town in the southeast of England, she now lives on the sunny Gold Coast in Australia with her own family and second-hand dogs. She has written several middle grade novels including PAWS, The Bravest Word and The Unlikely Heroes Club, plus a chapter book series about an autistic superhero called Harriet Hound .