A Bad Day for Jayden
Paperback
A new supply teacher helps to turn Jayden's day around in this gentle and sensitively told story of life as a young carer.
Mum won't get out of bed. His best friend has dumped him. And school work is just too difficult. Jayden wants to do the right thing – but how can he when it feels like the world is conspiring against him?
Everything is going wrong, and when a supply teacher turns up to take his class, Jayden's sure things will keep on getting worse. But Mrs Wilson is not quite the teacher Jayden expected … can she help turn his bad day around?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
RRP: £7.99
Imprint
Barrington Stoke
ISBN
978-1-78112-901-2
Interest age
9+
Reading age
8
Publication Date
15-03-2020
Format
Paperback
Pages
64 pages
Dimensions
130x198mm
Product Description
A new supply teacher helps to turn Jayden's day around in this gentle and sensitively told story of life as a young carer.
Mum won't get out of bed. His best friend has dumped him. And school work is just too difficult. Jayden wants to do the right thing – but how can he when it feels like the world is conspiring against him?
Everything is going wrong, and when a supply teacher turns up to take his class, Jayden's sure things will keep on getting worse. But Mrs Wilson is not quite the teacher Jayden expected … can she help turn his bad day around?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
Author
Tony Bradman, Illustrated by Tania Rex
Tony Bradman is a hugely prolific author with a particular passion for bringing history to life for young people. He is a regular at all the major literary festivals, reviews for the Guardian and is the Chair of the Siobhan Dowd Trust. Tony is perhaps best-known for his Dilly the Dinosaur series, which has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. He lives in Kent.
Imprint
Barrington Stoke
ISBN
978-1-78112-901-2
Reading age
8
Interest age
9+
Publication Date
15-03-2020
Format
Paperback
Pages
64 pages
Dimensions
130x198mm
Product Description
A new supply teacher helps to turn Jayden's day around in this gentle and sensitively told story of life as a young carer.
Mum won't get out of bed. His best friend has dumped him. And school work is just too difficult. Jayden wants to do the right thing – but how can he when it feels like the world is conspiring against him?
Everything is going wrong, and when a supply teacher turns up to take his class, Jayden's sure things will keep on getting worse. But Mrs Wilson is not quite the teacher Jayden expected … can she help turn his bad day around?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
Author
Tony Bradman, Illustrated by Tania Rex
Tony Bradman is a hugely prolific author with a particular passion for bringing history to life for young people. He is a regular at all the major literary festivals, reviews for the Guardian and is the Chair of the Siobhan Dowd Trust. Tony is perhaps best-known for his Dilly the Dinosaur series, which has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. He lives in Kent.