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One Good Turn

Chris Ryan

Arrow

1917, Western Front, Ypres

A soldier wakes up in a damp, dark basement. He can't get out. He is covered in mud. His skin is badly burned. And he can't remember anything. But his nightmare doesn't end there.

He is tried and found guilty of cowardice, impersonating a fellow soldier and theft. He can barely speak, let alone defend himself.

With time slipping away, Chris Ransom must try to remember the events that have led him to this moment, so that he can clear his name and save himself.

Quick Reads

Life's New Hurdles

Colin Jackson

Accent Press

Colin Jackson is one of the greatest athletes that Britain has ever produced. He was in the world top ten for 16 years, and was world number 1 for two of them. He set seven European and Commonwealth and nine UK records and he still holds the world record for indoor hurdling.

In 2003, Colin retired from athletics in front of an adoring home crowd. Then real life began. In Life's New Hurdles Colin describes the shock of adjusting to sudden change. From athletics commentating to sports presenting and Strictly Come Dancing, Colin describes the challenges and joys of starting a whole new life.

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Quick Reads are bite-sized books by bestselling writers and well-known personalities for people who want a short, fast-paced read. They are designed to be read and enjoyed by avid readers and by people who never had or who have lost the reading habit.

Quick Reads are published alongside and in partnership with BBC RaW.

We would like to thank all our partners in the Quick Reads project for their help and support:

The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills

NIACE

unionlearn

National Book Tokens

The Vital Link

The Reading Agency

National Literacy Trust

Welsh Assembly Government

Welsh Books Council

Basic Skills Cymru

Communities Scotland

DELNI

NALA

Quick Reads would also like to thank the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills; Arts Council England and World Book Day for their sponsorship and NIACE (the National Institute for Adult Continuing Education) for their outreach work.

The Quick Reads project in Wales is a joint venture between Basic Skills Cymru and the Welsh Books Council. Titles are funded through Basic Skills Cymru as part of the National Basic Skills Strategy for Wales on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government.

Quick Reads is a World Book Day initiative.

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Other Resources

Free courses are available for anyone who wants to develop their skills. You can attend the courses in your local area. If you'd like to find out more, phone 0800 66 0800.

A list of books for new readers can be found on
www.firstchoicebooks.org.uk
or at your local library.

Publishers Sandstone Press (
www.sandstonepress.com
), New Island (
www.newisland.ie
) and Barrington Stoke (
www.barringtonstoke.co.uk
) also provide books for new readers.

The BBC runs a reading and writing campaign.
See www.bbc.co.uk/raw.

2008 is a National Year of Reading. To find out more, search online, see www.dius.gov.uk or visit your local library. In Wales, the National Year of Reading is supported by the Welsh Assembly Government and coordinated by the Welsh Books Council.

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