Short stories with Badger Learning
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These stories, written specifically for struggling readers, are designed to captivate the reader and pull them into the story, rewarding them with rich, descriptive language.
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As a child, Carrie was abandoned by her mother.
Read chapter 1
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All his life Elias has been treated differently from other teenagers. Protected. Guarded.
He always thought it was because his Dad had a special job that put him in danger.
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It’s only when Elias starts to get thirsty that he realises his family is part of a much darker secret. A secret that involves him. A secret that will change the world.
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I’m well aware that many teenagers want a read that’s super-short but has real meat.
So here we have it. Short, fast-paced, and toothily gripping – a vampire story.
The Craving
is based on a much bigger novel idea I had years ago. One that never quite got written. This is a pared down version. What the
story has lost in complexity and subtlety is not that important. At six thousand words it’s brief, but I’m pleased with the result.