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"It is great to have a series of books that directly addresses the needs of reluctant teen male readers. I am sure that the Fast Lane series will prove invaluable for those who find standard KS3 and 4 texts too daunting.

The Fast Lane series should be welcomed by all those engaged in meeting the needs of those who find reading difficult at KS3 and 4. The stories deal with mature issues in a way that is accessible to readers who have not yet built reading stamina." - Jo Klaces (English teacher with a special interest in Literacy and former Director of the National Literacy Association)

I feel there is a huge market for these books - I am always trying to get students to read. Many of our students spend hours downloading lyrics and learning them but never read books- there is an obvious gap here in what is available for them. - Sophie Taylor (Literacy Project Manager at Bristol City Academy)

I have shown them to some of my colleagues who have a lot of experience with reluctant teenage boy readers and also to one or two young lads who come in to the library and everyone was very enthusiastic about them.

We thought the covers were attractive and particularly liked the short, punchy text style.

For less able readers or for some dyslexic young people it is really important that there is space around the text. This layout is great because the short li