Books by Catchpole Barbara

Feely''s teacher wants her class to write up a report about life in the fifties. Everyone starts to interview their Grannies and Grandads, but Feely doesn''t have her own old person to talk to. Feely''s opinions of old people are very forthright until she meets Mrs Bagott at the old people''s home. Mrs Bagott is almost as crabby as Feely herself. A touching bond grows between them as they agree that life sucks.Meet Phoebe Dorcas Tonks, a brutally honest clever young lady, who is permanently annoyed at the world. Phoebe, or Feely for short, lives with her useless Mum and Dad - they''re worse than having a single parent. Even at the best of times they only add up to three fifths of a decent parent. And then there''s Feely''s older brother Oliver. He''s too big to live in a small house and his feet smell. It''s like having a kitten - cute but then it grows up into a normal boring cat and just lolls about the place stinking up the place.The Feely Tonks books are perfect for readers with an interest age of 7 - 12 years, and a reading age of 8 - 9 years.

Feely volunteers to look after the class goldfish, Henry The First. The Pink Clicks say it''s a mistake and Feely should not be allowed to look after the fish. Saffron says Feely will kill it with her breath. Unfortunately for Feely (and the fish), Saffron has the power of prophecy...Warning - rather a lot of goldfish are harmed in the writing of this book.Meet Phoebe Dorcas Tonks, a brutally honest clever young lady, who is permanently annoyed at the world. Phoebe, or Feely for short, lives with her useless Mum and Dad - they''re worse than having a single parent. Even at the best of times they only add up to three fifths of a decent parent. And then there''s Feely''s older brother Oliver. He''s too big to live in a small house and his feet smell. It''s like having a kitten - cute but then it grows up into a normal boring cat and just lolls about the place stinking up the place.The Feely Tonks books are perfect for readers with an interest age of 7 - 12 years, and a reading age of 8 - 9 years.

Feely''s mum loves solving others people''s problems. In fact, she is a counsellor, so she gets paid to fix people''s problems. When her mum takes Feely to a ''take your daughter to work'' day, Feely can''t think of anything worse. Her mum suddenly gets called away on an emergency and Feely is left on her own in the waiting room. In her mum''s absence, Feely sets about sorting out all her clients'' problems.Meet Phoebe Dorcas Tonks, a brutally honest clever young lady, who is permanently annoyed at the world. Phoebe, or Feely for short, lives with her useless Mum and Dad - they''re worse than having a single parent. Even at the best of times they only add up to three fifths of a decent parent. And then there''s Feely''s older brother Oliver. He''s too big to live in a small house and his feet smell. It''s like having a kitten - cute but then it grows up into a normal boring cat and just lolls about the place stinking up the place.The Feely Tonks books are perfect for readers with an interest age of 7 - 12 years, and a reading age of 8 - 9 years.

Feely's parents are acting very strangely. They are even talking to each other (not just saying stuff). What is going on?

Harry is ill, Suki gets her hand stuck down a drain, Gran gets arrested and there''s a fight.

Pig''s mum wants to get a divorce from his dad and Pig gets really angry.

There''s a school quiz against The Academy and Pig joins the team.

Raj spots Bob (Pig''s mum''s boyfriend) kissing Tish (the one with the pink hair) outside the spare gold shop.

PIG wants to be in the school football team, but there is one problem: he is rubbish at football. When the team goalie is injured (looking at the other school''s cheerleaders whilst walking). Pig ends up in goal. Can he save the day? PIG Saves the Day is one of six books in Set One of the Pig series, published by Ransom Publishing, a specialist publisher for reluctant readers and struggling readers. The Pig reading books all feature Peter Ian Green - although everybody calls him Pig, even his teachers. The ''Pig'' reading series offers friendly, fast-paced and extremely funny stories in first-person diary format, for readers who want a great story in a quick read.Pig Saves the Day is ideal for reluctant readers aged 7 to 12 with a reading age of 8 - 9 years.

PIG hates needles, so he uses his skills to avoid the school vaccinations. But then comes a history lesson on the Black Death. Terrifies, he tries to rejoin the queue - only to find it''s not that easy. Surely it''s onlly a matter of time before he becomes a victim of the plague. PIG gets the Black Death (nearly) is one of six books in Set One of the Pig series, published by Ransom Publishing, a specialist publisher for reluctant readers and struggling readers. The Pig reading books all feature Peter Ian Green - although everybody calls him Pig, even his teachers. The ''Pig'' reading series offers friendly, fast-paced and extremely funny stories in first-person diary format, for readers who want a great story in a quick read.PIG gets the Black Death (nearly) is ideal for reluctant readers aged 7 to 12 with a reading age of 8 - 9 years.

PIG sets his mum up on the Kissy Kissy Online Dating Site. How can it end well?

Pig has a huge brown plastic dog poo. (Not one of those long ones that go dry. This one''s a curly brown, wet-looking poo, with a little black plastic fly on it.) Pig thinks the poo talks to him (he doesnt''t think that really - he''s not bonkers or anything). But he does miss his poo lots when he loses it - mainly beause it reminds him of his dad. PIG and the Talking Poo is one of six books in Set One of the Pig series, published by Ransom Publishing, a specialist publisher for reluctant readers and struggling readers. The Pig reading books all feature Peter Ian Green - although everybody calls him Pig, even his teachers. The ''Pig'' reading series offers friendly, fast-paced and extremely funny stories in first-person diary format, for readers who want a great story in a quick read.Pig and the Talking Poo is ideal for reluctant readers aged 7 to 12 with a reading age of 8 - 9 years.