Books in the Heinemann Plays For 11-14 series

The "Heinemann Plays" series offers contemporary and classic dramas in durable classroom editions. This volume contains four short plays following a Year 7 class through the ups and downs of their first year in secondary school. The plays are lively and humorous while exploring serious issues.

The "Heinemann Plays" series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in durable classroom editions. Many have large casts and an equal mix of boy and girl parts. This book contains two winners of the "W.H. Smith Plays for Children Awards".

Based on the novel by Theresa Breslin, this title is about a boy with dyslexia who uncovers the dark mysterious secrets of his local graveyard. As he struggles with these secrets, he discovers the courage he needs to come to terms with his dyslexia and with problematic family and school relationships.

Everything is going Martin's way. The holidays have started, he's got a gorgeous girlfriend and everyone agrees he's the coolest dancer around. But when his world is turned upside down by a crash in a stolen car, he has to come to terms with more than his facial injuries.

Year 8 is left without a teacher. To relieve the boredom they launch an expedition - two students who never break the rules are sent to steal something from the headteacher's office. The unlikely criminals return as heroes and set about re-enacting the theft. In the ensuing chaos, one student discovers that he too has been the victim of theft.

An adventure filled with danger and excitement: excellent for studying author s craft, plot and comparing two writers from different centuries.

An adaption of Robert Swindell's novel intended for Key Stage 3. The nightmare Fliss had before the school trip is becoming a chilling reality. The hotel where they are staying holds a sinister secret, but none of the teachers will believe what Fliss has seen. Can Fliss save Ellie-May?

The "Heinemann Plays" series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in durable classroom editions. Many have large casts and an equal mix of boy and girl parts. Anne Fine has dramatized her own humorous novel, "Goggle Eyes", for the series.

A dramatization of Dickens's classic novel, requiring a cast of between 11 and 30. The complex story moves forward quickly with the use of open staging.

The "Heinemann Plays" series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in durable classroom editions. Many have large casts and an equal mix of boy and girl parts. This is an adaptation of Dickens's popular Christmas story for reading aloud and performing.

A dramatization of "The Diary of Anne Frank", recording the experiences of a young Jewish girl who hid from the Nazis for two years before being sent to a concentration camp. The introduction, notes and assignments provide support in tackling the characters, themes and action of the play.

This series of plays has been developed to support classroom teaching and to meet the requirements of the National Curriculum. These four plays are based on folk tales from around the world. Classroom activities are included.

With 20 short plays followed by 20 short sketches, "Forty Short Plays" responds to a need for more playscripts for Key Stage 3. Each play can be read in just one lesson, making it suitable for group reading in a Literacy Hour.

When Tom Headley enlists underage in the Great War, he and his friends head straight to the front line. In tragic circumstances, Tom is blamed for the deaths of his comrades. His family and sweetheart back home are shunned by the community. Eighty years later, a young schoolgirl uncovers shocking truths, and in doing so rights a wrong.

A group of students arrange a sponsored 24-hour fast to raise money for charity. Two of the students, Charlie and Holly, brag that they could carry on, and in refusing to back down they end up embarking on a dangerous fast that lasts for days. The national media picks up the story, setting up a donations hotline and spurring the two on until a story breaks that threatens to ruin everything. Played out entirely through chats in the school canteen, the script relies on the realistic and often hilarious dialogue that is David Grant's trademark. What's the hook? Snappy, comic dialogue and hugely relevant issues. What are the themes? Celebrity, media and friendship. Teaching points Perfect for reading around a classroom, full-blown performance or for close analysis as a text, this is a play about a range of important issues presented with humour and sensitivity. Realistic dialogue coupled with witty insights make this the ideal play for Key Stage 3. Explores interesting topics in a way that is accessible to Key Stage 3 students. Supported by back-of-book activities and free online teaching resources including lesson plans mapped to the Framework.