Exciting reads for struggling and reluctant readers, combining age-appropriate stories with a manageable length and reading age Short chapters and page-turning plots hold interest Inventive, inclusive and with a range of strands covering sports, real life, horror and crime and adventure, Wired Up offers something for everyone Written by a range of established and up and coming authors who specialise in writing for reluctant readers There is currently a very limited amount of really good publishing available for this readership. Wired Up aims to fill this gap

Chris Powling was editor of the children's book magazine Books for Keeps from 1989-1996 when it won the Eleanor Farjeon Award for services to children's literature, has served on numerous prize panels and is consultant to a national children's book club. He has written more than sixty books for children including The Mustang Machine, The Phantom Carwash, The Conker As Hard As A Diamond and The Multi-Million Pound Mascot.