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

Judy Waite was born in Portsmouth, although she spent some of her childhood in Singapore. She always loved anything creative and even as a child she spent hours in her room writing stories and making comics. She currently works in a junior school, helping children with special needs, as well as teaching Creative Writing to adults. She has written a range of books for all ages, from picture books to young adult fiction. Begging Letter is her first title for A & C Black.