Sea Wolf

By Kathryn White

Maya's little brother Ethan is always telling stories about the Sea Wolf, the monster in the sea around Black Rock. Maya doesn't believe Ethan's lies but she does believe the sea is dangerous so, when Ethan tries to prove he can kayak to Black Rock, she knows she has to try to save him. Will either of them make it back from the dark and deadly sea?

Bloomsbury High Low books encourage and support reading practice by providing gripping, age-appropriate stories for struggling and reluctant readers, those with dyslexia, or those with English as an additional language. Printed on tinted paper and with a dyslexia friendly font, Sea Wolf is aimed at readers aged 9+ and has a manageable length (64 pages) and reading age (7+).

Produced in association with reading experts at CatchUp, a charity which aims to address underachievement caused by literacy and numeracy difficulties.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Release date: Aug 11, 2016
• ISBN: 9781472924896

Kathryn White

Kathryn White grew up in the Midlands of England and now lives in Wells with her husband. Inspired by her children and grandchildren, she has written more than thirty children's books, almost all of which feature animals as the main characters.

Book preview

Chapter One

It all happened after Dad left. That is when the trouble started.

My little brother Ethan began to act weird. He made up crazy stories. He lied at school about adventures he had been on with Dad.

Other kids would stop me and say, Hey Maya, Ethan said he dived off Deer Canyon with your dad. Your little brother is such a liar! or Ethan told us that your dad had a fight with a black bear. Your little brother is a big loser.

Ethan’s crazy stories did two things to me. They made me angry with him for telling lies and they made me angry with the kids who laughed at him.

I told Ethan to stop it. Your crazy stories are making us look stupid, I said.

Ethan just grinned No way. They love it! he said.

When I spoke to Mum about it she said, "Ethan misses your dad. He