January 1941. The middle of the Blitz. Ned and Harry Jennings are convinced there's something strange going on at number 46. The boys know they have to prove that the mysterious, pale face at the window is real. But what is it that waits for them in the ruins..?

This hi-lo series for struggling and reluctant readers has been written for children aged between 8 and 14 years, whose current reading age is 7.5 to 8.5 years. These age-appropriate short reads have 32 pages and are written by brilliant authors writing stories with relatable characters.  They use a large font size, and the language and sentence structure are intentionally written so that students who are reading behind their chronological age can succeed in reading them. The series has plenty of practice at one level, allowing consolidation of learning before moving on to more challenging reads.