Freddy and the Pig

Higson, Charlie/ Chambers, Mark

An XBox loving boy hits on a cunning plan to send a pig to school in his place. Soon the pig is Star Pupil and Freddy is growing ever more pig-like at home.

A laugh-out-loud exploration of why what we wish for isn’t always good for us, in a format specially designed for severely struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 8+.

This book has a dyslexia-friendly layout, typeface and paperstock so that even more readers can enjoy it.

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