Helbling Red Readers

Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean and lonely old man. But one Christmas Eve three ghosts come to visit him and scare him into changing his ways.

If Caroline doesn't win the Spring Cup her father will sell her beloved horse, Applewind. But how can she win when she has to compete against Sophie and her horse Blossom. They always come first!

One night Sarah and Ben have the same dream: the Lord of Tears is going to take over the world and make everyone sad. But Sarah and Ben know how to stop him. Together they set off on a journey to find the Lord of Tears and bring h

When Aunt Elizabeth comes back from Greenland she has a very strange present for Roger and Helen – a big egg. One day when they are eating dinner the egg starts to crack open.
What's inside?

Janet gets a letter out of the blue from her old boyfriend Donald McKinnon. He invites her to visit him in Scotland but when she gets there, strange things start to happen. Why do people rush off when they hear Donald’s name? Why

Grace's mum wants her daughter to study hard for her piano exam. But Grace wants to spend all her free time practising with her band – the Garage Girls.
How long can she keep her secret from her mum?

Ricky is a bit of a genius at school. He never thinks of anything except maths and computers. That is, until he meets Alexis, a beautiful American girl visiting his town. Is Ricky a genius in love, too?

Zadie lives for sport. From football to running, it’s the biggest thing in her life.
Zadie is preparing for a big race – a race she really wants to win. But one evening while she is out training, she is involved in an accident

It’s not a good day for David. It’s his mum’s birthday but she rushes out without seeing his presents. It’s raining and he falls and hurts himself on his way into school. The lessons are either impossible or boring and he leaves h

The Westbourne Fair is coming to town and it is Jack's favourite moment of the year. But when he gets into trouble at school his parents say that he can't go to the Fair.

Holly’s favourite place is the tree house in the old oak tree in her garden. When her father decides to cut down the tree to build an office, she starts an unusual protest and moves out of her home and into the tree house. Who wil

Grace is always good at everything. She is good at the piano. She is good at the violin. She is good at most of her subjects at school. And she is a great actor and dancer, too.
But at the moment, Grace can’t do anything well.

Ricky has a big idea: he wants to make his own reality TV programme. He buys a series of small video cameras and he secretly films his family and friends. But, when he looks at the footage it is all very boring. So Ricky decides t

When a pair of bullies hurt Arjun, the youngest boy in class, Tom, Ziggy and Tara decide that it is time to do something.

Jan makes a time capsule for her History project and buries it beside the apple tree in her garden. Then one night during a terrible storm something strange happens. Jan travels through time.