Rachel Booth: 5 books

“Me? A spy?” said Jo. “You’ve got to be kidding!”When Jo and Katie get called to the Mr Is Spy School they quickly become best friends. But spy school means different things for both of them. For Katie, it’s a dream. For Jo, it’s a nightmare. Katie can’t wait to show off her...

“We need you to make a special formula for us.”Katie blinked. The Bald Eagles needed her help?When Jo and Katie get back to the Mr Is School for Spies, they quickly settle into school life. That is, until Katie gets kidnapped by the Bald Eagles. Jo is distraught, believing they took Katie...

It's the 1950s. There's always something good on the radio, cherry red Cadillacs cruise the streets and everything is always perfect. Marilyn is still alive and the War is over. America goes to bed, nuclear annihilation postponed another day. Welcome to the American Nightmare. Nuclear...

Price controls across many sectors are currently being hotly debated. New controls in the housing market, more onerous minimum wages, minimum prices for alcohol, and freezes on energy prices are very high up the agenda of most politicians at the moment. Even without any further controls, wages, university...

This volume culls scholarship on both what high literacy is and how it is developed. It embraces the call put forth by Langer and Applebee (2016) that high literacy must continue to be our aim and to see more research analyzing and identifying how teachers might promote literacy practices that promote...