Keeping Mum

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Keeping Mum is written by Jill Atkins and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1781276617 (ISBN 10) and 9781781276617 (ISBN 13).

Abbi is in trouble at school: she's always late, or forgetting her homework, or falling asleep in class. When her teachers investigate they discover that Abbi's mother is an alcoholic, and Abbi is doing everything at home, looking after her mum and her younger brother, as well as attending school. After all, if Abbi can't hold it all together, surely the family will be split up. Can Abbi and her mum get help? Keeping Mum is part of the Reluctant Reader Teenage Fiction series, published by Ransom Publishing, a specialist publisher for reluctant and struggling readers. The Reluctant Reader Teenage Fiction books offer dramatic, shorter stories (just 120pp each) for readers who may find longer books too daunting, but who still want fast-paced, inspiring stories.Keeping Mum is ideal for reluctant readers aged 13 years and up with a reading age of 10 years and up.