Klaus Vogel and the Bad Lads

Name: William Joseph
Price range: $

by David Almond

Interest age: 11 to 16
Reading age: 7+

Published by Barrington Stoke, 2014

Coming-of-age
Dyslexia

About this book

The Bad Lads have been around forever and are always causing trouble. Nothing really serious up to now, but even they can see that things are starting to go too far.

Joe is a bit older than the rest and is definitely the leader, the one the others look up to. So when he starts setting fires, slashing tyres and victimising the vulnerable, it's hard to stand up to him and say, 'No'.

What Joe doesn't bank on is Klaus Vogel, German refugee and skilled footballer. Klaus is a truly independent thinker, sees things with a fresh pair of eyes, has the courage of his convictions and is prepared to stand up to a bully.

Thought-provoking, dyslexia-friendly morality tale with black and white illustrations.

About the author

David Almond is the highly acclaimed author of Skellig, The Savage, Clay, My Name Is Mina, My Dad's a Birdman, Slog's Dad and many other novels, stories and plays. His books are translated into almost forty languages and are widely adapted for stage and screen. His numerous awards include the Carnegie Medal, two Whitbread Children's Book Awards and Le Prix Sorcieres, and in 2010 he gained the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international prize for children's authors. David lives with his family in Hexham, Northumberland.