Lizzie's brother Tommy is late. She is told that Big Alex is taking him to the cash machine. Lizzie guesses Tommy is being robbed by Big Alex, but does she have the right person?

Slipstream is a new generation of reading resources specifically designed for struggling and reluctant readers. Through exciting and carefully levelled texts, Slipstream enables readers to accelerate their reading experience.

This illustrated story is part of Slipstream LEVEL 1. The 300-word text is levelled for readers with a reading age of 5-7, but its engaging content makes it perfect for a wide range of older readers too.

All texts are levelled by reading experts Dee Reid and Diana Bentley.

This book is part of a book series called Edge-Slipstream Short Fiction Level 1 .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read. This book is part of a HiLo reading scheme, combining high interest relative to the required reading skill. This reading scheme has multiple levels. This book has been specially written for struggling readers. This book has been specially written for reluctant readers.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 2013 by Hachette Children's Group .

Anne Cassidy is a well - known author of several novels for teenagers, including Tough Love. Martin Davies, Helen Bird, David Orme, Maureen Lewis and Gareth Price Helen Orme is the author of more than 40 children's books and runs fiction and nonfiction workshops for children.