Readers of all ages will be motivated by this popular series of stories and plays featuring plots which are suitable for teenagers and adults. A sense of accomplishment will be achieved as the short chapters enable readers to progress easily through the books. Pupils' ability to read is improve through the clear and well-spaced type and controlled language level. The Spirals series presents the message that reading is for enjoyment as the books do not include any activities for analysis.
John Townsend has been in teaching for 25 years, and has been a full-time writer since January 2003. He has written more than sixty books for young people, on such wide-ranging subjects as monsters, urban legends, spiders, computer crime, and spies. He has also written the recent thrillers The Hand and The Omen and the Ghost. He lives in England.