This title presents three brilliant stories for young readers by a much-loved, award winning author. In The Marble Crusher , does Mr. Manners, the headmaster, really have a machine that crushes marbles? Albert thinks so. In Colly’s Barn , Colly the owl and Screecher the swallow band together to save the barn. In Conker , Nick beats the bully, Stevie Rooster, and becomes Conker king. But can he rescue a mistreated dog while searching for the best conker?