Horrible Histories meets Wimpy Kid in these funny stories mismatching characters with careers.

The stories are colour chapter books perfect for the independent reader. When Billy is named a Knight he thinks it can't be that hard, until he discovers that he needs to be brave... Race Further with Reading is a series designed to build reading confidence with illustrated stories in manageable bite-size chapters, which encourage a sense of achivement at completing each one.

They follow on a level from the Race Ahead with Reading series with stories of 2,000 words. The books are perfect for children aged 6-8 or who read book band 11.