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Author
Series
Good Knight (Easy readers) volume 4
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
The three little dragons have agreed to take care of the old wizard's cats while he is away, but their inability to read his instructions causes problems until their friend, the Good Knight, saves the day.
7) Just Juice
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Signature
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
Realizing that her father's lack of work has endangered her family, nine-year-old Juice decides that she must return to school and learn to read in order to help their chances of surviving and keeping their house.
Author
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: In an engrossing historical novel, the Newbery Medal-winning author of Bridge to Terabithia follows a young Cuban teenager as she volunteers for Fidel Castro?s national literacy campaign and travels into the impoverished countryside to teach others how to read.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this version of Sleeping Beauty, told in verse, the Princess is threatened with a curse which will start with a paper cut; devastated that all her books have been taken away, she sets out with her dog, Prince, to find the fairy who cast the curse and make her reverse it.
10) Close to famous
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Twelve-year-old Foster McFee and her mother escape from her mother's abusive boyfriend and end up in the small town of Culpepper, West Virginia, where they use their strengths and challenge themselves to build a new life, with the help of the friends they make there.
12) The big game
Author
Language
English
Description
Danny Owens is dedicating his seventh-grade football season to his recently-deceased father, an NFL legend, but the pressure to succeed is magnified by his inability to read.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"What would you say if I told you that looking at abstract paintings could give you the confidence you need to speak up in class? Or that learning the history of donuts could help you think like a super spy and train like the CIA? smART teaches readers how to think critically and creatively, a skill that only requires you to open your eyes and actively engage your brain. This young reader's adaptation is based on VISUAL INTELLIGENCE by Amy E. Herman"--...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
While Maple has an impressive vocabulary and loves dictating stories into her recorder, she hides the fact that she cannot read, but as she repeats the fifth grade Maple begins to recognize her own strengths and learns to love herself--and her brain--just the way it is.
17) The book hog
Author
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The Book Hog loves books and has a large collection, although he never learned to read.
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