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No matter what the disability, individuals are eligible if they have a documented disability that prevents them from reading standard print effectively.
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In the list below the first number in parenthesis is the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level; the second set of numbers is an arbitrary school grade interest level; and the third is the word count of the main body of the text. Some books do not have statistics associated with them. Such books are typically picture books or so-called easy readers. Many reading teachers of older children recognize these books can benefit their students with print disabilities.

August 15, 2010

Biscuit Wins a Prize — Easy Reader
Biscuit, a small puppy, gets excited when he is entered in a pet show.

Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
Clementine just can't seem to break out of her difficult week in this amusing story of an immature 8 year old girl with some precocious qualities. (4.1, 3 to 5, 12871 words)

The Story Of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles
For months, six-year-old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of segregationists when she becomes the first African-American girl to integrate Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960. (5.9, 3 to 6, 1278 words)

Gooseberry Park by Cynthia Rylant
When a storm separates Stumpy the squirrel from her newborn babies, her animal friends come to the rescue. (4.2, 3 to 5, 15674 words)

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Percy has another quest. This time he is after the Golden Fleece. (3.9, 4 to 12, 64328 words)

Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan
Norwegian children fool Nazi soldiers and provide a courageous example of heroic children during World War II.(3.7, 4 to 8, 34136 words)

Someone to Love Me by Anne Schraff
Despite being warned Cindy falls for a boy to take her mind away from trouble at school and at home. (4.1, 9 to 12, 29837 words)

Ordinary People by Judith Guest
Conrad Jarrett has returned from a mental hospital after an attempted suicide to find that things are not back to normal with his family. (3.0, 9 to 12, 68326 words)

The Christmas Box Richard Paul Evans
A young family moves in with an elderly widow and the father learns an important lesson regarding a parent's love for their children. (4.9, 9 to 12, 14080 words)

 

July 15, 2010

Absolutely Lucy — Easy Reader
Bobby is a shy boy until he gets a beagle puppy named Lucy, who helps him to make new friends. (7273 words)

Biscuit Wants to Play — Easy Reader
The puppy Biscuit makes friends with two kittens.

Ghost Horse — Easy Reader
A ghost horse helps Emily get over her unhappiness when she has to move to a small town, attend a new school, and try to make new friends.

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson learns he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea. His mother sends him to a summer camp for demigods where he and his new friends set out on a quest to prevent a war between the gods. (3.8, 4 to 12, 87495 words)

Marley: A Dog Like No Other by John Grogan
Marley is quite a dog in this amusing and endearing story. (4.0, 6 to 12, 38067 words)

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Milo searches for Rhyme and Reason and learns lessons on achieving wisdom. Puns aplenty. (6.6, 4 to 8, 41272 words)

The Bully by Paul Langan
Darrell enrolls as a new student at Bluford High School and is confronted by a bully. (4.0, 7 to 12, 35975 words)

The Christopher Killer: A Forensic Mystery by Alane Ferguson
On the payroll as an assistant to her coroner father, seventeen-year-old Cameryn Mahoney uses her knowledge of forensic medicine to catch the killer of a friend while putting herself in terrible danger. (4.3, 9 to 12, 62285 words)

The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family by Dave Pelzer
In this sequel to A Child Called It the foster child care system comes through with flying colors in rescuing Dave Pelzer. (3.8, 7 to 12, 60788 words)

June 18, 2010

Biscuit's Big Friend by Alyssa Satin Capucilli — Easy Reader
Biscuit, a little puppy, and Sam, a big dog, play together despite their difference in size.

The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash — Easy Reader
Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm.

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs — Easy Reader
The wolf presents his defense in this amusing version of the famous story.

Almost Starring Skinnybones by Barbara Park
Alex hopes that by being in a national TV commercial his fame will translate into acceptance at school. It doesn't quite work out this way. (3.2, 4 to 8, 21716 words)

A Place Called Ugly by Avi
Fourteen year old Owen is determined to stop the demolition of a beach house that contains many of his cherished memories. (2.7, 5 to 9, 34838 words)

Drita, My Homegirl by Jenny Lombard
Drita is refugee from Kosovo who is trying to fit in at her new school where Maxie finally befriends her and eases her way. (3.3, 3 to 6, 25935 words)

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
As her mother prepares to be a contestant on the 1970s television game show, "The $2 0,000 Pyramid," a twelve-year-old New York City girl tries to make sense of a series of mysterious notes received from an anonymous source that seems to defy the laws of time and space. (3.7, 7 to 12, 39682 words)

Payback by Paul Langan
Tyray loses respect at school when another student stands up to him. Tyray attempts to regain his reputation by buying a gun. (4.1, 7 to 12, 22487 words)

Common Ground by J. Anthony Lukas
School desegregation in Boston is examined in great detail through the eyes of three families. (10.3, 10 to 12, 325794 words)

 

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