Pageturners Adventure
These short novels provide plenty of choices for readers to strengthen their fluency skills. Each of the six different genres deal with mature themes involving culturally diverse characters. Each title includes comprehension questions that deal with: recall, vocabulary, character analysis, cause and effect, drawing conclusions, and noting details.
A Horse Called Courage
Tami Nguyen has a summer job as a camp counselor. It’s hard for her to make friends. But those problems are nothing compared to her fear of the camp’s horses.
Lexile:470
Planet Doom
Reggie and Joanna can’t resist exploring the burned-out amusement park. They barely escape with their lives.
Lexile:400
The Terrible Orchid Sky
What will Ken Talbot’s reunion with his father be like? With a Category 5 hurricane heading their way, will he ever get the chance to find out?
Lexile:380
Up Rattler Mountain
The judge gives Rodrigo one last chance. If he doesn’t learn his lesson at the detention camp, he will be sent to state prison.
Lexile:400
Who Has Seen the Beast?
The Marin family found a prime campsite right next to the lake. Who could guess that a hulking creature was waiting for them in the woods?
Lexile:380
|
