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Stalker (Siti's Sisters)

sue@letmelearn.co.uk — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:37:28 +0100

In 'Stalker' The Halloween Fair's in town, but the main attractions for Kelly isn't the ghost train or the toffee apples: it's Gary who she really fancies. But when the evening just goes downhill, Kelly decides to walk home on her own. Even though she promised her mum she wouldn't. The Halloween Fair's in town, but the main attractions for Kelly isn't the ghost train or the toffee apples: it's Gary who she really fancies. But when the evening just goes downhill, Kelly decides to walk home on her own. Even though she promised her mum she wouldn't.

Siti's Sisters reading books feature Siti and the four really close friends - Kelly, Lu, Donna and Rachel - who she calls her sisters.� Each self-contained story tells of the ups and downs of Siti and friends.

View a sample page for style and pictures.

SEN NOTES:
Siti's Sisters is designed for girls aged 10-14 with a reading level of 7 - 8 years.� Fast-paced, funny and light-hearted stories, 36�pages�- in the region of 1200-1500 words in length. All of the books feature tightly controlled vocabulary, simple sentences and contemporary black and white illustrations throughout to help readers engage and follow the narrative.

Girls Rock! Snowball Attack

sue@letmelearn.co.uk — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:06:30 +0000

There's been a surprise snowfall in Ellie and Rachel's neighbourhood and the girls are ready for some fun. But when the boys next door attack, the snow battle begins! This brand new series of short chapter books feature girls doing girls' stuff - hanging out, getting into scrapes and standing up to the boys. Written specifically for reluctant readers, they appeal particularly to girls in Years 3 to 6 of Primary School. The reading age is 7-8. Each book centres around a theme of interest to girls and is written in dialogue format, thus encouraging shared and paired reading and presenting individual readers with short bursts of text. This playscript style is particularly successful with less experienced readers who may be intimidated by the sheer amount of script in more conventional books. Additionally each book contains related facts, jokes, quizzes and a letter from the authors - features which are especially appealing to girls of this age.

Girls Rock! Football Crazy

sue@letmelearn.co.uk — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:47:02 +0100

Carly and Mai are determined to join the school football team and nobody can stop them - especially not the dreaded Hoover boys! But at practice, the Hoover boys get in on the act after all.

This series of short chapter books feature girls doing girls' stuff - hanging out, getting into scrapes and standing up to the boys. Written specifically for reluctant readers, they appeal particularly to girls in Years 3 to 6 of Primary School. The reading age is 7-8 years.

Each book centres around a theme of interest to girls and is written in dialogue format, thus encouraging shared and paired reading and presenting individual readers with short bursts of text. This playscript�style is particularly successful with less experienced readers who may be intimidated by the sheer amount of script in more conventional books.

Additionally each book contains related facts, jokes, quizzes and a letter from the authors - features which are especially appealing to girls of this age.

Paired and guided reading packs are available for schools - see the link below for details.

�Contents

Chapter 1:�The Weekend at Last!�
Chapter 2:�Looking Good�
Chapter 3: Trust Me!�
Chapter 4:�Red-spot Disease�
Chapter 5:�We're the Best�
Extra stuff
- Football�lingo
- Football�must-dos�
- Football�instant info
- Think tank
- Hey girls! (author letter)
- When we were kids
- What a laugh!

Girls Rock! Girl Pirates

sue@letmelearn.co.uk — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:46:37 +0100

Mai and Carly are sailing the high seas in Carly's back garden. These girl pirates plan their attack on the Boogie Boy pirates next door and the sweet smell of victory seems close� This brand new series of short chapter books feature girls doing girls' stuff - hanging out, getting into scrapes and standing up to the boys. Written specifically for reluctant readers, they appeal particularly to girls in Years 3 to 6 of Primary School. The reading age is 7-8. Each book centres around a theme of interest to girls and is written in dialogue format, thus encouraging shared and paired reading and presenting individual readers with short bursts of text. This playscript style is particularly successful with less experienced readers who may be intimidated by the sheer amount of script in more conventional books. Additionally each book contains related facts, jokes, quizzes and a letter from the authors - features which are especially appealing to girls of this age.