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Holes by Louis
Sachar
Stanley Yelnats has a friend named
Hector, but people call him Zero because
they think he's stupid. Zero wanted to
learn how to read, so Stanley teaches
him.
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Jeremiah Learns to Read by
Jo Ellen Bogart
Jeremiah wants to learn how to read,
but his brother and wife can't teach him,
so he goes to school. Soon he was reading
and writing.
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Painted Words and Spoken
Memories by Aliki
Painted Words: Mari is
new to the country and she doesn't know
how to read or speak English. She draws
pictures to show how she feels.
Spoken Memories; Mari
learns to speak English and tells a story
about when she was young in her home
country.
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Today was a Terrible Day by
Patricia Reilly Giff
Ronald Morgan is having a bad day. He
can't do anything right, especially
reading. When Ronald's teacher gave him a
note to give to his mom, he figures out
how to read the entire note.
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Santa's Book of Names by
David M. Mcphail
Edward doesn't know how to read. He
goes with Santa to read Santa's Book of
Names for him. Edward reads the book
to Santa, and he realizes he can actually
read it all.
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Maniac Magee by Jerry
Spinelli
Maniac lives with an old man names
Grayson. Grayson can't read so Maniac
gives little easy books from the library
to Grayson. Maniac teaches him how to read
them.
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I Wish I Could Fly Like a
Bird
Chic L. Dee has a problem flying
straight. His ability to learn to fly is
tied to an ability to learn. It is a great
book about acceptance and finding your
true strengths.
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Thank You, Mr. Falker by
Patricia Polacco
Patricia went to school for years and
none of her teachers helped her. She had a
really bad time reading. Everybody made
fun of her, until she reached Mr. Falker's
class. He stopped people from making fun
of her, and tried his best to teach her
how to read.
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