Publisher: Saddleback Publishing

Copyright Date: 2016

Edition Date: 2016 Release Date: 07/08/16

Pages: 62 pages

ISBN: Publisher: 1-622-50957-9 Perma-Bound: 0-605-95686-3

ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-1-622-50957-7 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-95686-5

Dewey: Fic

Dimensions: 20 cm.

Subject Heading:
Boys. Juvenile fiction.
Foster home care. Juvenile fiction.
Families. Juvenile fiction.
Boys. Fiction.
Foster home care. Fiction.
Family life. Fiction.

Language: English

Word Count: 4,884

Reading Level: 2.4

Interest Level: 3-6

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 2.4 / points: 1.0 / quiz: 192897 / grade: Middle Grades

Lexile: HL120L

Themes: Foster Kids, Baseball, Fiction, Tween, Emergent Reader, Chapter Book, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Bruno had seen it all. Five foster homes in his short life. He hoped he could stay with the Browns. They were cool people. He knew he was too old at 10 to be adopted and find his forever family. But Eva and Martin were so nicea plus since he had been beaten by a few foster parents. Plus, Martin was helping him with his baseball skills. Everything seemed to be going well until a stranger started lurking around the baseball field. This series of short novels was designed to engage a broad spectrum of struggling readers. No longer will upper-elementary students have to read material junior to their maturity and interests. Characters are age appropriate and come from diverse cultures and backgrounds. Science ficion, sports, paranormal, realistic life, historical fiction, and fantasy are just a few of the many genres. Books are no higher than a 1.5 reading level, with illustrations on every spread that support visual literacy and draw kids into the text. Each book is around 70 pages.