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Bloodsucker: easy-to-read teen book
Paperback
Series: On the Edge, Book 3
ISBN13: 9781763602649
Publisher: Jay Bird Books
Published: Sep 17 2024
Pages: 114
Weight: 0.31
Height: 0.24 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
When Zoe camps in the Vietnamese jungle, she hopes to have the adventure of a lifetime - and she's not disappointed.
After being attacked by the infamous bloodsucker leech and bitten by a venomous spider, Zoe develops strange abilities. If that isn't enough, Zoe also falls in love with local boy, Huy.
It's a lot for anyone to deal with.
How will Zoe cope?
Bloodsucker is a Read-Easy book: an accessible, engaging and empowering reading option for reluctant, struggling or infrequent teen readers.Read-Easy books are also ideal for confident middle-grade readers and ESL learners.
Bloodsucker has:
Simple vocabulary
An achievable length
Larger, easy-to-read font
Extra line spacing
No long paragraphs
Exciting, original stories
Relevant teen themes
Relatable teen protagonists
Themes:
girl-power
horror
superpowers
father and daughter relationship
first love
jungle-adventure
ambition
courage
Read-Easy books help boost reading confidence, fluency and stamina
Book Excerpt:
The bloodsucker shoots slime at Zoe's face, but she closes her eyes and mouth and continues to pull. A surge of energy has filled her body, and she is gripped by determination.
Somehow, Huy keeps himself from completely freaking out. 'It's coming off!' he yells and with a mighty pop, the leech lets go.
Zoe topples backwards, just managing to keep her balance. She holds the squirming bloodsucker in both hands, staggering as she regains her balance
'A container!' she screams at Henry.
Henry dives for a plastic tub, and Zoe lurches forward, dropping the leech into it.
It lands with a sickening squelch - a slab of thick meat oozing blood.
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