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Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Book Reports & Love
Dear Readers,
A lot of you (and your parents) have written to me in the last few weeks asking the READING LEVEL of my books.
HarperCollins rates my books for 9 - 12 year olds, but I just got a note this morning from a bookseller which said : " ...some of your readers are older women in their 70's, who are chompin' at the bit for the next book. "
As a former reading teacher, I know readers will tackle stories way above what they score on a standardized test -- if the book is about something they LOVE, or something which fascinates them. And plenty of super readers enjoy books "below" their levels. That includes me! I read tons of books designated: Young Adult. Which I'm, uh, not, but WHO CARES? IMO -- many are among the best contemporary literature available.
However, if your teacher is a real stickler for having you read precisely at your reading level, I stumbled upon this site & you can look up the reading level of any of my Phantom Stallion books.
http://www.regentbook.com/resulta.asp?FromSearch=true&AllGrade=1&txtAuthor=Terri+Farley&OptSort=V1&submit=Search
Have fun reading!
Terri
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Book Reports & Love
Dear Readers,
A lot of you (and your parents) have written to me in the last few weeks asking the READING LEVEL of my books.
HarperCollins rates my books for 9 - 12 year olds, but I just got a note this morning from a bookseller which said : " ...some of your readers are older women in their 70's, who are chompin' at the bit for the next book. "
As a former reading teacher, I know readers will tackle stories way above what they score on a standardized test -- if the book is about something they LOVE, or something which fascinates them. And plenty of super readers enjoy books "below" their levels. That includes me! I read tons of books designated: Young Adult. Which I'm, uh, not, but WHO CARES? IMO -- many are among the best contemporary literature available.
However, if your teacher is a real stickler for having you read precisely at your reading level, I stumbled upon this site & you can look up the reading level of any of my Phantom Stallion books.
http://www.regentbook.com/resulta.asp?FromSearch=true&AllGrade=1&txtAuthor=Terri+Farley&OptSort=V1&submit=Search
Have fun reading!
Terri
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Posted by Terri Farley @ 3:44 PM
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