This is a fantastic book for any reader who wants to know what the Canterbury Tales are all about but doesn’t want to read 500 pages to figure it out. Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales retold and illustrated by Marcia Williams is a great book to accomplish this. The format is very similar to a comic book format with small pictures and headings at the bottom of each picture. The different tales are approximately four pages long and are very quick and entertaining. There are stories about two cousins fighting over the same beautiful girl, men trying to kill death, a knight who must find out what a woman truly wants in a year to save his life, magicians and trickery; to name a few. However, there are some things in the stories that some may consider crude such as farting, characters sticking their bums out the window and infidelity. Even considering these few details, it is definitely a book worth reading.
Intermediate Mystery books are a gold mine. High-low books refer to titles that are of high interest to readers, but contain low level vocabulary. These titles are clever, action-packed, and have several books in the series to keep the mystery alive. These intermediate mystery books are the first in their series and are sure to appease any mystery loving reader. The Ghost Tree Written by Natasha Deen Illustrated by Lissy Marlin New York: Random House Children's Books, 2022. Intermediate. 95 pages. With a dash of paranormal mixed with mystery, this book introduces Asim, a Guyanese American fourth grader who moves to a new town. After a visit to a graveyard, an evil spirit is unleashed. Asim works with new friends, Rokshar and Max, to save their town. With scarily cool illustrations to accompany this text, this book is great for any amateur sleuths who love a touch of creepy. Detective Duck: The Case of the Strange Splash Written by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver Illustrated by Dan San
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