5/30/2023 0 Comments The mermaid in the millpondNot that anyone would mistake writing of this quality as beneath anybody. This allows, say, a twelve year old to have a book geared just for their level without appearing to any observers to be reading beneath them. Their experts have deemed this to have a reading age of eight, and content and interest enough for anyone of that age and above, and it is presented with all the considerations necessary for a special kind of reader. This evocative slice of historical drama comes to us from Barrington Stoke, the go-to publishing house for people needing fiction for people with dyslexia and other reading issues. But surely that doesn't mean there is any truth in the existence of the mermaid? But despite herself Bess does find a bit of a kindred spirit in the slight little Dot, and despite everything that life has taught her about betrayal and how befriending people only leads to harm, there might be a glimmer of companionship in the tired-out mill workers. Bess knows there is no time for friendship in a hand-to-mouth, every man for himself kind of existence. Neither will there be a friend for her in amongst all the other kids, who have had their entire childhoods sold to the mill-owners by the London workhouse they used to call home. That at least is what Bess is telling herself. Summary: Ideal for those with dyslexia and other reading challenges, this has them reading of Dickensian workhouse times, with just a splash (tee hee) of magic.
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