BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Inky hurries from his reading intervention to join his class for library time, but once there can't find a book he likes. His friend Hugo switches into his alter identity of Mighty Reader and takes Inky into an adventure book. Inky now has to solve riddles to gain a sword, defeat the dragon, and rescue Merlin.
Hillenbrand does a fair representation of how struggling readers "struggle" to find books they want to read. The character Mighty Reader is a true friend who helps Inky find an adventure that heavily promotes books and library usage. The format is bright and has a comic book like layout that is visually appealing. The text doesn't flow smoothly, which actually encourages the perusal of illustrations as the key to understanding.
J. Smith, Teacher Librarian
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