Pia's Plans

  • Pages:112
  • Publisher:Orca Book Publishers
  • Series: Orca Currents
  • Themes:anxiety, dangers of perfectionism, dealing with divorce, friendship, self-esteem
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  • Available:09/22/2020
  • Age Groups:Fiction Ages 9-12
  • Reading Level:2.1
  • Lexile:HL380L
  • Fountas & Pinnell Text Level Gradient:U
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Ever since her parents got divorced, Pia has worked hard to make sure everything in her life is Perfect, with a capital P.

But everything keeps going wrong. Pia and her sister get into a fight. She falls down the stairs and hurts her ankle. She spills chocolate milk all over her lucky outfit. She accidentally studied for the wrong test. And her best friend still isn’t speaking to her since she got mad at him for throwing her a surprise birthday party. Now Pia has a big race this afternoon and she’s pretending her ankle is fine. But she has to win the race. She has to!

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

“Simple vocabulary, short chapters, and quick pacing make this slice-of-life story a great high-interest, low–reading level option for struggling readers.”
– Kirkus Reviews
“A solid example of a high-interest low-reading-level book done well. This novel has heart...New enhanced print features, such as a dyslexia-friendly font, increased spacing between words and lines, and cream-coloured paper to minimize contrast, are all effective in improving reading accessibility for striving readers.”
– CM: Canadian Review of Materials
“In this realistic fiction title dealing with anxiety and divorced parents at a young age, Pia is an engaging character learning to handle tough situations...A solid purchase for libraries in need of accessible hi-lo titles dealing with serious concerns in a light manner.”
– School Library Journal (SLJ)
CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens   | 2021  |  Commended

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