Books featuring characters with dyslexia
It can be really valuable for children to read about characters like them - and to discover different experiences - so we've put together a list of brilliant books featuring characters with dyslexia.
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The Wildstorm Curse
Author: Eve Wersocki Morris
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
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The Wildstorm Curse
Author: Eve Wersocki Morris
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
Kallie and her new friends at theatre camp must fight an ancient evil. This thrilling and action-packed story celebrates unlikely …
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When the Sky Falls
Author: Phil Earle
Interest level: 11-14
Reading age: 10+
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When the Sky Falls
Author: Phil Earle
Interest level: 11-14
Reading age: 10+
It's the Second World War and while everyone else is evacuated to the countryside, 12-year-old Joseph ends up in the city with a w…
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Read Between the Lies
Author: Malcolm Duffy
Interest level: 12-16
Reading age: 12+
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Read Between the Lies
Author: Malcolm Duffy
Interest level: 12-16
Reading age: 12+
With chapters alternately narrated by stepbrothers Ryan and Tommy, this is a clever and absorbing book that builds slowly and work…
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The Boy Who Stole the Pharaoh’s Lunch
Author: Karen McCombie Illustrator: Anneli Bray
Interest level: 6-8
Reading age: 7+
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The Boy Who Stole the Pharaoh’s Lunch
Author: Karen McCombie Illustrator: Anneli Bray
Interest level: 6-8
Reading age: 7+
When Seth is transported back in time to Ancient Egypt, can he save a friendly hyena, who is destined to become the main course at…
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Wider than the Sea
Author: Serena Molloy Illustrator: George Ermos
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 8+
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Wider than the Sea
Author: Serena Molloy Illustrator: George Ermos
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 8+
Ró finds reading hard because the words jump around. She can’t tell anyone because her parents are unhappy and she doesn’t want to…
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Brian Has Dyslexia
Author: Woody Fox Illustrator: Jenny Leigh
Interest level: 5+
Reading age: 4+
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Brian Has Dyslexia
Author: Woody Fox Illustrator: Jenny Leigh
Interest level: 5+
Reading age: 4+
Not knowing his left from his right, and his bad headaches are also adding to his problems. Then, with some help from Dr Spot and …
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Lightning Chase Me Home
Author: Amber Lee Dodd
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
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Lightning Chase Me Home
Author: Amber Lee Dodd
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
This is an unusual adventure story that successfully holds the reader under its spell. A growing sense of danger rumbles in the ba…
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Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Author: Rick Riordan
Interest level: 9+
Reading age: 9+
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Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Author: Rick Riordan
Interest level: 9+
Reading age: 9+
In this leftfield comic fantasy novel, 12-year-old Percy Jackson discovers that the Greek gods of Olympus are alive and living in …
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Moving the Goalposts
Author: Rob Childs Illustrator: Gary Rees
Interest level: 10+
Reading age: 8+
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Moving the Goalposts
Author: Rob Childs Illustrator: Gary Rees
Interest level: 10+
Reading age: 8+
Sam is the hugely successful goalie in his football team...
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Maggot Moon
Author: Sally Gardner
Interest level: 13+
Reading age: 11+
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Maggot Moon
Author: Sally Gardner
Interest level: 13+
Reading age: 11+
Combining conspiracy theory and dystopia, this hugely original novel is set in an alternate 1950s in which Britain is dominated by…
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Pages & Co: Tilly and the Bookwanderers
Author: Anna James
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
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Pages & Co: Tilly and the Bookwanderers
Author: Anna James
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
Tilly Pages always knew she loved books... but she never imagined she'd be able to step into their fantastical fictional worlds. A…
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