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
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The Wildstorm Curse
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
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When the Sky Falls
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
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Read Between the Lies
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
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The Boy Who Stole the Pharaoh’s Lunch
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
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Wider than the Sea
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
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Brian Has Dyslexia
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
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Lightning Chase Me Home
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
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Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
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
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Moving the Goalposts
Sam is the hugely successful goalie in his football team...
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Maggot Moon
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Maggot Moon
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
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Pages & Co: Tilly and the Bookwanderers
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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