The Alphabet war
Author: Diane Burton Robb
Illustrator: Gail Piazza
Genre: Special Needs Topic (realistic fiction)
Awards: N/A
Grade Level: 1-5
When Adam starts school, he notices that he is having trouble reading. After struggling for a few years, he begins to give up. Instead, he imagines that he is being held captive by an evil king who torments him with vowels. He discovers that he has dyslexia. He finally feels confident and understands his abilities when a school specialist assists Adam with his reading and schoolwork.
The Illustrator uses a lot of pastel colors to set the tone. She also displays Adam's frustration with his schoolwork in a realistic and relatable way for children who are also struggling.
This text is useful in classrooms to promote encouraging and accepting attitudes toward everyone. The book portrays dyslexia in a very real way. Students with dyslexia will relate to Adam and realize that there is hope. Students without dyslexia will recognize that some people have trouble reading, but that does not mean that they are unintelligent.
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