Castle Capture

The League of Enchanted Heroes chase a witch to her gingerbread castle. It brings back painful memories to Hansel, who was once imprisoned in a gingerbread cottage with his sister Gretel. He has to put aside his anger and come up with a plan to defeat the witch.

This hi-lo series for struggling and reluctant readers has been written for children aged between 9 and 12 years, whose current reading age is between 6 and 7 years. These age-appropriate short reads have 32 pages and are written by talented author - Tim Collins. They incorporate a large font size and text separated into bite-sized chunks, along with carefully considered letter and paragraph spacing that can reduce visual stress. The series has plenty of practice at one level, allowing consolidation of learning before moving on to more challenging reads. The vocabulary list of tricky words can aid comprehension before reading the book.