Interest Age 9+ Reading Age 6.5+. A thrilling story of courage and survival set in the extreme cold of Alaska. Zeb is determined to win the Iditarod, a terrifyingly challenging dog sled race covering 674 miles. Everyone says that Zeb is too young to enter but Zeb knows he’s a good and he’s determined to show that he can do it. But can he? Zeb hits distaster. Will he survive?
An exciting story of courage and friendship. Zeb defies his parents to take part in the biggest dog sledding race in the world. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers.
Without exception dyslexia-friendly books published by Barrington Stoke get off to an exciting start and maintain the impetus throughout, with a cliffhanger at the end of every chapter. The plot is clear, the characters appealing and there are plenty of visual clues, as dyslexics like to run a story like a video in their heads.
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