The Wild Book

A girl with dyslexia finds strength in a blank book, transforming her struggle into a powerful tool when her family faces danger.

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144 pages· 7,090 words· Est. 48 min read· 1050L

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Bookroo's summary

Fefa battles dyslexia, her world a jumble of elusive letters. Given a blank book by her mother, she begins to plant words like seeds, nurturing them into strength. As her confidence grows, so does her ability to face challenges. When her family is threatened, Fefa's newfound skills become their unexpected salvation. Can her wild book truly hold the key to their safety? Discover the transformative power of words in this poetic journey of resilience and hope.

From the publisher

“The idea of a wild book on which to let words sprout is one that should speak to those with reading difficulties and to aspiring poets as well.” –School Library Journal Fefa struggles with words. She has word blindness, or dyslexia, and the doctor says she will never read or write. Every time she tries, the letters jumble and spill off the page, leaping away like bullfrogs. How will she ever understand them?But her mother has an idea. She gives Fefa a blank book filled with clean white pages. “Think of it as a garden,” she says.Soon Fefa starts to sprinkle words across the pages of her wild book. She lets her words sprout like seedlings, shaky at first, then growing stronger and surer with each new day. And when her family is threatened, it is what Fefa has learned from her wild book that saves them.This glowing portrait in verse of Margarita Engle’s Cuban grandmother as a young girl struggling with dyslexia is not to be missed.

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