The Whispering Grass Trees

<h4>The Whispering Grass Trees</h4><p></p><p>There's a place in the bush where creepy grass trees gather whisper and turn children into one of their kind.</p><p></p><p>When Seth goes on a holiday local teenagers dare him to go and check out the whispering grass trees.</p><p></p><p>Will he survive to tell the tale?</p><h4></h4><h4>The Whispering Grass Trees is a Read-Easy book. It is written specifically to facilitate accessible engaging and empowering reading experiences for reluctant struggling or infrequent teen readers.</h4><p></p><p>This Read-Easy book has:</p><p></p><p>Simple vocabulary</p><p>An achievable length</p><p>Large easy-to-read font</p><p>Extra space between lines</p><p>No long paragraphs</p><p>Exciting engaging stories</p><p>Teen themes</p><p>Relatable teen characters</p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Themes: </strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>fitting in with a group</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>city versus country</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>peer pressure</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>horror</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>friendship</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>courage</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>identity</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>loyalty</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>money & classism</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Story Excerpt:</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Seth wonders if he should tell Dan about his dream but if he does Dan might not want to take him to </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Gathering Place.</em></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>It's not just because he wants to look cool - it's something deeper and more powerful than that.</span></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>If the grass trees are calling to me it's because I'm special </em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Seth thinks. </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>I'm not going to risk ruining my chance to see them.</em></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The feeling he has about going to </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Gathering Place</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is warm and inviting.</span></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>I'm better than all those other people who disappeared </em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>he thinks. </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Nothing bad is going to happen to me.</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Boost reading confidence fluency and stamina</strong></p><p></p>