From Casts To Comics (these First Letters, Book One)

Max loves to play ball. Min likes reading and art. Can comics help these unlikely penpals become friends?

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In this decodable book written for middle school audiences and beyond, readers will spend time practicing short vowels a, e, i, o, and u. This book is one of many in development by Storyshares, the goal of which is to create a new shelf in the global library designed to reach even the most left-behind readers in middle school and beyond. It combines key science of reading principles with characters, topics, themes, and imagery built around young adult interests.

Cat Jenkins lives in the Pacific Northwest where the weather is often conducive to long hours before a keyboard. Her stories in humor, fantasy, speculative fiction, and horror have been published both online and in print. Her first novel, Sara When She Chooses, was published by Bedazzled Ink Publishing in May 2018. Cat’s blog can be found at: catjenkinsdotcom.wordpress.com. James Quinton is a writer from a small town in central Massachusetts. When he's not at his desk, he's either in his garden coaxing his plants to grow or in his workshop turning salvaged wood and flea market finds into one-of-a-kind furniture and home decor.