Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol

Moving along with my Summer Reading, I read the first book in the series: Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol. I really like this series. Here are a few reasons I think it makes a great summer reading series:

1. Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol appears as a full grown chapter book from the outside. However inside, it is an easy to read book with high interest content. This book is written in easy to understand language, perfect for a chapter book beginner. 

2. It´s a ghost story, but a silly one. Andres Miedoso (the author and one of the main characters, we will get to that later) does an awesome job making the book both funny and suspenseful.

3. The book is full of great illustrations that help the reader understand the story. Along with illustrations on each page, the print is nice and big. I love big-ish print in a chapter book. It feels good as a reader to keep flipping those pages. It also helps with tracking the words for students who are easily distracted or dyslexic. 

4. Andres Miedoso is the author and stars in the book. I love the idea of a book written from childhood experience. There is even a note about Andres still being scared of everything and how he remains friends with Desmond.

I definitely give this book all the thumbs up for your struggling- not interested reader. Picking up this book and devouring the pages will give your reader confidences and hopefully light a fire for reading.