Deadly Drive (Surviving Southside)

As an 8th grade teacher with most of my students reading well below grade level, I am always on the hunt for high school stories written at the elementary school level in order to get my reluctant readers to READ. This series wins half the battle with cool cover art. The topics are engaging, the story lines aren't too complicated, and my low readers can feel proud to carry a cool looking book to class.

I understand why this book may be appealing to young people and I appreciate that is written for the struggling reader - but it was a painful read. Simple and predictable.

This series is a great choice for struggling high school readers. My READ180 9th Graders love all of the books. The topics are appropriate and high interest for high school readers. It is similar to the Blucked High series, but at lower Lexiles and they don't need to be read in any particular order. I hope there are additions to this 12-book series soon!

As a teacher of developing readers, this book grabbed their attention and had low vocabulary for struggling comprehension.

Interesting book and students can read it fairly quickly. The message is important.