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Eye Sore

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The last thing Chaz wants is to spend his summer working on his father's Eye, a Ferris wheel with glass-bottomed gondolas set up to view scenic North Vancouver.

For one thing, Chaz would prefer to pursue his own passion: dance in the style of the late, great Gene Kelly. More importantly, Chaz suffers from vertigo, and even the thought of the Eye makes him want to lose his lunch. But when a crowd of angry protestors and a mysterious vandal threaten his father's dream, and the family's livelihood, Chaz is forced to overcome his own fears to help out.

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don't like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

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    • Booklist

      May 1, 2015
      Grades 5-8 Everyone has secrets. Afraid of tarnishing his father's dream, Chaz Higgins keeps his dizzying relationship with heights a secret and takes a summer job running the new North Vancouver Eye (Ferris wheel) that his dad designed. Chaz, on the other hand, dreams of dancing. Snatching every moment he can to practice for an upcoming talent competition, he slides, taps, and rhythmically punches through the book. When a negative newspaper article runs about the Eye, an angry crowd of protesters quickly turns the grand opening celebration sour. Acts of vandalism followbut why? Chaz's mental wheels start turning, and he Gene Kellys his way through the evidence; but can he stop the saboteurs, even if it means confronting his old foe, vertigo? This high/low novel offers readers a mild mystery with an atypical leading man. His propensity to dance his problems away is often at odds with the plot's intended tension; however, it succeeds in ushering in themes of bullying, following one's dreams, and confronting fears. A rocky but entertaining ride.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2015, American Library Association.)

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  • English

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  • ATOS Level:3.5
  • Lexile® Measure:390
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:0-2

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