The Girl Everyone Thought Was Strange
An outcast girl of a small village, saves the day when aliens attack.
kids book, friendly, fun, aliens, medieval, quick read, mischievous, joyful, quirky
About 1,900 words, 5-ish thrilling pages, and a nice bedtime story or just a quick fun read.
An outcast girl of a small village, saves the day when aliens attack.
kids book, friendly, fun, aliens, medieval, quick read, mischievous, joyful, quirky
About 1,900 words, 5-ish thrilling pages, and a nice bedtime story or just a quick fun read.
An outcast girl of a small village, saves the day when aliens attack.
kids book, friendly, fun, aliens, medieval, quick read, mischievous, joyful, quirky
About 1,900 words, 5-ish thrilling pages, and a nice bedtime story or just a quick fun read.
So I couldn’t find an exacts age suggestion based on length or material, so this is the best excerpt I have; I think lots of kids would enjoy this, and definitely encourage the parents to do the fun different voices to really get the full context across for the kiddos.
This book has themes of being your authentic individual self, going against the norm, animal care, accepting differences (physical or mental) living with the land, and expressing yourself creatively, holding true to who you are and what makes you happy, in a mature, healthy way.
Although the leading character is female, I think the aliens and fun sound effects would catch boys attentions too!
Early readers: 300–1,200 words
Chapter books: 1,500–10,000 words
Children's books have become shorter in recent years. For example, a 1922 book for 2–7 year olds had a word count of 3,877, while a contemporary book for the same age group has an average word count of 200–400 words.
Children's Illustrated Books: These books which are usually read to 4-8 year old children, and those emerging early readers, should be in the 500-600 word range.Nov 25, 2021