World's Worst Parrot
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2020
- Subjects
- NON-CLASSIFIABLE, Birds, Computers
Dyslexia readability:
Slab serif font (Weekly Pro). Increased whitespace: larger margins, inter-word and line spacing.
Table of contents navigation
Full alternative textual descriptions
Single logical reading order
Print-equivalent page numbering
Language tagging provided
Text-to-speech hinting provided
EPUB Accessibility Specification 1.0 AA:
https://bornaccessible.org/certification/gca-credential/
-
eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459823778
- Publish Date
- Jan 2020
- List Price
- $8.99
Library Ordering Options
Description
Ava works hard at maintaining a certain image online and at school.
As far as anyone else knows, life is great. But when she inherits an African gray parrot from her great-uncle Bertie (whom she barely remembers), Ava’s carefully crafted world starts to crumble. The parrot, Mervin, is loud and messy and obnoxious. Ava’s brother thinks it’s hilarious to post videos of Ava trying to deal with the crazy bird. He even creates a profile for the two of them. Everyone wants to see more of Ava and Mervin. Suddenly, Ava is internet famous—in the worst possible way. Her friends think the parrot is gross and start acting weird toward her. But then a new girl at school helps Ava see that this parrot might not be the worst gift in the world and that just being yourself is the best way to be.
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.
About the author
Bestselling, award-winning author Alice Kuipers has published fourteen books for young readers, including 40 Things I Want to Tell You and the Polly Diamond series. Her work has been published in 36 countries, and she works as a writing coach for The Novelry. She lives in Saskatoon with her four children. www.alicekuipers.com
Awards
- Commended, CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens