Emma Stone is the new girl  in school. Why does she  always wear sunglasses  when the others are not  allowed? Gail and Tanya are  determined to find out, but  Emma’s cold stare is more  than they had bargained for.

This hi-lo series for struggling and reluctant readers has been written for children aged between 12 and 14 years, whose current reading age is 7.5 to 8 years. These age-appropriate short reads have 32 pages and are written by talented authors writing stories with relatable characters.  They use a large font size, and the language and sentence structure are intentionally written so that students who are reading behind their chronological age can succeed in reading them. The series has plenty of practice at one level, allowing consolidation of learning before moving on to more challenging reads.