Avatar

Avatar is a dark contemporary story in twelve chapters about a boy, Kevin, who is cruelly bullied and comes home either to an empty house or a mother who is more child than parent.  A new girl, Lan, recently arrived from Vietnam, gives him the courage and desire to become neither bullied nor bully himself. The book concludes with a feature on planning and writing a contemporary story.

The text is composed of dialogue and a variety of sentence types.  Dramatic illustrations provide a context and create mood.  Inset boxes encourage readers to notice visual features and aspects of plot, character, and setting, to activate reading strategies, and to clarify vocabulary.  Boxes also highlight issues and prompt personal response.

The narrative is rich in descriptive and figurative language.

This title is from the Sails Literacy series. Hook readers and ignite their curiosity - over 700 levelled texts with bright, colourful, sophisticated designs.