{"product_id":"the-4th-grade-reader-for-theo-ashby-9798188144906","title":"The 4th Grade Reader for Girls: 12 Short Stories for 4th Grade Reader Girls to Build Reading Confidence: Earn a Badge After Every Story - Perfect for","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwelve stories she can finish by herself. Twelve badges she earns for doing it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe can read. She just doesn't always want to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt nine, a lot of girls land in the same gap: the books at her level feel babyish, and the ones that look exciting are too long to finish before she gives up. Reading stops being something she does and starts being something she's told to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 4th Grade Reader for Girls\u003c\/b\u003e was built for that exact moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve short stories. Each one finishes in a single sitting. Each one written at a true fourth-grade reading level, so she can read it \u003ci\u003eon her own\u003c\/i\u003e and feel it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe doesn't just read it. She earns it.\u003cp\u003eAt the end of every story there's a \u003cb\u003ebadge\u003c\/b\u003e to color in, sign, and date. Twelve stories, twelve badges. And when she's earned all twelve, the last page holds a \u003cb\u003eCertificate of Achievement\u003c\/b\u003e with a space for her name, ready to tear out and put on the fridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's the difference between a book she reads and a book she finishes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReal stories, not lessons in disguise\u003cp\u003eNora Bennett is nine. Over twelve stories she has to speak in front of her whole class, sit with the new girl when nobody else will, forgive a friend who hurt her, and hand back two points on a math quiz that nobody would ever have noticed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing here is tidy. Her voice shakes the whole way through. A friend stays annoyed at her. She works all summer and still comes second. The lesson is never spelled out, because girls this age can spot a lecture from a mile away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eConfidence\u003c\/b\u003e - speaking up, and losing to a friend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCourage\u003c\/b\u003e - saying no when everyone else says yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFriendship\u003c\/b\u003e - being replaced, and choosing to forgive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIntegrity\u003c\/b\u003e - telling the truth when it costs something\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat's inside\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e12 illustrated short stories, about 1,200 words each\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eA full-page badge after every story, ready to color and sign\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eA tear-out Certificate of Achievement on the final page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eWritten at a fourth-grade reading level, for ages 9 to 10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eOne story per sitting, readable in any order\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for\u003c\/b\u003e independent reading time, a reading log, a classroom read-aloud, a birthday gift, or the twenty minutes before lights out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Theo Ashby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798188144906\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.21d","brand":"Theo Ashby","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48998542803199,"sku":"9798188144906","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-4th-grade-reader-for-theo-ashby-9798188144906","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}