Fusion Reader
A combination of written word with graphic novel/comic-style illustrations
| Author | Katie Dale |
| Illustrator | Clari Cabral |
| Format | 15x21cm, 32pg, SB |
| Publication Date | 02/05/2025 |
| AR Rating | – |
| Bic/CBMC Code | YQCR/B3M79 |
| ISBN: 9781835110386 RRP £6.99 | |
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Gloria the Gladiator
Description
Gloria dreams of being a gladiator, but girls aren’t allowed to fight! She trains in secret, desperate to join her brothers in gladiator battles. One day, Gloria sneaks in to a trial battle, and is surprised to be invited to the Emperor’s Young Gladiators Tournament! But can she fight while keeping her identity hidden?
Features
- 1 Story
- 32 Pages
- Direct speech
- Chapters
Gold Band Structure
- No specific phonic structure to these books, as children should be able to work out most reasonably common words without difficulty.
- Vocab choices are appropriate to this young readership and not too complex or demanding
- More scope for complex inference creeping in – e.g. sometimes the reader may need to read between the lines, or may know something the characters do not, or the author may set up unusual twist or surprise ending.
- Stories are slightly longer and more complex than before and bring in knowledge from outside the story in order to understand it.
- As above, though stories are becoming more varied in plot as well as sentence structure, sometimes including some more literary or stylised language where appropriate.