Short books. Easy reading. Great Canadian authors.
About Good Reads
Good Reads® books are written by well-known Canadian authors for people improving their reading skills.
Good Reads are short books (10,000 to 12,000 words, about 100 pages), with easy to understand vocabulary and structure. Good Reads encourage reading practice, develop reading skills, and increase reading confidence.
Other readers such as busy people looking for a short read, older individuals and fans of the authors will also enjoy Good Reads.
Good Reads authors include:
- Gail Anderson-Dargatz - The Stalker
- Deborah Ellis - In From the Cold
- Maureen Jennings - Shipwreck
- Rabindranath Maharaj - The Picture of Nobody
- Louise Penny - The Hangman
- Gail Vaz-Oxlade - Easy Money
- Marina Endicott - New Year’s Eve
- Joy Fielding - Home Invasion
- Robert Hough - The Day the Rebels Came to Town
- Anthony Hyde - Picture This
- Frances Itani - Missing
Where to find Good Reads
Literacy organizations, libraries and educational institutions can order Good Reads from Grass Roots Press.
Good Reads are also available in Chapters, Indigo, and other bookstores. HarperCollins Canada is the retail distributor.
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Good Reads is an initiative of ABC Life Literacy Canada and Grass Roots Press, with funding from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.
Good book; the ending is not what you would expect. I would have like to known what Tommy had written on the internet.
A scary topic. Just look at the cover. But after seeing her on CanadaAM I gave it a shot. Totally worth it.
This is cool that people are able to find books they are comfortable reading. This opens new doors for my students.
Our class enjoyed reading the book. It provided us with opportunities to learn about important social issues within our community, as well as a moving story.
War is never easy to read about but when you read this story and feel the human side of the relationships forged during a difficult time it reminds you of the goodness in each of us. Touching story that made me want to learn more about the men (and now women) that stand up for their countries in difficult times.