Thank You, Mr. Falker

Young Trisha eagerly anticipates learning how to read, but when she starts school the letters and numbers look hopelessly jumbled to her eyes. As the years pass, she endures teasing from classmates and falls further behind in her classes while feeling increasingly defeated. Everything begins to shift in fifth grade when a perceptive and patient teacher named Mr. Falker identifies her reading difficulties and works closely with her to conquer them.

by Patricia Polacco

Philomel · First published 1998 · 40 pages