Steve Sharp: Decodable Editions

Meet Steve Sharp – an ex-cop who’s been hired to find a missing girl.

It’s not long before he discovers the girl is with Big Dave, who’s bad news.

Can Steve bring her home?

Designed to be read in sequence, this gritty six-part story features an edgy/alternative approach to dyslexia-friendly design (white text on black) and delivers the traditional ‘hard-boiled’ detective fiction of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett in a low-level, 100% fully decodable package.

It’s ideal for teens/adults who’re still practising and consolidating their phonics knowledge (Letters and Sounds Phases 2-5) – and need age-appropriate reading material.

What’s more, Steve Sharp (a self-professed ‘hard man’) will have these learners wanting to read.

Just note the series does contain some ‘tough content’ – such as violence and references to drugs.

NOTE: this series contains the new ‘decodable editions’ of the Steve Sharp titles (where we’ve made the necessary word changes to make the texts 100% fully decodable at Letters and Sounds Phase 5). For the original editions, which are all quizzed for Accelerated Reader, head here.