Dyslexic Reader Collection

Titles with dyslexic-friendly font.

Updated February 12, 2024
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Paper Book
Robert Louis Stevenson originally wrote Dr. Jekyll And Mr Hyde as a "chilling shocker." He then burned the draft and, upon his wife's advice, rewrote it as the darkly complex tale it is today. Stark, skillfully woven, this fascinating novel explores the curious turnings of human character...
Alice through the looking-glass
Carroll, Lewis
Paper Book
Welcome back to the world of Helen Oxenbury's Alice! An exuberant edition of the Lewis Carroll masterpiece, lavishly illustrated by one of the most beloved children's book artists of our time. Helen Oxenbury's ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND set a new standard for contemporary...
The girl who lost a leopard
Farook, Nizrana
Paper Book
From the author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant comes another thrilling escapade set in fictional Sri Lanka. Selvi is a free spirit who loves climbing in the beautiful mountains behind her home. There, she befriended Lokka, a leopard with a beautiful coat and huge golden...
Aaron Slater, illustrator
Beaty, Andrea
Paper Book
Aaron Slater loves listening to stories and dreams of one day writing them himself. But when it comes to reading, the letters just look like squiggles to him, and it soon becomes clear he struggles more than his peers. When his teacher asks each child in the class to write a story, Aaron can't...
The raven riddle
Hardy, Vashti
Paper Book
A super-readable and accessible mystery set in a steampunk-fantasy world.  "Ravens and a witch and a haunted house?" said Grace. New recruit Tom Eely has joined warden Grace Griffin and her family as they use their amazing map...
Wrath
Sedgwick, Marcus
Paper Book
A super-readable and accessible contemporary story about friendship. Cassie Cotton has always been unusual, a bit different--but this only makes her more intriguing to her school friend Fitz. Cassie can hear a noise that no one else can, and she believes it's a...
Super sub
Gibbons, Alan
Paper Book
New boy Smithy can't understand why everyone is so excited about a player on the football team called "Bengo." Bengo's been absent for the first few games of the season and starts the next game on the bench, so surely he can't be that special? But when Smithy finally...
The griffin gate
Hardy, Vashti
Paper Book
A super-readable and accessible mystery set in a steampunk-fantasy world.  "Warden Griffin at your service. Can I ask if you've seen a monster in the area ... ?" Grace's family are wardens of the Griffin Map, using its teleport...
Survival in space : the Apollo 13 mission
Long, David
Paper Book
A super-readable and accessible nonfiction book about Apollo 13 and space. April 11, 1970: Apollo 13 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It should have been the third manned Apollo mission to land on the moon. But when an explosion on board...
The prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Spark, Muriel.
Paper Book
The elegantly styled classic story of a young, unorthodox teacher and her special--and ultimately dangerous--relationship with six of her students.
Lark
McGowan, Anthony
Paper Book
This Carnegie-Medal award winner is an honest portrait of family and adolescence in a super-readable, dyslexia-friendly format. Things are getting tense at home for Nicky and Kenny as they wait for a visit from their estranged mother. To escape, they go for a walk...
White eagles
Wein, Elizabeth
Paper Book
A super-readable and accessible historical fiction young adult novel set in Poland on the brink of World War II. Sister. Savior. Deserter? Summer 1939. With Europe on the brink of war, eighteen-year-old Kristina Tomiak has been...
Virus
Bradford, Chris
Paper Book
A post-apocalyptic thriller about virtual reality, written in a super-readable, dyslexia-friendly format. Scott nearly died playing Virtual Kombat--the virtual-reality fighting game that risks the lives of street kids for profit. Now Scott's being hunted by Wasp...

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