Check out Voss: How I Come to America and am Hero, Mostly by David Ives. Vospop Vsklzwczdztwczky (Voss for short) is a 15 year old illegal "immigrunt" from the imaginary country of Slobovia. He writes "ladders" to his friend Meero back home about his crazy American adventures. He doesn't speak great English so his letters are full of hilarious words and bizarre spelling errors while he runs around the city saving people (or "pipple") and gets himself into "dipp, dipp trobble". How many silly versions of English words can you find in this book?
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thanks for the review! I am always looking for great books that might appeal to reluctant readers.. this looks fun!
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