All for One

The Junkyard Dan series is perfect for adult learners with low literacy skills. Gone are the days of Hop on Pop in an Adult Education classroom! These books were especially written for adults.

When I introduced them to my class I heard the usual…."I hate books." But, to my surprise…(not really, because I read the books myself) they loved them.

Several students said “I have never read an entire book in my life, until now.” Many of them have read all of the books in the series, and are looking forward to the new releases.

They loved them for three very simple and important reasons:

1. They could read them because they're on an easy-to-read reading level
2. They found the content worth reading - interesting characters, crime, cars, etc.
3. They were not embarrassed being seen reading these books!

I hope everyone who reads this takes the time to check out the Junkyard Dan books! Your learners will thank you!

Patty Hallczuk
First Teachers Family Literacy Project Leader in Biddeford, Maine

Elise, I totally get your purpose of putting out cool books for to help struggling readers learn to read, but your books are more than that! Your books are a self esteem tool, a career advancement tool, an SLD tool, a Drop out prevention tool, and an intervention to gangs. Your books are more than just fun...they are a life raft for an alarming portion of the at risk kids that I am so passionate about reaching!!!! Every YMCA, after school program and community program needs your books!

Dr. Linda Hebert-Ford

The Junkyard Dan novels turned my students from resisters to readers. These engaging stories that are easy to read caught their attention and kept it.

Once one student read the first Junkyard Dan novel and moved onto the second, I had to buy extra sets because of the number of students asking to read them.

Boys who never wanted to read before were asking to take the books home so they could finish them.

Deven Black
Educator
Castle Hill Middle School
Bronx, NY