Billy and the Rebel: Based On a True Civil War Story

This story is based on the life of Billy Bayly, a real boy who lived in Pennsylvania during the Civil War and had an unlikely friendship with a Southern soldier.

Ready-to-Read books offer children a world of possibilities at four different reading levels:

Pre-Level 1 Recognizing Words

. Word repetition
. Familiar words and phrases
. Simple sentences

Level 1 Starting to Read

. Simple stories
. Increased vocabulary
. Longer sentences

Level 2 Reading Independently

. More-complex stories
. Varied sentence structure
. Paragraphs and short chapters

Level 3 Reading Proficiently

. Rich vocabulary
. More-challenging stories
. Longer chapters