Fellow homeschoolers have worked together as teen writer and Mom editor/publisher to bring us some interesting literature through Media Angels Publishing. Our family was happy to read through The Missing Link: Found recently and we wanted to share our opinion. Firstly; I think children (even adults) and books are kind of like turnips. Either the taste of it catches you somehow and you love it, or the flavor of it misses something for you, and you find it lacking.  For this project I was extremely happy we were staying with my sister, or I would not have had the opportunity to see the balance in whom this book reaches. Five children read this book. The eldest two are 14 and one is a 2E child. Both read beyond their 8th grade level easily and both were disappointed in the book. They found the plot slow to develop and the character's uneasy to relate to. The youngest is 7 and also reads well beyond her years. She enjoyed the scientific aspects and facts weaved through the story. but she also could not relate to the storyline. The middle two boys however, are each in their own separate ways reluctant readers and are usually hard to books for. They found the book extremely enjoyable and related to the characters quite easily. They were excited about the book and wanted to know if there were more.

Now; if you are like me and have a gifted or twice exceptional child, then you likely already have lists and more lists of books to challenge them. For those children, I might skip these books unless the subject matter appeals to them. What I find special here is Media Angels Publishing's wonderful ability to reach those children more difficult on the reading and language scale. For this reason, I am highly recommending this book and the series to any family with a reluctant reader or a child that generally has difficulty following the average/challenging books. It is so hard to find good quality reading that doesn't talk down to our children. I'm glad to present decent reading they'll enjoy!

I understand that they have learning guides to accompany each of the books, so you can certainly make a full literature unit if you like. Right now they are running a special on the book/guide set and the 3 book set.