Chapter Book
Bigger Than the Screen
by Rao Marupudi
Ages 10–13
Read for Me opens the full-screen reader with narration; titles with read-along timing also highlight the words as they are read.
About this story
You are not a highlight reel. Ethan Haddad is the shortest boy in seventh grade, and everybody tells him so. At night, he scrolls through videos of taller, faster, cooler kids until he feels tiny. Then his uncle, a video editor, shows him what really goes into a ninety-second highlight reel, and Ethan starts to see himself differently. A story about self-worth and media smarts. Ages 10-13, Grades 5-8.
- Highlight reel — a short clip showing only the best moments
- Editing — choosing which parts to keep and which to cut
- Self-worth — how much you value yourself
- Scroll — to keep sliding through posts
- Comparison — measuring yourself against others
- Curated — carefully chosen to look a certain way
- Insecurity — a doubt about yourself
- Authentic — being real and true to yourself
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