The Big Hill — Oliver Neubert

The Caramel Tree Readers Level 5 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 7 to 9. With approximately 4,000 words each, the stories provide students the opportunity to expand their reading skills by witnessing character development and more complex plots.

These stories expose students to fluent prose, including idioms and colloquial language as well as more complex grammatical structures.

Peter is very good with his BMX bike. His biggest challenge is to race Chuck, the class bully, on the Big Hill so that he can prove that he is not a chicken. Peter ignores the rules and does not listen to wise advice, but he must face the consequences of his decision.