The SOS File

The SOS File by Betsy Byars, Betsy Duffey and Laurie Myers, illustrated by Arthur Howard

Mr. Magro invites students to earn extra credit by writing a story for the SOS File. The SOS file contains stories about the students’ emergencies. The day has arrived for reading the stories and students want to know if everyone received extra credit. Each chapter is a different story.

Every chapter contains a different type of emergency. Everyone’s perception of an emergency being different the book was entertaining, covering a range of topics from runaway go carts, baseball fears, and diving with sharks.

Not knowing who was not going to receive extra credit is the hook that kept me reading. Each chapter being a short story will make an easy read for independent readers. This is a simple straightforward book that will delight students.

Suggested Reading Level: 2-5

Keywords: participate, extra credit, SOS, humiliating, dyslexia

Other books by Betsy Byars:

The Pinballs
The Summer of the Swans
Tornado