The Mystery Vowels

By Keisha Harris

Alley is thrilled she knows her vowels until her teacher introduces a hidden secret her kindergarten teacher never showed her. The vowels make more than one sound. Will Alley catch on and learn how to read words with long vowels sounds? This just might be a mystery Alley can't solve.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jan 7, 2015
• ISBN: 9781496957054

Keisha Harris

Keisha Harris (born July 5, 1974) grew up in California. After graduating from high school, she attended California State University, San Bernardino, where she earned a B.A. in Liberal Studies and an M.S. in Educational Counseling. Immediately graduating from college, she secured a job in teaching, where she has been ever since. Her love for teaching in the classroom and interacting with her students sparked her passion to write for her audience. Her students have been a big inspiration in the masterpieces she has created.

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Published by AuthorHouse 01/07/2015

ISBN: 978-1-4969-5706-1 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4969-5705-4 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014921540

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Contents

Chapter 1 Explosive Egg Burritos

Chapter 2 Long Vowels?

Chapter 3 That’s It Billy Jones!

Chapter 4 When Two Vowels Meet

Chapter 5 Triple S!

Chapter 6 What’s the Chant?

Chapter 7 The Obstacle Course

Chapter 8 Write, Nana, Write!

Chapter 9 I Finally Get It!

This book is

dedicated to my angels

Alexis, Aliyah, & Alyssa

Chapter 1

I arrive to school at 8:05a.m. My school starts at 8:06a.m. Mrs. Morris, my teacher, makes us wash the tables if we come to school late. I’ve already been late before, so I can’t be late again.

Nana Wilson