Books with author Karen Milone

Set in the 1960’s Tasting Stars is the story of how a 13 year old girl living in the most difficult of circumstances finds her voice and in doing so changes lives in ways she never would have believed were possible. Hard copies can be purchased from www.tastingstars.co.nzRose Ann Dixon's family life in Otara seems unremarkable. Her home, which she shares with her father, mother, and five younger sisters and brothers, along with the family cat – called Hoodat – looks no different from those around it. But, her close friend and neighbours know otherwise. Each day, Rose faces problems that no one should ever have to deal with but deep love for her siblings sees her carry out quiet deeds of heroism in the face of increasing anger and violence meted out by her father. A gift from her thoughtful teacher marks on her thirteenth birthday, is a turning point in Rose’s life. After hearing Martin Luther King’s inspiring words, she realises that every child can have dreams and what’s more they have a right to expect them to come true. Discovering a family secret gives her newfound strength to confront her distant and ineffective mother about a past event that left lifelong scars which she now sees very differently. In order to save her siblings, Rose realises she must first abandon them, and begins a journey from Otara to Wellington and finally India. Sustained by the love and wisdom of a recently deceased Aunt and the unending kindness of her best friend Aya’s family she learns things about herself and others that enable her to take the actions needed to save her family. Karen Mills writes a thought provoking story about family violence with profound understanding – and delightful humorous touches.

Welcome to my new Learn to Read series. This sample book contains 17 reading/spelling words, 3 Pre-Primer/Primer Sight Words, and 15 Sentences. (Example: The tall rat sat on the ball.) (Prerequisite: This book series is for children who are ready to learn how to read, having difficulty reading, or ESL. Your child needs to already know all the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they make without prompting before beginning these books.) Most ‘Beginning Readers’ on the market today use memorization and flashcards as a “Learn to Read” method. Memorizing what a word looks like is not the same as reading. At some point, your child will come across a word in a book that they haven’t memorized yet and they won’t know what to do; or worse – they’ll just skip it and move on missing out on important information in the story. I’m writing this series to help other parents teach their kids how to actually READ! By breaking the word down into parts, “sounding out” the parts, and forming the sounds into a word, your child will learn the method necessary to read anything put in front of him/her.

Welcome to Reading Ready: Series 2, Book 1. The next 5 books will cover the ‘Controlled-R’ sounding words. This series will be written in a ‘Beginning Reader’ format instead of simple sentences. (Reading paragraphs is more challenging than reading just single sentences. Help your child by listening for fluency and comprehension. Don’t move on to the next books until your child can read this book with at least 80% fluency and understand what they are reading.) *Words and Sight Words from the “Short Vowel” series will also be used in this series, so continue to practice those words too.*Let’s start reading!………..If you are new to this series, welcome, but please be advised: This is not a memorization and flashcards book. This is actually learning how to read; converting letters into sounds, sounds into words, and words into sentences. Your child will not only be reading new words and sentences for each book; they will also be expanding their vocabulary by learning how to ‘sound out’ words and spell them too. (Sight Words are also included.) Most ‘Beginning Readers’ on the market today use memorization and flashcards as a “Learn to Read” method. Memorizing what a word looks like is not the same as reading. At some point, your child will come across a word in a book that they haven’t memorized yet and they won’t know what to do; or worse – they’ll just skip it and move on missing out on important information in the story. Which is why schools have so many 2nd and 3rd graders that can’t read anything but sight words. I’m writing this series to help other parents teach their kids how to actually READ! By breaking the word down into parts, “sounding out” the parts, and forming the sounds into a word, your child will learn the method necessary to read anything put in front of him/her.

Prerequisite: This book series is for children who are ready to learn how to read. Your child needs to already know all the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they make without prompting before beginning these books.This is Book 2 in the I Can Read the Short A Words series. This book contains 31 new words, 40 new sentences, and 4 new Pre-Primer Sight Words. This series is cumulative; so it also contains the 17 words and 3 Pre-Primer Sight Words from Book 1. Plus, tips for Reading Comprehension and a craft idea for making learning fun.

Follow Gus, the Little Elephant as he searches for a place to fit in and have fun. Despite what others say, he’s happy with who he is and he never gives up believing that he belongs somewhere.Once you've completed my “I Can Read the Short Vowel Words” series, your child should be able to read this book WITHOUT help. This book contains only the words that were learned throughout the series. Being able to read your first book without help is a huge accomplishment. Celebrate!I'm currently working on the next series and hope to add more beginning readers as well. So, stay tuned! (While it isn’t necessary to read the “Short Vowel Words” series prior to reading this book, I would recommend it. This is NOT the Sight Words only or Word Memorization reading style that seems to be so popular today. This is actually learning how to read a real book.)

Welcome to Reading Ready: Series 2, book 2. This series will be written in a ‘Beginning Reader’ format instead of simple sentences. (Reading paragraphs is more challenging than reading just single sentences. Help your child by listening for fluency and comprehension. Don’t move on to the next books until your child can read this book with at least 80% fluency and understand what they are reading.) *Words and Sight Words from the “Short Vowel” series will also be used in this series, so continue to practice those words too.*Let’s start reading!………..If you are new to this series, welcome, but please be advised: This is not a memorization and flashcards book. This is actually learning how to read; converting letters into sounds, sounds into words, and words into sentences. Your child will not only be reading new words and sentences for each book; they will also be expanding their vocabulary by learning how to ‘sound out’ words and spell them too. (Sight Words are also included.) Most ‘Beginning Readers’ on the market today use memorization and flashcards as a “Learn to Read” method. Memorizing what a word looks like is not the same as reading. At some point, your child will come across a word in a book that they haven’t memorized yet and they won’t know what to do; or worse – they’ll just skip it and move on missing out on important information in the story. Which is why schools have so many 2nd and 3rd graders that can’t read anything but sight words. I’m writing this series to help other parents teach their kids how to actually READ! By breaking the word down into parts, “sounding out” the parts, and forming the sounds into a word, your child will learn the method necessary to read anything put in front of him/her.

Welcome to Reading Ready: Series 2, book 3. We are now halfway through the Controlled R words. Hang in there, your doing great! Vocabulary and Sight words lists are growing and reading in paragraphs instead of simple sentences is a huge achievement. Congrats! Keep it up!(This series will be written in a ‘Beginning Reader’ format instead of simple sentences. Reading paragraphs is more challenging than reading just single sentences. Help your child by listening for fluency and comprehension. Don’t move on to the next books until your child can read this book with at least 80% fluency and understand what they are reading.) *Words and Sight Words from the “Short Vowel” series will also be used in this series, so continue to practice those words too.*Let’s start reading!………..If you are new to this series, welcome, but please be advised: This is not a memorization and flashcards book. This is actually learning how to read; converting letters into sounds, sounds into words, and words into sentences. Your child will not only be reading new words and sentences for each book; they will also be expanding their vocabulary by learning how to ‘sound out’ words and spell them too. (Sight Words are also included.) Most ‘Beginning Readers’ on the market today use memorization and flashcards as a “Learn to Read” method. Memorizing what a word looks like is not the same as reading. At some point, your child will come across a word in a book that they haven’t memorized yet and they won’t know what to do; or worse – they’ll just skip it and move on missing out on important information in the story. Which is why schools have so many 2nd and 3rd graders that can’t read anything but sight words. I’m writing this series to help other parents teach their kids how to actually READ! By breaking the word down into parts, “sounding out” the parts, and forming the sounds into a word, your child will learn the method necessary to read anything put in front of him/her.

Prerequisite: This book series is for children who are ready to learn how to read. Your child needs to already know all the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they make without prompting before beginning these books. Book 3 completes the Short A Words series. In it you will find 21 new Read & Spell words, 5 new Sight Words, and 50 new Sentences. Plus, Reading Comprehension and a craft idea for making learning fun.Once you completed this series, your child should be able to Read & Spell a total of 69 words, read 12 Pre-K and K5 Sight Words, and Read/Comprehend 105 sentences. Congratulations!Thank you for giving this series a try. I hope you join me for the next series – I Can Read the Short E Words! ~Book 4~ due out in October 2015.