Billy and the Rebel: Based on a True Civil War Story (Ready-to-Read Level 3)

This story is based on the life of Billy Bayly, a real boy who lived in Pennsylvania during the Civil War and had an unlikely friendship with a Southern soldier.

Ready-to-Read books offer children a world of possibilities at four different reading levels:

Pre-Level 1 Recognizing Words

- Word repetition
- Familiar words and phrases
- Simple sentences

Level 1 Starting to Read

- Simple stories
- Increased vocabulary
- Longer sentences

Level 2 Reading Independently

- More-complex stories
- Varied sentence structure
- Paragraphs and short chapters

Level 3 Reading Proficiently

- Rich vocabulary
- More-challenging stories
- Longer chapters