The Caramel Tree Readers Level 6 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 9 to 12. It contains a mix of classic story adaptations and new, original stories with approximately 7,000 words. This level contains multiple genres, including fantasy, sci-fi, realistic fiction, horror/suspense, and wacky fiction. The range of written styles, from more formal language to modern English, helps students develop fluency. The King's Messenger delivers a message to the people of Gallive for the head of a dragon. Elias's older brother, Lucas, accepts the offer and ventures off. Elias suspects the messenger of being a wizard and also sets off to help his brother. During the adventure, Elias faces the dragon and helps defeat the evil wizard.
Jared Hunt has been a creative writing mentor for the Creative Writing for Children Society, and has run teaching workshops on writing, publishing, editing, and website building through the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators West and at various community colleges. He lives in Richmond, British Columbia.