Darwin Wong wanted to go to Alaska for his family’s annual holiday. Instead, his family decided on a trip to China. How is an all-Australian 12-year-old who looks Chinese but doesn’t speak a word of Chinese, and has two left feet, going to cope in China? Sapphire level titles provide a selection of stories and non-fiction titles chosen for their range of content, narrative and points of view. This level encourages readers to form opinions and discuss their own reading tastes. PM Guided Reading Fiction books are engaging stories that increase in word count and pages in line with progression of children’s reading age, for appropriate literacy skills development. The books represent all the standard text types and include a number of literal, inferential and applied knowledge comprehension questions. #pm19-offer