Captain Starfish
(Book)

"Originally published in 2015 under the title The underwater fancy-dress parade by Scribble, an imprint of Scribe"--Title page verso.

Alfie's anxiety often keeps him from engaging in fun activities, but he learns a valuable lesson at the aquarium when a tiny clownfish swims up to him for a quick hello and then retreats, showing Alfie there is a happy medium between hiding away and being a star.

Alfie wants to participate in the best parts of being a kid, from his friend Antoinette s birthday party to the relay races at school. But his shyness keeps him from engaging. When Alfie wakes up with That Feeling on the morning of yet another big event the underwater costume parade his mom takes him to the aquarium.

AD540L,Lexile

Decoding demand: 79 (high),Semantic demand: 66 (high),Syntactic demand: 91 (very high),Structure demand: 84 (very high),Lexile