Themes: Hi-Lo, Life lessons, values, identity, good vs.evil, temptation, adventure. Themes: Hi-Lo, Life lessons, values, identity, good vs.evil, temptation, adventure. Even struggling readers will find it hard to resist our exciting series of novels in a variety of popular genres. These stories deal with mature themes involving culturally diverse characters. Written specifically for the struggling reader, these fast-paced books maintain student interest until the last page. Questions at the end of each title test students’ strategy skills, vocabulary, and comprehension. Tami Nguyen’s summer job as a camp counselor takes her away from home for the first time. She’s lonely, shy- and it’s hard for her to make friends. But those problems are nothing compared to her fear of the camp’s horses.