1. Miller said the latest controversy over first-grade readers triggered the review. 2. Pearson Longman released the graded reader edition in 2001 ( ISBN 0-582-43405-X ). 3. There is no specific call for first-grade readers , phonics or Faulkner. 4. "The Challengers " is a novel for middle-grade readers written by Greg R . Fishbone. 5. KennyWhitmer, meanwhile, is hunched over a first-grade reader . 6. He is also the author of " The Keepers, " a fantasy series for middle-grade readers . 7. Mesmer mentioned Walhole, and details a study which used Lexile to match 47 second-grade readers to text books. 8. Her novels for middle-grade readers ( 2004 and 2007 ) combine humour, investigation and a sense of nostalgia. 9. "' Cliff McNish "'is an English author of primarily fantasy and supernatural novels for middle-grade readers and young adults. 10. The critic Clifton Fadiman said the book was " probably the most influential first-grade reader since the McGuffey ."