The Caramel Tree Readers Level 5 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 7 to 9. With approximately 4,000 words each, the stories provide students the opportunity to expand their reading skills by witnessing character development and more complex plots. These stories expose students to fluent prose, including idioms and colloquial language as well as more complex grammatical structures.

Matthew MacDougall is an ordinary kid who wants to be an extraordinary basketball player. The only problem is that he is too short. One day, Matthew finds the solution to his problem but soon learns that it is not so great being the center of attention all the time. His new problem is not so easy to fix!