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I am reading through all the easy readers to determine whether they are "First Reads" or "Beginner Readers."

Sample text:

"May I have a pet?"
"You bet!"
"Where will we get my pet?"
"At the pound."
Ten pounds of pet!
Pet to the vet.
"All set."
Wet pet.
Wet Pat!
"Have you met my pet?"
"Not yet."

I want to claw my eyes out with things ending in -et. I think my reading level just dropped by three grades.

...Okay, I just have to add the Early Reader about Old Faithful, which insists--repeatedly--that it "really blows."