The Guess, the curse and the Message is a supernatural themed, access short story collection by Dick King-Smith, Jenny Alexander and Pratima Mitchell for Year 6/P7 for guided and independant reading. This book is part of Streetwise.

Streetwise for ages 7-11:

• Guarantees children have thrilling, entertaining and absorbing texts written by exceptional authors such as Jeremy Strong, Linda Newberry and Jean Ure.
• Engages readers in themed short story collections specially designed for guided reading which include one classic story and two new stories.
• Encourages children to develop personal preferences by reading a wide range of texts in different themes.
• Supports development of reading stamina through novels which gradually increase in length for independant reading.
• Explicitly suggests speaking and listening and drama opportunities for every novel and short story in the Teaching Notes to imaginatively extended teaching.
• Encourages and supports reluctant readers through Access versions of every short story collection and one novel per literary theme.
• Simple integration of assessment for learning in class teaching and lesson planning throughout the Teaching Notes.