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Bigger Than the Screen

by Rao Marupudi

Ages 10–13

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What’s inside

Page count

38 pages

Age range

Ages 10–13

Read-aloud time

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Values taught

Self-worth

Three sample pages

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About this story

You are not a highlight reel. Ethan Haddad is the shortest boy in seventh grade, and everybody tells him so. At night, he scrolls through videos of taller, faster, cooler kids until he feels tiny. Then his uncle, a video editor, shows him what really goes into a ninety-second highlight reel, and Ethan starts to see himself differently. A story about self-worth and media smarts. Ages 10-13, Grades 5-8.

  • Highlight reel — a short clip showing only the best moments
  • Editing — choosing which parts to keep and which to cut
  • Self-worth — how much you value yourself
  • Scroll — to keep sliding through posts
  • Comparison — measuring yourself against others
  • Curated — carefully chosen to look a certain way
  • Insecurity — a doubt about yourself
  • Authentic — being real and true to yourself

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After reading this, my daughter started asking about how lighthouses work and we ended up looking up videos together. Anything that gets her that curious is a win in my book.
Priya K.Book · The Lighthouse of Bright Minds
The rhythm of this book is so soothing. It's become our Sunday-morning read. The river metaphor opened up a real conversation about listening to nature with my kids.
Sofia L.Book · The Day We Listened to the River
A beautiful, quiet story. On high-energy days my 6-year-old can't sit through it, but on calm evenings it's perfect. The language is genuinely lovely.
Ben T.Book · The Day We Listened to the River

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