PlotTwistersINTERACTIVE READING ADVENTURES · GRADES 3–8
Your reader picks the path. Reading well wins the game.
Choose-your-path stories with maps, backpacks, and a ticking clock. Kids solve every challenge by reading closely. Parents get vocabulary, printables, and a guide built on state reading standards.
Cancel anytime · New stories every month · Written by a certified reading teacher
Aligned with state reading standards
7 vocabulary words in every story
Printables + answer keys
Works on any device, no app
For the reader
It plays like a game. It works like a lesson.
1. Create your hero
Type your name and pick a suit color. The sidekick talks to you by name the whole way.
2. Read the clues, beat the clock
Signs, maps, and backpack items solve each challenge. A wrong guess costs a little time, but the story never ends early.
3. Find every ending
One kind choice changes how it ends. Replay to unlock new endings and earn badges.
The library
Pick an adventure
Elementary stories take 20–30 minutes. Middle-grade stories are full-length adventures.
New stories are on the way.
For parents
Screen time you don’t have to feel guilty about
Kids can’t click their way through. Every challenge is solved by reading a sign, remembering a detail, or using the right item. Wrong guesses cost time, so close reading is how they win.
There are no dead ends. A wrong choice plays a short setback where the sidekick explains the rule, then the story keeps going. Struggling readers stay in the game.
Included with every story
- 7 vocabulary words taught through context clues
- Talk About It questions tied to state reading standards
- Code puzzle printable that cracks a locked door in the story
- Word Mission Log vocab organizer with answer key
- 2-page parent guide with the story map and every ending
- Score screen after every run
Meet the author
Written by a reading teacher, not an app company
Michael Marino, M.Ed., taught K–8 for 13 years and holds an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction with endorsements in Reading, ESOL, ESE, and Gifted. He is a published fiction author and award-winning poet.
Plot Twisters is the reading program he wanted for his own students: stories kids ask to replay, built on the skills that show up on the test.
One membership. Every story.
All stories, all printables, all parent guides, for every reader in your home.
Monthly
$14.99 /month
- Full story library, grades 3–8
- New stories every month
- All printables and parent guides
- Cancel anytime
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Homeschool Family Pass
$149.90 /year
- Everything in Monthly
- 12 months for the price of 10
- Plan your whole school year
Questions parents ask
What age is this for?
Grades 3–8. Elementary stories take 20–30 minutes per playthrough. Middle-grade stories are full-length and can span several sittings.
What if my child picks the wrong choice?
The story keeps going. A short setback scene shows what the clue meant, the meter drops a little, and the reader moves forward. No starting over.
Can I use this as part of our ELA curriculum?
Yes. Each story includes vocabulary practice, discussion questions tied to state reading standards, and printables with answer keys.
We’re a Florida scholarship family. Can we use PEP or FES funds?
ELA Learning is an approved Step Up For Students provider. Contact us before you sign up and we’ll walk you through it.
Does it work on a tablet?
Yes. Stories run in any web browser on a computer, tablet, or phone. There is no app to download.
Is there sound?
No, on purpose. The stories are quiet so kids can focus on the reading, and they work anywhere.