Children's contemporary realistic fiction portraying dyslexic characters: An examination of the issues confronted and the gender of the characters

Seventy‐seven contemporary realistic fiction children's books portraying a dyslexic character were published in the United States between 1993 and 2003. This study examined the texts to determine what types of issues the reading difficulty posed for the character. Texts were analyzed to determine if there was a relationship between the gender of the character and the types of issues presented.