Book excerpt: Join Becks and Lexi on an adventure to the park. There they meet a duck named Chuck who is feeling down on his luck. Lexi and Becks clean him up, making him feel better. They become Chuck's good friends and cheer him on in a race at the park. Becks and Lexi learn that it's not about luck, but, the effort you put in, just like Chuck does in this silly story. They realize that you may succeed and win a buck with hard work. Becks and Lexi are always making new friends on their adventures. Find out why Chuck was down on his luck and if he succeeds and wins a buck in this funny phonics reader. Young readers will love to learn about Chuck the Ruddy Duck. This is a phonics reader with a focus on the short vowel sound u. This will be enjoyed by early readers from 4 to 7 years of age.