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Bella at Midnight by Stanley, Diane 2006 AR 6, MG, 9, 106196EN Bella's peasant life is changed when her real father, a knight who abandoned her when she was a baby, comes and reclaims her, moving her to his home where she lives with a resentful stepmother and two horrible stepsisters and learns about a plot to kill her friend, Prince Julian. Internet resources from Suzy Red Battle of the Book Questions- scroll to the bottom Reader's Theatre from Texas Library Association (word doc)
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Black Duck by Lisle, Janet Taylor 2006 AR 4.8, MG, 8, 106281EN Years afterwards, Ruben Hart tells the story of how, in 1929 Newport, Rhode Island, his family and his best friend's family were caught up in the violent competition among groups trying to control the local rum-smuggling trade. Discussion Guide from the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award (pdf file) see page 20 Sample Lesson from ASTL (pdf file) |
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Crossing the Wire by Hobbs, Will 2006 AR 4.3, MG, 8, 105478EN Fifteen-year-old Victor Flores journeys north in a desperate attempt to cross the Arizona border and find work in the United States to support his family in central Mexico. Discussion Guide from the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award (pdf file) see page 13 Battle of the Book Questions (scroll down) Teacher's
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Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie by Sonnenblick, Jordan 2004 AR 5.9, MG, 8, 100187EN When his younger brother is diagnosed with leukemia, thirteen-year-old Steven tries to deal with his complicated emotions, his school life, and his desire to support his family. Discussion Guide from the Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (pdf file) see page 9 Cross-curricular Unit Plan (pdf file)
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AR 4.9, MG, 10, 102415EN .Through a series of dangerous and violent misadventures, teenage loser Alfred Kropp rescues King Arthur's legendary sword Excalibur from the forces of evil. Curriculum Connections from Scholastic Books
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AR 3.9, MG, 6, 89207EN Following orders from the United States Army, several young Japanese American men train K-9 units to hunt Asians during World War II. Discussion Module from Rhode Island Teen Book Award Teacher's Guide from Random House Activity Guide South Carolina Junior Book Award (pdf file) see page 10
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Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Mass, Wendy 2006 AR 4.5, MG, 11, 109552EN Just before his thirteenth birthday, Jeremy Fink receives a keyless locked box--set aside by his father before his death five years earlier--that purportedly contains the meaning of life. Booktalk (pdf file) |
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The Kingdom Keepers by Pearson, Ridley 2005 AR 4.2, MG, 9, 100601EN Thirteen-year-old Finn Whitman and four other young teens have been transformed into holograms to be guides for visitors to Disney World, but now they must do battle with the evil witch, Maleficent, and her Overtakers to save Walt Disney World.
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Life As We Knew It by Pfeffer, Susan Beth 2006 AR 4.7, MG, 14, 109087EN Through journal entries sixteen-year-old Miranda describes her family's struggle to survive after a meteor hits the moon, causing worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. Scholastic Booktalk (pdf file) |
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Surviving Antarctica : Reality TV 2083 by White, Andrea 2005 AR 4.5, MG, 11, 86855EN In the year 2083, five fourteen-year-olds who were deprived by chance of the opportunity to continue their educations re-enact Scott's 1910-1913 expedition to the South Pole as contestants on a reality television show, secretly aided by a Department of Entertainment employee. Internet Resources from Suzy Red Sunshine State Reader's Award Curriculum Guide (pdf file) see page 31 Related Resources from the Texas Bluebonnet Award (word doc) see page 19 |
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