Reading
Preschool
Unparalleled in scope and quality and designed for reading aloud and sharing, this splendid anthology brings together some of the most memorable and beloved children's books of our time. Here are classics such as Madeline and Curious George; contemporary bestsellers such as Guess How Much I Love You and The Stinky Cheese Man; Caldecott Medal winners such as Make Way for Ducklings and Where the Wild Things Are; and family favorites such as Goodnight Moon, The Sneetches, Winnie-the-Pooh, and Alexander & The Terrible, No Good Very Bad Day.
Scheduled in Jr Kindergarten (PreK) Lesson Plans
Little Critters Manners
2 classic stories in one Just Say Please and I'm Sorry.
Scheduled in JR Kindergarten
Berenstain Bears forget their Manners
This classic Berenstain Bears story is a perfect way to teach children about the importance of good manners!
Scheduled for JR Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Usborne Illustrated Stories from Aesop
Wonderful stories that teach a lesson!
Read aloud with your student from JrK- grades 4
Scheduled read aloud in Kindergarten Lesson Plans.
Includes 12 Mini-Books Featuring Short and Long Vowel Sounds (My First I Can Read) $13
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These twelve short full-color books feature repeated examples of short and long vowel sounds and common sight words. Each of the simple stories in this set is designed to teach kids how to master reading while going on exciting adventures with Papa, Mama, Sister, Brother, and Honey.
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle
by Beverly Cleary
In this imaginative adventure from Newbery Medal–winning author Beverly Cleary, a young mouse named Ralph is thrown into a world of excitement when a boy and his shiny toy motorcycle check in to the Mountain View Inn.
Read-aloud ages 5+
Reading on your own ages 8-12
This Step into Reading boxed set includes 12 full-color phonics readers featuring the pups of Nickelodeon’s PAW Patrol! Each book features a specific phonics concept that will give boys and girls ages 3 to 7 the tools they need to begin reading on their own.--
Kindergarten Reading
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Grade 1
First graders are prepared to plunge right into real books, such as the five little classics in StoryTime Treasures Set. Real books, as opposed to controlled vocabulary readers, capture the imagination of children and motivate them in their reading lessons. The study guide, StoryTime Treasures, teaches a variety of language skills in the engaging context of favorite books. Vocabulary, spelling, composition, capitalization, punctuation, and more are included.
The StoryTime Treasures Teacher Guide gives you all the answers to the questions, vocabulary, etc., found in StoryTime Treasures, as well as essential and recommended phonetic activities for every lesson, so you have the tools you need to guide your student through this first grade literature program!
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This follow-up to StoryTime Treasures will continue to increase your child’s vocabulary, reading comprehension, and grammar skills through the study of seven more classic readers.
You can buy this as a set or individual books.
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The Story about Ping
Ping, the spirited little duck who lives on a boat on the Yangtze River. Ping's misadventures one night while exploring the world around his home form the basis of this timeless classic, which is brought to life by Kurt Wiese's warm and poignant illustrations. An Assigned book in the More StoryTime Treasures guides for Grade 1.
Make Way for Ducklings
Mrs. Mallard was sure that the pond in the Boston Public Gardens would be a perfect place for her and her eight ducklings to live. The problem was how to get them there through the busy streets of Boston. But with a little help from the Boston police, Mrs. Mallard and Jack, Kack, Lack, Nack, Ouack, Pack, and Quack arrive safely at their new home.
Scheduled in 1st Grade
Miss Rumphius
by Barbara Cooney; winner of American Book Award
Thestory of Alice Rumphius, who longed to travel the world, live in a house by the sea, and do something to make the world more beautiful, has a timeless quality that resonates with each new generation.
[More Story Time Treasures Reader]
Scheduled in First Grade
Grade 2
Eight year old Sarah Noble and her father travel through the wilderness of Connecticut in 1707 to build a new life. As Sarah and her father live in the wilderness, Sarah sometimes finds it hard to be brave when there are strange noises in the woods. However, Sarah soon makes new friends in her wilderness home, and when she must stay alone while her father goes to fetch the rest of the family, Sarah learns what it really means to be brave. The Courage of Sarah Noble Set includes everything you need to guide your student to a deeper understanding and appreciation of this exciting, historical children’s novel.
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Prairie School by renowned children’s author Avi tells the story of Noah Bidson growing up on the prairies of Colorado. One day, his Aunt Dora arrives and begins teaching Noah reading, writing, and arithmetic. Noah is hesitant at first, trying to find ways to avoid studying. However, once Aunt Dora begins teaching him outside on the prairie, Noah discovers the joy of learning, and his life changes forever. The Prairie School Set comes with the everything you need to ensure your student will read, understand, and learn from this beautiful children’s book for beginners.
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Animal Folk Tales of America contains many famous stories told throughout American history, adapted by Caldecott Honor-winner Tony Palazzo. Legends in this text include Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, The Jumping Frog, Davy Crockett, Johnny Appleseed, Sweet Betsy, and others. Your student will explore magnificent landscapes and discover legendary deeds as they come to know and love these treasured tall-tales!
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When Papa's seven little mouse boys ask for a bedtime story, Papa does even better than that—he tells seven stories, one for each boy!
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From the first moment Henry found Ribsy, the curious mutt was poking his nose into things he shouldn't be. Whether terrorizing the garbage man, chasing cats, or gobbling Ramona Quimby's ice-cream cone, Henry's four-legged pal has walked himself into one problem too many.
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In this humorous and relatable novel from Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary, a girl must overcome her rebellious attitude toward learning cursive.
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With a motorcycle to rev and the open road to see, Ralph S. Mouse is itching to run away from his overprotective family! But once he escapes to a summer campground nearby, the horrors of the wild make him doubt his plan. Angry cats, scary watchdogs, and grouchy gophers are only the half of it...
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Mama has trained up her baby possums in the ways of their breed, and now it’s time for all of them—even little Appleblossom—to make their way in the world. Appleblossom knows the rules: she must never be seen during the day, and she must avoid cars, humans, and the dreaded hairies (sometimes known as dogs). Even so, Appleblossom decides to spy on a human family—and accidentally falls down their chimney! The curious Appleblossom, her faithful brothers—who launch a hilarious rescue mission—and even the little girl in the house have no idea how fascinating the big world can be. But they’re about to find out!--
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Mr. Merlin's Third Graders are known as the Third Grade Detectives -- with some hints from secret code clues and help from Mr. Merlin's friend, the police scientist Dr. Smiley, they help solve cases. This two-in-one flip book contains the full text and illustrations for the first two Third Grade Detectives books. In their first case, The Clue of the Left-Handed Envelope, the Detectives find out who has been sending Amber Lee anonymous letters. And in their next case, a dirty handkerchief provides a clue to who's been trespassing in Todd's tree house.
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A brave mouse, a covetous rat, a wishful serving girl, and a princess named Pea come together in Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Medal–winning tale.
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From the moment Gooney Bird Greene arrives at Watertower Elementary School, her fellow second-graders are intrigued by her unique sense of style and her unusual lunches. So when story time arrives, the choice is unanimous: they want to hear about Gooney Bird Greene. And that suits Gooney Bird just fine, because, as it turns out, she has quite a few interesting and "absolutely true" stories to tell.
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This value pack of six Ready-to-Read books starring Henry and Mudge includes Henry and Mudge, Henry and Mudge and Annie’s Good Move, Henry and Mudge in the Green Time, Henry and Mudge and the Forever Sea, Henry and Mudge Puddle Trouble, and Henry and Mudge and the Happy Cat.
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Do you want to take a trip around the world? Now you can with the first six books in the Living in series, all in one beautiful boxed set with a carry-along handle! Discover Brazil, China, Italy, India, Mexico, and South Africa through the eyes of kids just like you. Swing by South Africa for a game of rugby, explore the ancient history of Italy, take a tour of Brazil’s biggest cities, and learn how to celebrate Diwali in India, the Day of the Dead in Mexico, and the Dragon Boat Festival in China…all before dinnertime!
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Geo-Tour II Reading
From the bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library and co-author with James Patterson of I Funny, House of Robots, and Treasure Hunters, comes a hilarious illustrated series about all the wacky things that happen when you live in a motel!
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Grade 3
Teacher Guide, Student Workbook and Novel
Grade 3+
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Mr. Popper’s Penguins Teacher Guide, Second Edition
This unforgettable tale has become a beloved classic, inviting readers to imagine, dream, and believe that anything is possible. The Teacher Guide contains the answers to the Student Guide
Mr. Popper’s Penguins Student Guide, Second Edition
The Student Guide contains Vocabulary Exercises, Reading Comprehension Questions, and more
Scheduled read in grade 3, can also be purchased from Memoria Press in a Literature kit.
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Farmer Boy Teacher Guide
he Farmer Boy Teacher Guide features teaching guidelines, notes on reading activities, lessons for the 29 chapters of Farmer Boy including answers to the Farmer Boy Student Guide, all tests and quizzes, and the key to all assessments.
Farmer Boy Student Guide
The Farmer Boy Student Guide consists of lessons for the 29 chapters of Farmer Boy each containing reading notes, vocabulary work, comprehension questions, questions for discussion, and enrichment activities.
(Little House on the Prairie Book 2)
Scheduled read for Grade 3
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Grade 4
Around the World in 80 Days
by Jules Verne
Enjoy reading aloud this classic novel with your children.
Scheduled Read-Aloud in Grade 4.
The Swiss Family Robinson
The classic adventure tale of a brave family who must come together to survive in their new deserted island home.
Scheduled in 4th Grade
Following a wild and raging storm, the Swiss family Robinson are stranded at sea. But the thundering waves have swept them off to a tropical island, where a new life awaits them. Their ship is laden with supplies and the island is packed with treasures, so they soon adapt and discover new dangers and delights every day.
Our family enjoyed this Read-Aloud tremendously and I am sure your family will enjoy reading it together during your Grade 4 adventures.
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When Matt's father leaves him on his own to guard their new cabin in the wilderness, Matt is scared but determined to be brave and prove that he can take care of himself. And things are going fine until a white stranger steals his gun, leaving Matt defenseless and unable to hunt for his food. Then Matt meets Attean, a Native boy from the Beaver tribe, and soon learns that people called the land around him home long before the white settlers ever arrived. As Attean teaches him more about his own culture, Matt must come to terms with what the changing frontier really means.
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The Cricket in Times Square Teacher Guide
The Cricket in Times Square Teacher Guide contains all answers to The Cricket in Times Square Student Guide as well as all quizzes and tests.
The Cricket in Times Square Student Study Guide
The Cricket in Times Square Student Guide consists of lessons for the 15 chapters of The Cricket in Times Square each containing vocabulary work, comprehension questions, questions for discussion, and enrichment activities. The appendix includes a map of New England, a map of New York City, images of an Afghan Hound and a Chinese pagoda, and illustration pages.
Tucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought he'd seen it all. But he's never met a cricket before, which really isn't surprising, because, along with his friend Harry Cat, Tucker lives in the very heart of New York City―the Times Square subway station. Chester Cricket never intended to leave his Connecticut meadow. He'd be there still if he hadn't followed the entrancing aroma of liverwurst right into someone's picnic basket. Now, like any tourist in the city, he wants to look around. And he could not have found two better guides―and friends―than Tucker and Harry.
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Homer Price Teacher Guide
The Homer Price Teacher Guide features teaching guidelines, notes on reading activities, lessons for the 6 chapters of Homer Price including answers to the Homer Price Student Guide, all tests and quizzes, and the key to all assessments.
Homer Price Student Guide
The Homer Price Student Guide consists of lessons for the 6 chapters of Homer Price, each containing reading notes, vocabulary work, comprehension questions, quotations, questions for discussion, and enrichment activities.
Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; where houses are built in a day; and where a boy named Homer Price can foil four slick bandits using nothing but his wits and pet skunk.
The comic genius of Robert McCloskey and his wry look at small-town America has kept readers in stitches for generations!
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The bad news is that Cara Landry is the new kid at Denton Elementary School. The worse news is that her teacher, Mr. Larson, would rather read the paper and drink coffee than teach his students anything. So Cara decides to give Mr. Larson something else to read -- her own newspaper, The Landry News.
Before she knows it, the whole fifth-grade class is in on the project. But then the principal finds a copy of The Landry News, with unexpected results. Tomorrow's headline: Will Cara's newspaper cost Mr. Larson his job?-- Grade 4 reading and Newspaper Unit
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Caddie Woodlawn is a real adventurer. She'd rather hunt than sew and plow than bake, and tries to beat her brother's dares every chance she gets. Caddie is friends with Indians, who scare most of the neighbors—neighbors who, like her mother and sisters, don't understand her at all.
Caddie is brave, and her story is special because it's based on the life and memories of Carol Ryrie Brink's grandmother, the real Caddie Woodlawn. Her spirit and sense of fun have made this book a classic that readers have taken to their hearts for more than seventy years.
Grade 5 Reading
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Lassie Come-Home Teacher Guide
The Teacher Guide contains the answers to the Student Guide (sold separately) and the Quizzes and Tests.
Lassie Come-Home Student Guide
The Student Guide contains Vocabulary Questions, Reading Comprehension Questions, and more.
Lassie is Joe's prize collie and constant companion. But when Joe's father loses his job, Lassie must be sold. Three times she escapes from her new owner, and three times she returns home to Joe, until finally she is taken to the remotest part of Scotland―too far a journey for any dog to make alone . . . But Lassie is not just any dog.
Reading in Grade 5
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Wild Animals I Have Known
In Wild Animals I Have Known, Ernest Thompson Seton guides us through the inner lives of the creatures he met on Manitoba's plains, New Mexico's ranges and in Toronto's ravines. True stories about animals, a delightful Read-aloud for the whole family.
Scheduled in Grade 5
Teacher Guide, Student Workbook, and Novel
Grades 4+
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Grade 6 and Ancient Times
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The Twenty-One Balloons Teacher Guide
The Twenty-One Balloons Teacher Guide features teaching guidelines, notes on reading activities, lessons for the 10 chapters of The Twenty-One Balloons including answers to The Twenty-One Balloons Student Guide, all tests and quizzes, and the key to all assessments.
The Twenty-One Balloons Student Guide
The Twenty-One Balloons Student Guide consists of lessons for the 10 chapters of The Twenty-One Balloons each containing vocabulary work, comprehension questions, questions for discussion, and enrichment activities. The appendix includes a world map.
The 21 Balloons
Professor William Waterman Sherman intends to fly across the Pacific Ocean. But through a twist of fate, he lands on Krakatoa, and discovers a world of unimaginable wealth, eccentric inhabitants, and incredible balloon inventions.
Winner of the 1948 Newbery Medal
Scheduled in 6th Grade
Teacher Guide, Student Workbook and Novel
Grade 6-8
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American-born Skye is a good student and a star soccer player who never really gives any thought to the fact that her father is Japanese. Her cousin, Hiroshi, lives in Japan, and never really gives a thought to his uncle's family living in the United States.
Skye and Hiroshi's lives are thrown together when Hiroshi's family, with his grandfather (who is also his best friend), suddenly moves to the U.S. Now Skye doesn't know who she is anymore: at school she's suddenly too Japanese, but at home she's not Japanese enough. Hiroshi has a hard time adjusting to life in a new culture, and resents Skye's intrusions on his time with Grandfather. Through all of this is woven Hiroshi's expertise, and Skye's growing interest in, kite making and competitive rokkaku kite flying.
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Grades 3-8 Read Aloud for WBC Geo-Tour II curriculum.
When twelve-year-old Sugar's grandfather dies and her gambling father takes off yet again, Sugar and her mother lose their home in Missouri. They head to Chicago for a fresh start, only to discover that fresh starts aren't so easy to come by for the homeless. Nevertheless, Sugar's mother has taught her to be grateful no matter what, so Sugar does her best. With the help of a rescue dog, Shush; a foster family; a supportive teacher; a love of poetry; and her own grace and good humor, Sugar comes to understand that while she can't control the hand life deals her, she can control how she responds.
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Every night, Shahrazad begins a story. And every morning, the Sultan lets her live another day -- providing the story is interesting enough to capture his attention. After almost one thousand nights, Shahrazad is running out of tales. And that is how Marjan's story begins....
It falls to Marjan to help Shahrazad find new stories -- ones the Sultan has never heard before. To do that, the girl is forced to undertake a dangerous and forbidden mission: sneak from the harem and travel the city, pulling tales from strangers and bringing them back to Shahrazad. But as she searches the city, a wonderful thing happens. From a quiet spinner of tales, Marjan suddenly becomes the center of a more surprising story than she ever could have imagined.
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Grade 7-8
Escape From Dudley County by Robert Cunerd PDF Download
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A Novel- very nice novel for anyone ages 12 and up, or as a read-aloud for the family.
We enjoyed this novel!
by Br. Robert Cunerd (1935-2020)
Follow the adventures of Jeff, an 11-year-old foster child who is trying to escape his abusive foster parents and the interesting characters he meets along the way including a surf-bum and a Judge.
Br. Cunerd served as a Circuit Overseer in the past all over the USA and many of you may personally have known him. He had quite a sense of humor. This is an adventure story with his sense of humor throughout--- a lovely story.
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Now scheduled on 8th Grade curriculum
The Shakespeare Stealer
Widge is an orphan with a rare talent for shorthand. His fearsome master has just one demand: steal Shakespeare's play "Hamlet"--or else. Widge has no choice but to follow orders, so he works his way into the heart of the Globe Theatre, where Shakespeare's players perform. As full of twists and turns as a London alleyway, this entertaining novel is rich in period details, colorful characters, villainy, and drama.
Scheduled in Seventh Grade
The Adventures of Robin Hood Teacher Guide
The Teacher Guide contains the answers to the Student Guide (sold separately) and the Quizzes and Texts.
The Adventures of Robin Hood Student Study Guide
The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green tells of the perennially enjoyable stories of Robin Hood and his Merry Men. Our Student Study Guide will aid the student in developing their Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension skills.
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The classic story of social justice and outrageous cunning. Robin Hood, champion of the poor and oppressed, stands against the cruel power of Prince John and the brutal Sheriff of Nottingham. Taking refuge in the vast Sherwood Forest with his band of men, he remains determined to outwit his enemies
The Hound of the Baskervilles Teacher Guide
Active reading and thinking leads to a life-affecting experience with literature and poetry. The guides feature helpful reading notes for background information and difficult words, extensive vocabulary training, comprehension questions.
The Hound of the Baskervilles Student Book
The guides feature helpful reading notes for background information and difficult words, extensive vocabulary training, comprehension questions.
GRADE 9
When Lyddie and her younger brother are hired out as servants to help pay off their family farm's debts, Lyddie is determined to find a way to reunite her family once again. Hearing about all the money a girl can make working in the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts, she makes her way there, only to find that her dreams of returning home may never come true.
Scheduled read in WBC American History/Grade 9 Lesson Plans
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Grade 7+
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Phillip is excited when the Germans invade the small island of Curaçao. War has always been a game to him, and he’s eager to glimpse it firsthand–until the freighter he and his mother are traveling to the United States on is torpedoed.
When Phillip comes to, he is on a small raft in the middle of the sea. Besides Stew Cat, his only companion is an old West Indian, Timothy. Phillip remembers his mother’s warning about black people: “They are different, and they live differently.”
But by the time the castaways arrive on a small island, Phillip’s head injury has made him blind and dependent on Timothy.
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Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is traveling by single-engine plane to visit his father for the first time since the divorce. When the plane crashes, killing the pilot, the sole survivor is Brian. He is alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but his clothing, a tattered windbreaker, and the hatchet his mother had given him as a present.
Suggested read for Wilderness Survival Class
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Classic, scheduled read in American History/High School Grade 9 lessons
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Grade 10
Thirteen-year-old Charlotte Doyle is excited to return home from her school in England to her family in Rhode Island in the summer of 1832. But when the two families she was supposed to travel with mysteriously cancel their trips, Charlotte finds herself the lone passenger on a long sea voyage with a cruel captain and a mutinous crew. Worse yet, soon after stepping aboard the ship, she becomes enmeshed in a conflict between them! What begins as an eagerly anticipated ocean crossing turns into a harrowing journey, where Charlotte gains a villainous enemy... and is put on trial for murder!
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Mara is a proud and beautiful slave girl who yearns for freedom in ancient Egypt, under the rule of Queen Hatshepsut. Mara is not like other slaves; she can read and write, as well as speak the language of Babylonian. So, to barter for her freedom, she finds herself playing the dangerous role of double spy for two arch enemies—each of whom supports a contender for the throne of Egypt.
Against her will, Mara finds herself falling in love with one of her masters, the noble Sheftu, and she starts to believe in his plans of restoring Thutmose III to the throne. But just when Mara is ready to offer Sheftu her help and her heart, her duplicity is discovered, and a battle ensues in which both Mara’s life and the fate of Egypt are at stake. $8.99
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Memoirs of a young girl in Nazi Europe
We thoroughly enjoyed reading this together as a family. You will want your audience to be mature enough to handle this subject.
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GRADES 11-12
Teacher Guide, Student Workbook and Novel
Grade 10+
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Grade 10+
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A classic novel for high school & British Literature
Jane Eyre follows the emotions and experiences of its title character, including her growth to adulthood, and her love for Mr. Rochester, the Byronic master of fictitious Thornfield Hall.
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Grade 10+
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Filled with mystery, murder, mutiny, and the daring bravado of its young hero, Jim Hawkins, Treasure Island has been thrilling readers young and old since it was first published in 1883. Originally intended by the author for the private amusement of his stepson, this gripping story of Jim’s perilous encounters with the treacherous Long John Silver and his fellow pirates.
Grade 9+
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