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A Dog's Porpoise

Written by M.C. Ross

When a bad storm throws Bangor, a harbor porpoise, off course, he finds himself all alone in the...

4th - 7th

Somebody to Love: Memory Match

After reading Somebody to Love: The Story of Valerie June's Sweet Little Baby Banjolele, use this...

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Artifact Hunters

Written by Janet Fox

Isaac Wolf can travel through time. But he's also in a race against it.

With tensions in Prague...

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American as Paneer Pie

Written by Supriya Kelkar

As the only Indian American kid in her small town, Lekha Divekar feels like she has two versions of...

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Orphan Band of Springdale

Written by Anne Nesbet

t’s 1941, and tensions are rising in the United States as the Second World War rages in Europe...

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Like Nothing Amazing Ever Happened

Written by Emily Blejwas

A poignant story of a boy picking up the pieces of his life after the unexpected death of his father...

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Flooded Earth

Written by Mardi McConnochie

Twins Will and Annalie thought the hardest part about this year was going to be their separation...

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Most Perfect Thing in the Universe

Written by Tricia Springstubb

Eleven-year-old Loah Londonderry is definitely a homebody. While her mother, a noted ornithologist...

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Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea

Written by Ashley Herring Blake

Hazel Bly used to live in the perfect house with the perfect family in sunny California. But when a...

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The Hero Next Door: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology

From We Need Diverse Books, the organization behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes another...

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Me and Sam Sam Handle the Apocalypse

Written by Susan Vaught

Jesse is on the case when money goes missing from the library and her dad is looking like the #1...

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The Season of Styx Malone

Written by Kekla Magoon

Meet Caleb and Bobby Gene, two brothers embarking on a madcap, heartwarming, one-thing-leads-to...

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Bird in Me Flies

Written by Sara Lundberg

What do you do when it feels impossible to live up to everything expected of you? When the only...

4th - 7th

Imaginary Borders: Discussion Guide

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading.

Imaginary Borders: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge.

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Imaginary Borders (Pocket Change Collective)

Written by Xiuhtezcatl Martinez and Illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky

In this personal, moving essay, environmental activist and hip-hop artist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez uses...

7th - 9th

KWL Chart

Use this KWL chart individually or as a class to activate students’ thinking as they begin reading a new book.

The Roswell UFO Incident: Discussion Guide

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading.

Donut Go Breaking My Heart: Discussion Guide

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading.

The Roswell UFO Incident: Word Search

After reading The Roswell UFO Incident by Blake Hoena use this printable and interactive Word Search...

The Roswell UFO Incident: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive crisscross puzzle aligns with The Roswell UFO Incident by Blake Hoena...

The Roswell UFO Incident: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge.

Donut Go Breaking My Heart: Word Search

After reading Donut Go Breaking My Heart by Suzanne Nelson use this printable and interactive Word...

Donut Go Breaking My Heart: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive crisscross puzzle aligns with Donut Go Breaking My Heart by Suzanne...

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