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Call It Courage: Anticipation Guide

Use this Anticipation Guide before reading to activate students’ prior knowledge, build curiosity about the topic, and set a purpose for reading.

Freestyle: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Cross Cross puzzle aligns with Freestyle by Gale Galligan.

Freestyle: Word Search

After reading Freestyle by Gale Galligan, use this printable and interactive Word Search Puzzle to extend student learning. Find and cycle words across, down, and diagonally.

Solving for M: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Cross Cross puzzle aligns with Solving for M by Jennifer Swender.

Solving for M: Word Search

After reading Solving for M by Jennifer Swender, use this printable and interactive Word Search Puzzle to extend student learning. Find and cycle words across, down, and diagonally.

A Wrinkle In Time: The Graphic Novel: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Cross Cross puzzle aligns with A Wrinkle In Time: The Graphic Novel by Hope Larson.

A Wrinkle In Time: The Graphic Novel: Word Search

After reading A Wrinkle In Time: The Graphic Novel by Hope Larson, use this printable and interactive Word Search Puzzle to extend student learning. Find and cycle words across, down, and diagonally.

The Tyrell Show: Season One: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Cross Cross puzzle aligns with The Tyrell Show: Season One by Miles Grose.

The Tyrell Show: Season One: Word Search

After reading The Tyrell Show: Season One by Miles Grose, use this printable and interactive Word Search Puzzle to extend student learning. Find and cycle words across, down, and diagonally.

Art Club: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Cross Cross puzzle aligns with Art Club by Rashad Doucet.

Jiu-Jitsu Girl: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Cross Cross puzzle aligns with Jiu-Jitsu Girl by Jennifer Dutton.

Jiu-Jitsu Girl: Word Search

After reading Jiu-Jitsu Girl by Jennifer Dutton, use this printable and interactive Word Search Puzzle to extend student learning.

The Organic Artist for Kids: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Cross Cross puzzle aligns with The Organic Artist for Kids by Nick Neddo.

The Organic Artist for Kids: Word Search

After reading The Organic Artist for Kids by Nick Neddo, use this printable and interactive Word Search Puzzle to extend student learning. Find and cycle words across and down.

The Organic Artist for Kids: Memory Match

After reading The Organic Artist for Kids by Nick Neddo, use this Memory Matching puzzle to help students build familiarity with the book’s vocabulary words.

Kids' Field Guide to Birds: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Cross Cross puzzle aligns with Kids’ Field Guide to Birds by Daisy Yuhas.

Kids' Field Guide to Birds: Word Search

After reading Kids' Field Guide to Birds by Daisy Yuhas, use this printable and interactive Word Search Puzzle to extend student learning. Find and cycle words across, down, and diagonally.
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Jiu-Jitsu Girl

Written by Jennifer Dutton
RIF Summer Camp: Reading Explorers Badge. Angie just wants to fit in at her new school, but being dragged to Jiu-Jitsu practice by her family is not exactly helping her look cool. When a big tournament, some unexpected family changes, and a friendship she never saw coming all collide at once, Angie starts to question everything she thought she knew about herself.
4th - 8th
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Minecraft: Adventure School

Written by Monica Sanz
RIF Summer Camp: Reading Explorers Badge. Belinda has one shot to prove she is no coward, and getting into the legendary Hero Crowe's Adventure School might be exactly the chance she needs. But between dangerous admissions tests, mysterious secret rooms, saboteurs, and students who would rather fight alone than work together, every step forward could be her last.
5th - 7th
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Kids' Field Guide to Birds

Written by Daisy Yuhas
RIF Summer Camp: Reading Explorers Badge. Have you ever wondered why some birds can soar for hours without flapping their wings, or how a tiny hummingbird drinks from a flower? Kids' Field Guide to Birds takes you on an adventure through the incredible world of birds, from busy city streets to quiet forests and everything in between.
3rd - 7th
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The Organic Artist for Kids: A DIY Guide to Making Your Own Eco-Friendly Art Supplies from Nature

Written by Nick Neddo
RIF Summer Camp: Artistic Avenues Badge. Did you know you can make your own paint from rocks and ink from plants? In this book, you'll head outside and turn nature into your very own art supply kit. What amazing thing will you create first?
Pre-K - 7th
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White Wolf Woman and Other Native American Transformation Myths

Written by Teresa Pijoan
Across North and South America, Native peoples have shared stories for generations—tales told aloud long before they were written down. In this collection, more than forty myths from thirty different tribes, from the far northern Arctic to the tropical forests of Guiana, invite readers to explore a powerful idea: all living things are connected by the same spirit.
6th - 9th
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Momentos Mágicos-Magic Moments

Written by Olga Loya
In many parts of Latin America—with its mix of Indigenous, Spanish, Catholic, and African traditions—magic is part of everyday life. Momentos mágicos, or “magic moments,” can appear in all kinds of ways. For storyteller Olga Loya, the magic happens each time an old tale is passed from one person to another. The sixteen stories in this collection are filled with those special moments.
3rd - 7th

Blended: Book Talk

A Book Talk is a short introduction of a book to students to activate prior knowledge, build background knowledge, and generate curiosity and excitement about the book.

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