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Catching Fire

Written by Suzanne Collins
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2009. Katniss Everdeen survived the Hunger Games and came home a victor, but the Capitol is furious and the districts are quietly beginning to rebel. When a shocking announcement forces Katniss back into the arena, she realizes that the stakes are no longer just about her own survival. Can Katniss find a way to fight back before everything she loves is destroyed?
7th - 12th

The Standing Rock Sioux Challenge the Dakota Access Pipeline: Guide For Families

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading with your child.

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Girls Made of Snow and Glass

Written by Melissa Bashardoust

Sixteen-year-old Mina is motherless, her magician father is vicious, and her silent heart has never...

7th - 12th
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Burn Down, Rise Up

Mysterious disappearances. An urban legend rumored to be responsible. And one group of friends...

8th - 12th
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This Is Your Time

Written by Ruby Bridges
Written as a letter from civil rights activist and icon Ruby Bridges to the reader, This Is Your...
5th - 10th
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Scholastic Classics: White Fang

Written by Jack London
A companion book to The Call of the Wild, this tale of the Klondike gold rush is told through the...
7th - 12th

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives: Criss Cross

Answer clues based on the content and vocabulary words from The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two...

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives: Word Search (Hard)

Look for vocabulary words from The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed...

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives: Word Search (Medium)

Look for vocabulary words from The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed...

The Outsiders: Criss Cross

when you suddenly change direction and turn a different way

The Outsiders: Word Search

After reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, use this printable and interactive Word Search puzzle to extend student learning. Find and circle words across, down, and diagonally.
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The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

Written by Dashka Slater
If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students...
7th - 12th
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The Epic Crush of Genie Lo

Written by F. C. Yee
The struggle to get into a top-tier college consumes sixteen-year-old Genie's every waking thought...
7th - 12th
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Bright Lights Dark Nights

Written by Emond and Stephen
A story about first love, first fights, and finding yourself in a messed up world, from Stephen...
7th - 12th
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Hillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History

Written by Karen Blumenthal
In Hillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History, critically acclaimed author Karen Blumenthal...
7th - 12th

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Celebration Video

This short video presents black and white images accompanied by music to celebrate the anniversary...

The Hunger Games: Criss Cross

After reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins use this printable and interactive Criss Cross...

The Hunger Games: Word Search

After reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins use this printable and interactive Word Search...

The Giver: Criss Cross

After reading The Giver by Lois Lowry use this printable and interactive Criss Cross puzzle. All...

The Giver: Word Search

After reading The Giver by Lois Lowry use this printable and interactive Word Search puzzle to...
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The Giver

Written by Lois Lowry
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1993. The story of a dystopian community ruled by the Committee of Elders, which tightly controls every aspect of society. When 12-year-old Jonas is granted the highest job in the society, Receiver of Memory, he learns from the Giver all that has been sacrificed in the name of order and sameness.
7th - 11th
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The Hunger Games

Written by Suzanne Collins
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2008. In a dark future where the government forces one boy and one girl from each district to fight to the death on live television, sixteen-year-old Katniss volunteers to take her little sister's place in the games. Armed with her bow and a fierce will to survive, she enters an arena where the rules can change at any moment. But what happens when the thing that might save her life could also start a revolution?
5th - 11th

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