EARLY LIFE Nathaniel Hawthorne, an American novelist and short-story writer, was born in Salem, Massachusetts in 1 804. The son of a sea captain, young Hawthorne was educated at Bowdoin College, where he was a classmate of the poet ...
Low-level teen fiction tackling tough and gritty topics like foster care, rape, teen pregnancy and more. Series contains a silver medal winner for the Independent Publishers Book Award. Each eBook is approximately 200-pages.
More than entertainment, these books can be a powerful learning and coping tool when a struggling reader connects with credible characters and a compelling storyline.
To Kill a Mockingbird won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize and spent eighty weeks on the bestseller list. The novel has been translated into forty languages. Historical Background The setting of To Kill a Mockingbird is a small southern town ...
Breaking Dawn DONNA SHELTON The Finer Points of Becoming Machine EMILY ANDREWS Marty's Diary FRANCES CROSS The Only Brother CAIAS WARD The Questions within TERESA SCHAEFFER Seeing Red PETER LANCETT © Ransom Publishing Ltd. 2008 This ...
This supplementary worktext series teaches math students how to solve the kinds of word problems found on today's standardized and proficiency tests.
FACTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR The son of a prosperous lawyer, Jules Verne was born in the port of Nantes, France. As a teenager, he moved to Paris, where he, too, studied the law. There, his uncle introduced him to popular French writers such ...
FACTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on November 13, 1850. Like his well-to-do father, he studied civil engineering. But young Stevenson was drawn to the world of literature and the arts.
What did Frankenstein do that really upset his monster? a) sewed his ears on upside down b) refused to make him a girlfriend c) called him 'Ugly-mug' Which of these books was written by Robert Louis Stevenson? a) Robinson Crusoe b) ...
Page 2 a, a motte; a, a moat; b, a bailey. malefactor (someone who does evil); a, being burned to death. • Page 4 c, a strong gate that can be lowered to block an • Page 17 a, Voltaire; b, Marie Antoinette; c, Liberty, entrance; b, ...
The next day , Romeo goes to see Friar Lawrence to make arrangements for the wedding . The friar performs the ceremony , hoping that the marriage will bring peace between the two families . ACT 4 Juliet visits Friar Lawrence and begs ...
Presents a historical introduction to the play, scene-by-scene analysis, stage directions, and reproducible activities.
When their plane is hit by lightning and they are forced to crash land in the desert, Paul Barclay, the Barclay children, and their Navajo pilot use all their skills to try and survive in the desert and return to civilization.
Tells the tale of Natty Bumppo, a frontier scout, and a Mohican warrior who escort two sisters through the wilderness to Fort William Henry during the French and Indian War.
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35 reproducible exercises in each guide reinforce basic reading and comprehension skills as they teach higher order critical thinking skills and literary appreciation.
And one shattering event may destroy their relationship for good and ruin everyone's shot at happiness. This three-book series keeps the tension tight and the interest high. Titles include: Coming Home, Searching for Answers, and The Truth.
Themes: Hi-Lo, headlines, nonfiction, disasters, world events. This series of nonfiction readers will grab a student's interest from the very first page!
More than entertainment, these books can be a powerful learning and coping tool when a struggling reader connects with credible characters and a compelling storyline.
Topics are involving and pertinent to young adult readers but with a twist of mystery. In just 48-pages, even your struggling readers can easily finish these novels! Paige doesn't have a date for the school dance.