Maniac Magee (Newbery Medal Winner)

Maniac Magee (Newbery Medal Winner)
Author: Jerry Spinelli
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2014-01-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316333506

A Newbery Medal winning modern classic about a racially divided small town and a boy who runs. Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee might have lived a normal life if a freak accident hadn't made him an orphan. After living with his unhappy and uptight aunt and uncle for eight years, he decides to run--and not just run away, but run. This is where the myth of Maniac Magee begins, as he changes the lives of a racially divided small town with his amazing and legendary feats.

An Instructional Guide for Literature: Maniac Magee

An Instructional Guide for Literature: Maniac Magee
Author: Mary Ellen Taylor
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 75
Release: 2015-05-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1493860445

Explore the many obstacles that Maniac Magee encounters in this eye-opening book. Students will learn to analyze prejudices and other challenges that Magee faces by completing fun, challenging activities and lessons provided in this digital instructional guide for literature. This e-book guide is the perfect tool for teachers to aid students in analyzing and comprehending this story. Appealing and challenging cross-curricular lessons and activities incorporate research-based literacy skills to help students become thorough readers. These lessons and activities work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and much more.

Freak the Mighty (Scholastic Gold)

Freak the Mighty (Scholastic Gold)
Author: Rodman Philbrick
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2013-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545600278

Freak the Mighty joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!It has been over twenty years -- and more than two million copies, eight foreign editions, and a popular Miramax feature film -- since the world was introduced to this powerful story of a unique friendship between a troubled, oversized boy and the tiny, physically challenged genius who proves that courage comes in all sizes. This simple yet timeless story explores many themes, including bullying -- an important topic in today's schools. Freak the Mighty is sure to remain fresh, dramatic, and memorable for the next twenty years and beyond!

Maniac Magee Close Reading and Text-Dependent Questions

Maniac Magee Close Reading and Text-Dependent Questions
Author: Mary Ellen Taylor
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 7
Release: 2015-05-15
Genre:
ISBN: 1493860488

Students analyze Maniac Magee using key skills from the Common Core. Close reading of the text is required to answer text-dependent questions. Included are student pages with the text-dependent questions as well as suggested answers.

Flying Solo

Flying Solo
Author: Ralph J. Fletcher
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2008-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780547076522

Rachel, having chosen to be mute following the sudden death of a classmate, shares responsibility with the other sixth-graders who decide not to report that the substitute teacher failed to show up.

The Lottery Rose

The Lottery Rose
Author: Irene Hunt
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2021-03-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1534478477

A young victim of child abuse gradually overcomes his fears and suspicions when placed in a home with other boys.

Swindle (Swindle #1)

Swindle (Swindle #1)
Author: Gordon Korman
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545457386

Ocean's 11 . . . with 11-year-olds, in a super stand-alone heist caper from Gordon Korman!After a mean collector named Swindle cons him out of his most valuable baseball card, Griffin Bing must put together a band of misfits to break into Swindle's compound and recapture the card. There are many things standing in their way -- a menacing guard dog, a high-tech security system, a very secret hiding place, and their inability to drive -- but Griffin and his team are going to get back what's rightfully his . . . even if hijinks ensue. This is Gordon Korman at his crowd-pleasing best, perfect for readers who like to hoot, howl, and heist.