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Title & AuthorReadability InterestLevelLevel64. Julie of the Wolves, Jean Craighead George65. Jumping Off to Freedom, Anilú BernadoSubGenreSubjectLinksTopics/ Themes Multicultural/Survival/Coming-of-age Multicultural/Social Justice/Non-violence Multicultural/Family/Social justice554-85-766. Just Like Martin, Ossie Davis67. Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World, MildredPitts Walter68. Let the Circle Be Unbroken, Mildred Taylor69. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis70. A Long Way from Chicago, Richard -7Hist.FFant.Hist.F71. Loser, Jerry Spinelli4.53-7Real.F67-12Hist.F 73. M.C. Higgins, the Great, Virginia Hamilton4.97-9Real.F 74. Maizon at Blue Hill, Jacqueline Woodson75. § Maniac Magee, Jerry Spinelli76. Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid, Walter DeanMyers77. The Midwife’s Apprentice, Karen Cushman78. The Missing ‘Gator of Gumbo Limbo, JeanCraighead George79. Morning Girl, Michael Dorris4.654.55-93-84-7Real.FReal.FReal.F 657 3-7Hist.FMyst. Coming-of-age/Identity/Risk-taking55-9Hist.F 80. My Brother Sam is Dead, James L. Collier andChristopher Collier81. My Name is Maria Isabel, Alma Flor Ada82. Necessary Roughness, Marie Lee83. Night of the Twisters, Ivy Ruckman5.86-9Hist.F Multicultural/Family/Coming-of-age/NewWorld ConquestRevolutionary War/Family/Patriotism/Coming-of-age3642-57 3-6Real.FReal.FReal/Adv 72. Lyddie, Katherine PatersonBold indicates Newbery and Newbery Honor books indicates titles for which Standardized Reading Practice Tests are available (also see page 59)* indicates titles also available in Spanish (see pages 15 and 58)§ indicates titles for which Bully-Prevention Versions are also available (see page ulticultural/Identity/Self-esteemChoices/Good vs. evil Family/Social justiceIdentityChoices/Family/Social justice/Coming-of-ageMulticultural/ Family/ ts/Coming-of-ageSurvival/Family9

10Title & .99.100.101.102.103.104.105.106.107.Readability InterestLevelLevel Nightjohn, Gary PaulsenNinjas, Piranhas, and Galileo, Greg Leitich Smith No Promises in the Wind, Irene HuntNothing But the Truth, AviNumber the Stars, Lois LowryOn My Honor, Marion Dane BauerOne-Eyed Cat, Paula Fox Out of the Dust, Karen Hesse The Outsiders, S.E. HintonPacific Crossing, Gary Soto The Pinballs, Betsy ByarsPleasing the Ghost, Sharon Creech Report to the Principal’s Office, Jerry SpinelliThe Rifle, Gary PaulsenThe River, Gary Paulsen Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Mildred TaylorSarah, Plain and Tall, Patricia MacLachlanSees Behind Trees, Michael DorrisShabanu: Daughter of the Wind, SuzanneFisher StaplesThe Shakespeare Stealer, Gary BlackwoodShakespeare’s Spy, Gary BlackwoodShiloh, Phyllis Reynolds NaylorThe Sign of the Beaver, Elizabeth George SpeareSing Down the Moon, Scott 3.556.57-123-77-106-124-97-105-98 8-123-74-82-53-77 5-93-75-95-10Hist.FHist.F.Real.FHist.FHist.FBold indicates Newbery and Newbery Honor books indicates titles for which Standardized Reading Practice Tests are available (also see page 59)* indicates titles also available in Spanish (see pages 15 and 58)§ indicates titles for which Bully-Prevention Versions are also available (see page 50)SubjectLinksTopics/ Themes Multicultural/Slavery/LiteracyScientific inquiry/Truth/ /Peer pressure/Coping with loss Family/Guilt and responsibilityFamily/Coping with loss/IdentityComing-of-age/Peer pressure/Violence Multicultural/Family/FriendshipFriendship/Foster familiesFamilyFriendship/Adjusting to change Gun controlSurvival Multicultural/Family/Social justiceFamily/Coping with ultural/Identity/Survival/Women’s esponsibilityComing-of-age/Honesty/Choices/Abuse l/Social justice/Overcomingadversity/Disabilities

Title & AuthorReadability InterestLevelLevelSubGenreSubjectLinksTopics/ Themes ySurvival/Coming-of-age/Disabilities Multicultural/Friendship/Slavery108. § The Skin I’m In, Sharon G. Flake5.55 Real.F109. Slake’s Limbo, Felice Holman110. The Slave Dancer, Paula Fox111. Sounder, William Armstrong112. Space Station Seventh Grade, Jerry Spinelli113. Summer of the Swans, Betsy Byars114. Taking Sides, Gary Soto115. The Talking Earth, Jean Craighead st.FHist.F.Real.FReal.FReal.FAdv. 56 Real.F 5.146-103-7Real.FReal.F5575-85-107 st.F/Adv.Real.F 6.66.33.365-95-62-57-12Hist.FFant.Myst.Hist.F Poverty/Peer ity/Choices 56.15-95 Real.FHist.F 116. Tangerine, Edward Bloor117. That Was Then, This is Now, S.E. Hinton118. There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom, LouisSachar119. Thief of Hearts, Laurence Yep120. Tituba of Salem Village, Ann Petry121. Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson122. Trino’s Choice, Diane Gonzalez Bertrand123.124.125.126.The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Avi Tuck Everlasting, Natalie Babbitt Vampires Don’t Wear Polka Dots, Dadey/ JonesWaiting for the Rain, Sheila Gordon127. Walk Two Moons, Sharon Creech128. The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963,Christopher Paul CurtisBold indicates Newbery and Newbery Honor books indicates titles for which Standardized Reading Practice Tests are available (also see page 59)* indicates titles also available in Spanish (see pages 15 and 58)§ indicates titles for which Bully-Prevention Versions are also available (see page djusting to tural/Family/Integrity/Sports/Environment/Social endshipMulticultural/Social s/FriendshipFriendshipApartheid/Friendship/Social justice/Coming-of-ageMulticultural/Identity/Coping with lossMulticultural/Social justice/Family11

12Title & Author129. Weasel, Cynthia DeFelice130. The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin131. Where the Lilies Bloom, Vera and Bill Cleaver132.133.134.135.136.137.138.139.140. Where the Red Fern Grows, Wilson Rawls The Whipping Boy, Sid FleischmanWindcatcher, AviThe Witch of Blackbird Pond, ElizabethGeorge Speare§ Wringer, Jerry Spinelli A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L’ Engle Yolonda’s Genius, Carol FennerThe Young Landlords, Walter Dean MyersZeely, Virginia HamiltonReadability enreSubjectLinksTopics/ ThemesHist.FMyst.Hist.F Coming-of-age/FamilyHuman nature/ Values/ Relationships Family/Coping with loss/OvercomingadversityFamily/Adjusting to change5-10Hist.F3-7Adv.3-7 Real./Myst.5-8Hist.F Family/Choices/Adventure4-85 4-96-105-8 Coming-of-age/Family/Peer ing-of-age/FamilyGood vs. tasy vs. realityIV. Discussion Guides with Bully-Prevention Strategies Catalog listings begin on page 50Title & Author1. † The Boy Who Lost His Face, Louis Sachar2. † The Bully, Paul Langham3. Holes, Louis Sachar4. Maniac Magee, Jerry Spinelli5. The Skin I’m In, Sharon G. Flake6. Wringer, Jerry ctLinksBullying/ Peer pressure/ Identity4.55.55.855.55-86-105 3-85 Real.FReal.FMyst.Real.FReal.F 54-8Real.F Bold indicates Newbery and Newbery Honor books indicates titles for which Standardized Reading Practice Tests are available (also see page 59)* indicates titles also available in Spanish (see pages 15 and 58)§ indicates titles for which Bully-Prevention Versions are also available (see page 50)Topics/ ThemesMulticultural/ Bullying/ rpressure/LiteracyComing-of-age/Family/Peer pressure(† indicates titles available only in Bully-Pevention Version)

V. Challenging Titles for High School and High-Performing Middle Grade ClassesCatalog listings begin on page 51ReadabilityLevelInterestLevelSubGenre1. Animal Farm, George Orwell2. The Chosen, Chaim Potok989-1210 FableReal.F 3. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury79 SciFi 4. Farewell to Manzanar, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston97-10Auto. 5. I Am the Cheese, Robert Cormier78-12Myst. 6. The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara710 Hist.F7. The Pearl, John Steinbeck67-12Real.F 8. The Pigman, Paul Zindel79-12Real F9. A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens1010 Hist.F 9 9 Essay 109 Hist.F Title & Author10. Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence,Ben Carson11. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper LeeBold indicates Newbery and Newbery Honor books indicates titles for which Standardized Reading Practice Tests are available (also see page 59)* indicates titles also available in Spanish (see pages 15 and 58)§ indicates titles for which Bully-Prevention Versions are also available (see page 50)SubjectLinksTopics/ ThemesJustice/Freedom vs. riendshipLiteracy/Technology/Freedom vs. DictatorshipSocial justice/Survival/Family/IdentityFamily/ Mental health/ Corruptionin governmentCivil WarGreed/Materialism/Social ch s/ Overcoming adversitySocial Justice/Racism/Disabilities/Prejudice13

14VI. Titles for High School ClassesCatalog listings begin on page 54ReadabilityLevelInterestLevelSubGenre1. Act Now, Apologize Later, Adam Werbach2. Blue Skin of the Sea, Graham Salisbury10 610 9 EssayReal.F 3. The Chocolate War, Robert Cormier6.79-12Real.F 4. Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes79-12Sci.F 5. Forged by Fire, Sharon Draper59-12Real.F 6. The Friends, Rosa Guy79-12Hist.F7. The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros79 ShSt 8. In My Place, Charlayne Hunter-Gault119 Auto. 9. Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare109 Hist.Dr10. The Jungle, Upton Sinclair79 Hist.F11. Macbeth, William Shakespeare99 Hist.Dr 12. Monster, Walter Dean Myers5.19 Real.F 13. Night, Elie Wiesel109 Auto.14. Somewhere in the Darkness, Walter Dean Myers79-12Real.F15. Sweet Summer: Life with and without My Father,Bebe Moore Campbell16. Whatever Happened to Justice? Richard J. Maybury99 Auto. 1010 Essay17. Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? R. J. Maybury1010 EssayTitle & AuthorBold indicates Newbery and Newbery Honor books indicates titles for which Standardized Reading Practice Tests are available (also see page 59)* indicates titles also available in Spanish (see pages 15 and 58)§ indicates titles for which Bully-Prevention Versions are also available (see page 50)SubjectLinks Topics/ ThemesEnvironmentalismMulticultural/ Identity/Coming-of-age/FriendshipPeer Pressure/ Responsibility/ChoicesIdentity/ Scientific ethics/ResponsibilityMulticultural/ Child abuse/Addiction/ Overcoming adversityMulticultural/ Friendship/ IdentityMulticultural/ Social justice/Responsibility/ FreedomMulticultural/ Civil rights/ Family/EducationChoices/ Moral responsibilitySocial Justice/Capitalism vs. SocialismChoices/ Moral responsibility/ Goodvs. evil/ Freedom vs. determinismChoices/ Responsibility/ SocialjusticeGood vs. evil/ The HolocaustChoices/ Responsibility/ FamilyMulticultural/ Family/ IdentityLaw/ Government/ FreedomEconomics

VI. Titles Available in SpanishCatalog listings on page 58Title & Author1. Cuando Era Puertorriqueña (When I Was PuertoRican), Esmeralda Santiago2. Harry Potter y La Camara Secreta (Harry Potterand the Chamber of Secrets), J.K. Rowling3. Harry Potter y La Piedra Filosofal (Harry Potterand the Sorcerer’s Stone), J.K. Rowling4. Harry Potter y La Prisionero de Azkaban (HarryPotter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), J.K. Rowling5. La Casa en Mango Street (The House on MangoStreet), Sandra Cisneros (high school)ReadabilityLevelInterestLevelSubGenre77 Auto.5.55 Fant.Friendship/Good vs. evil5.25 Fant.Friendship/ Facing one’s fears5.25 Fant.Friendship/ Good vs. evil79 Sh.St.Bold indicates Newbery and Newbery Honor books indicates titles for which Unit Tests are available (also see page 59)* indicates titles also available in Spanish (see pages 15 and 58)§ indicates titles for which Bully-Prevention Versions are also available (see page 50)SubjectLinks Topics/ ThemesMulticultural/Identity/FamilyMulticultural/ Social justice/Responsibility/ Freedom15

16Part I.Discussion Guides for Non-FictionThe Acorn People by Ron Jones (Bantam Edition,1977). First-person account of a challenging butrewarding experience as a counselor at a summercamp for young people with disabilities. 80 pages.Two Discussion Guides. RL 7 IL 7 (NEWFORMAT)P07-JONTG Teacher’s Guide 20 eachP07-JONSG Packet of 10 Student’s Guides 50P07-JONAP Packet of 10 Assessment Packs(includes Selection Review sheets, Literature andVocabulary Tests) 25P07-JONHP Homeschool Pack 25 eachAmos Fortune: Free Man, by Elizabeth Yates(Puffin Books, 1989). The fictionalized biographyof an African prince, enslaved in 1725, whobecame a skillful tanner and eventually obtained hisfreedom, becoming a prosperous tradesman andbenefactor. 181 pages, Four Discussion Guides. RL5 IL 5-8P07-YATTE Teachers’ Edition of DiscussionGuides 10P07-YATSNC 40 Copies of the Students’ Editionof Discussion Guides (Classroom Set of NonConsumables) 75P07-YATSC Consumables for 35 students (Classroom Set of Literature Tests and VocabularyTests) 35P07-YATUT Set of 35 Standardized ReadingPractice Tests with Teacher Instructions andAnswer Key 40Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl (BantamEdition, 1993). The classic diary of a thirteen-yearold Jewish girl hiding from the Nazis in a secretattic apartment in Amsterdam for two years ofdeprivation, hope, and fear reveals her quick mind,independent spirit, and courage. 283 pages. SixDiscussion Guides. RL 8 IL 7 (NEW FORMAT)P07-FRATG Teacher’s Guide with reproducibleassessment pages 30 eachP07-FRASG Packet of 10 Student’s Guides 65P07-FRAAP Packet of 10 Assessment Packs(includes Selection Review sheets, Literature andVocabulary Tests) 35P07-FRAHP Homeschool Pack 35 eachRL Reading LevelIL Interest LevelP07-FRAUT Set of 35 Standardized ReadingPractice Tests with Teacher Instructions andAnswer Key 40At Her Majesty’s Request: An African Princess inVictorian England by Walter Dean Myers(Scholastic Inc., 1999). The biography of anAfrican princess who became the protégée ofQueen Victoria, who placed her in a family andprovided for her education. She returned to Africaas the wife of an African missionary businessmanand became a teacher and mother. 140 pages. ThreeDiscussion Guides. RL 5 IL 5-7P07-MYE2TE Teachers’ Edition of DiscussionGuides 10P07-MYE2SNC 40 Copies of the Students’Edition of Discussion Guides (Classroom Setof Non-Consumables) 60P07-MYE2SC Consumables for 35 students (Classroom Set of Literature Tests and VocabularyTests) 30Ben Carson by Ben Carson, M.D., with CecilMurphey and Nathan Aaseng, (Zondervan: Today’sHeroes Series, 1992). The true story of the youngman from inner city Detroit who has become one ofthe most highly acclaimed neurosurgeons in theworld thanks to his mother’s tough discipline andpersistent, self-sacrificing faith. 112 pages. ThreeDiscussion Guides. (book is out of print) RL 5IL 5-12P07-CAR3TE Teachers’ Edition of DiscussionGuides 10P07-CAR3SNC 40 Copies of the Students’Edition of Discussion Guides (Classroom Set ofNon-Consumables) 60P07-CAR3SC Consumables for 35 students (Classroom Set of Literature Tests and VocabularyTests) 30P07-CAR3UT Set of 35 Standardized ReadingPractice Tests with Teacher Instructions andAnswer Key 40The Double Life of Pocahontas, by Jean Fritz(Puffin Books Edition, 1987). A biography thatrelates the founding of Jamestown and the conflictAll prices subject to change

17between the English and Native Americans,focusing on the tragic consequences of this conflictin Pocohontas’ life. It depicts other colonial andNative American leaders (Captain John Smith,Powhatan, and John Rolfe) as well. 85 pages. TwoDiscussion Guides. RL 6 IL 5-9P07-FRITE Teachers’ Edition of DiscussionGuides 10P07-FRISNC 40 Copies of

Genre Subject Links Topics/ Themes 1. The Acorn People , Ron Jones 7 7 Auto. Disabilities 2. Amos . adversity 3. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank 8 7 Auto. The Holocaust/Social justice/ Identity/ Coming-of-age 4. At Her Majesty’s Request: An African Prince