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Penguin Random House: "A Day No Pigs Would Die" Teacher Guide
Teacher guide for "A Day No Pigs Would Die" features brief synopsis, author biographical sketch, list of themes, and ideas for interdisciplinary connections.
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Penguin Random House: "Ties That Bind, Ties That Break" t.g.
Teacher guide for "Ties That Bind, Ties That Break" features brief synopsis and author biographical sketch as well as list of themes and ideas for interdisciplinary connections.
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Penguin Random House: "Summer of the Monkeys" Teacher Guide
"Summer of the Monkeys" teacher guide includes brief synopsis, author sketch, list of themes, and ideas for interdisciplinary connections.
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Penguin Random House: "Tucket's Gold" Teacher Guide
"Tucket's Gold" teacher guide also features "Mr. Tucket," "Call Me Francis Tucket," and "Tucket's Ride." Includes note to teachers from author, list of themes, and ideas for interdisciplinary connections.
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Penguin Random House: "Tucket's Ride" Teacher Guide
Teacher guide for "Tucket's Ride" features note to teachers from author, brief author biographical sketch, list of themes, and ideas for interdisciplinary connections.
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Penguin Random House: "Guts" Teacher Guide
"Guts" teacher guide includes note to teachers from author, brief synopsis, author biographical sketch, list of themes, and tips for interdisciplinary connections.
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Penguin Random House: "The Giver" Reader's Guide
"The Giver" reader's guide features excellent, thought-provoking questions for discussion.
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Penguin Random House: "The Gadget" Teacher Guide
"The Gadget" teacher guide features brief synopsis and list of themes as well as ideas for interdisciplinary connections.
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Penguin Random House: "The Cay" Teacher Guide
Teacher guide for "The Cay" features brief synopsis and author information as well as list of themes and ideas for interdisciplinary connections.
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Penguin Random House: "Sarny" Teacher Guide
"Sarny" teacher guide features short synopsis, background information from author, and biographical sketch of author. Includes great ideas for thematic discussion and interdisciplinary connections.
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Penguin Random House: "The Rag and Bone Shop" Reader's Guide
Reader's guide for "The Rag and Bone Shop" features in-depth questions for discussion and brief author biographical sketch.
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Penguin Random House: "Soldier's Heart" Teacher Guide
Teacher guide for "Soldier's Heart" features brief synopsis, informative author biographical sketch, pre-reading activities, themes, and discussion questions. Also includes activities for "The Red Badge of Courage," "The Last Mission,"...
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Penguin Random House: "The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963" t.g.
Teacher guide for "The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963" features note to teachers from author, brief synopsis, list of themes, and ideas for interdisciplinary connections.
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Penguin Random House: "Nightjohn" Teacher Guide
"Nightjohn" teacher guide includes meaningful note from author brief synopsis. Features ideas for thematic discussion and great methods for interdisciplinary connections.
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Penguin Random House: "The River" Teacher Guide
"The River" teacher guide features excellent background and author information. Also included are thematic activities as well as tips for interdisciplinary connections.
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Penguin Random House: "The Door in the Wall" Teacher Guide
"The Door in the Wall" Teacher guide includes brief synopsis, author biographical sketch. list of themes, and ideas for interdisciplinary connections.
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Penguin Random House: "Stargirl" Reader's Guide
Reader's guide for "Stargirl" includes brief synopsis, questions, discussion topics, and author information.
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Penguin Random House: "The Chosen" Teacher Guide
Vocabulary, a detailed summary, chapter by chapter discussion questions and writing ideas comprise this teacher's guide.
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Penguin Random House: 'Dust' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
"Dust", a novel by Canadian author Arthur Slade, is set in a prairie town during the Depression. The story revolves around a mysterious man with a rainmaking machine who is somehow connected to the disappearance of children in the town....
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Penguin Random House: Mark Twain
This site provides a personal glimpse into the life of master storyteller Mark Twain. Content explores Twain's influences and passions, as well as the reason Twain chose to write the novels that he did.
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Penguin Random House: After the First Death Reader's Guide
Discussion questions and a brief author background sketch are offered as a reader's guide for Cormier's novel.
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Penguin Random House: 3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows by Ann Brashares
This is a preview of the book called 3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows by Ann Brashares, the author of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series. It offers links to about the book, the author, meet the characters, videos, and a newsletter.
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Penguin Random House: Kids @ Random: Dragon Keepers: The Dragon in the Library by Kate Klimo
This is an introduction to the novel The Dragon in the Library by Kate Klimo, book 3 in the Dragon Keepers fantasy series. Dragon keepers Jesse and Daisy need help! Emmy, their rapidly growing dragon, has become a real grouch, saying...
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Penguin Random House: Laura Esquivel
Short biography of Laura Esquivel, the author of Like Water for Chocolate and other novels. This site presents her novel Ley del Amor.