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Scholastic

Scholastic: Summer of the Swans

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Come and learn more about the book Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars. This site provides a brief description, discussion guide, extension activity and more.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

For Teachers 4th - 8th
This site has a description for the book "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg. It also features a vocabulary builder, a discussion guide, and more.
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Reading List for With Kids Who Love or Dislike Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a reading list with motivational books. Newbery Award winners and Caldecott Award winners make up the majority of the list.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Sid Fleischman's Biography

For Students 3rd - 8th
Disover more about the Newbery award-winning author Sid Fleischman through this resource. Provides a biography, booklist and more.
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Other

Lausd: Julie of the Wolves Literature Guide

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site features a guide to Jean Craighead George's book "Julie and the Wolves." This project is designed specifically for advanced English Language learners to learn about the Eskimos and Native American population.
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University of Calgary

University of Calgary: Biography of Cynthia Voigt

For Students 3rd - 8th
This profile of Cynthia Voigt reveals her life and work, including her many awards for her children's and young adult books. Among these awards were the Newbery Medal for Dicey's Song and, in 1990, the California Young Reader's Award for...
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Other

The World of Beverly Cleary

For Students 2nd - 8th
A wonderful site all about famous author Beverly Cleary. It offers the visitor many things to do and explore, including the neighborhood where her stories take place and a little about her characters. Gives the visitor some games to play...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Sharon Creech

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
For teachers using the works of Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech, this site provides lesson plans and learning activities for Walk Two Moons, Chasing Redbird, and Bloomability.
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Other

Sharon Creech

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is Sharon Creech's personal website. Offers the reader more about the author herself as well as her books.
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Schools of California Online Resources for Education

The Island of the Blue Dolphins: Mission Santa Barbara

For Students 6th - 8th
Explore the novel "The Island of the Blue Dolphins," by Scott O'Dell. This site offers an interactive technology related activity for this book.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Shiloh Discussion Questions

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Come and check out this informative resource featuring discussion questions, a description of the book, a vocabulary builder, and an extension activity for the book "Shiloh."
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Number the Stars

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This teacher resource includes a review of Lois Lowry's Number the Stars, things to notice in the book and discuss, and related learning activities and links.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Irene Hunt

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Discover more about the author Irene Hunt when you visit this resource. This site provides links to lesson plans and activities for the books "Across Five Aprils" and "The Lottery Rose."
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kid's Books: Newbery Medal Winners

For Students 3rd - 8th
List of Newbery Medal Award winners on this website. The list contains some great children's books.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Lois Lowry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the world of the author Lois Lowry when you visit this informative site. Web English Teacher provides links for lesson plans and activities involving this author's work.
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Kids' Wings

Texas Bluebonnet Books: "26 Fairmont Avenue"

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you will find activities for Tomie dePaola's autobiography, "26 Fairmont Avenue."
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Susan Cooper

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This resource provides a biography of the award winning novelist Susan Cooper. A link is also offered to a listing of her books. The reader will be able to read a few sentences about the book.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Sounder by William H. Armstrong

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Check out this site featuring the book Sounder by William H. Armstrong. This resource offers a description of the book, a teaching plan and a booklist.
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Fun Trivia

Fun Trivia: Beverly Cleary Trivia Quizzes

For Students 3rd - 5th
This FunTrivia provides seven modules of timed quizzes over several of Bevery Cleary's books. Students will be able to review the answer main idea and detail questions over the following works by the Newbery Award winner, Beverly Cleary:...
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Fun Trivia

Fun Trivia: Judy Blume Trivia Quizzes

For Students 3rd - 7th
This FunTrivia provides seven modules of timed quizzes over several of Judy Blume's books. Students will be able to review the answer main idea and detail questions over the following works by the Newbery Award winner, Beverly Cleary:...
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: "The Door in the Wall" Teacher Guide

For Teachers 6th - 8th
"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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Other

Nancy Polette: "Holes" Literature Guide

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Use this informative site to learn more about the book "Holes," by Louis Sachar. This educational resource gives descriptive activities for this book.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Walter Dean Myers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Web English Teacher helps you to discover the world of author Walter Dean Myers. This resource features lesson plans for "Fallen Angels" and several other books.
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Other

Nancy Polette: "Missing May" Literature Guide

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site features a literature guide for the book "Missing May," by Cynthia Rylant.