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Orca Book Publishers: Juice Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Steroids are distributed to players on a high school football team, many of them without their knowledge. The coach is arrested when it is discovered. This teaching guide for "Juice" by Eric Walters includes a book summary, discussion...
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Orca Book Publishers: Overdrive: Teaching Guide [Pdf]
After helping his brother with his car, Jake borrows it and gets involved in a street race. The other car crashes. Jake eventually realizes he must own up to his part in it. This teacher's guide for "Overdrive" by Eric Walters includes a...
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Orca Book Publishers: 'In a Flash' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
In a Flash by Canadian author Eric Walters is about a boy who plans flash mob events where a large group of teens do something outrageous. The girl he wants to impress thinks these are not smart and he sets out to change her mind. This...
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Orca Book Publishers: 'Hypnotized' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
In Hypnotized by Canadian author Don Trembath, a sibling rivalry prompts Rufus to have his sister Alexa hypnotized by his friend. Her subsequent behavior causes both boys to feel confused about their feelings towards her. This teacher's...
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Orca Book Publishers: 'Horse Power' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
in Horse Power by Canadian author Ann Walsh, Callie Powers again has to go along with her mother as she takes part in a protest to save a country school. Callie has to help her cousin Del persuade her parents not to sell a horse she...
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Orca Book Publishers: 'Flower Power' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
in Flower Power by Canadian author Ann Walsh, there is a protest to save a tree. Callie Powers is appalled that her mother has chained herself to the tree and at all the media attention this garnishes. This teacher's guide includes a...
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Orca Book Publishers: 'Crossbow' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
In Crossbow by Canadian Author Dayle Campbell Gaetz, fourteen-year-old Matt sets out to live as a hermit in a cabin and encounters a stranger who has moved in. At first, they are friends but Matt realizes the stranger is hiding dangerous...
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Orca Book Publishers: 'Manga Touch' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
In 'Manga Touch' by Canadian author Jacqueline Pearce, Dana tries to fit in at her school and with Japanese students she meets on a school trip to Japan. She feels excluded from the 'in' group of school peers. This teacher's guide...
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Orca Book Publishers: Breathless Teaching Guide [Pdf]
In Breathless, Beverly tries to lose weight by depriving herself of food, which makes her weak and compromises her ability to defend herself when Garth, her diving instructor, is sexually aggressive towards her. This teacher's guide for...
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Orca Book Publishers: Bull's Eye Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Bull's Eye by Sarah N. Harvey is about a girl's discovery that her aunt was really her birth mother. She runs away to learn the truth about her family history and has many experiences, both good and bad. In the end, she and the aunt who...
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Orca Book Publishers: Bull Rider Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Layne's father was killed while riding a bull and his mother wants him nowhere near them. But Layne practices without her knowledge. This teacher's guide for Bull Rider by Marilyn Halvorson includes a book summary, discussion topics and...
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Orca Book Publishers: House Party Teaching Guide [Pdf]
When Casey's parents leave her on her own, she and her friend Jen plan a small party. But the invitation is shared over the Internet, hundreds of teens arrive, her parent's house is wrecked and the police arrive. This teacher's guide for...
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Orca Book Publishers: Skate Freak Teaching Guide [Pdf]
His skill at skateboarding gets Dorf noticed when he moves to a new city, but it may be attracting the wrong kind of friends. Skate Freak is written by Canadian author Lesley Choyce. This teacher's guide includes a book summary,...
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Orca Book Publishers: The Darwin Expedition Teaching Guide [Pdf]
In "The Darwin Expedition" by Diane Tullson, Liam and Tej are stranded in the woods and must hike their way out. While fleeing, they encounter a bear with its cub. Tej breaks his foot and Liam must leave him there while he goes for help....
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Teacher2b.com: To Kill a Mockingbird
Check out this sample test for the book "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. Teachers can pick and choose the questions that will fit with their students learning styles.
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Orca Book Publishers: 'Daredevil Club' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
In Daredevil Club by Canadian author Pam Withers, a group of boys dares each other to complete challenges in order to remain members of their club. One boy takes risks he should not. This teacher's guide includes a book summary and ideas...
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Orca Book Publishers: 'Sewer Rats' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Sewer Rats by Sigmund Brouwer is an adventure tale. A group of kids secretly play paintball games in urban underground drainage tunnels. Then one of them gets lost in the tunnels just as a heavy rainstorm begins. This teacher's guide...
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Orca Book Publishers: 'See No Evil' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
See No Evil by Diane Young follows two youth who accidentally witness a gang beating. Afraid for their own safety, they struggle with whether to tell the police. Then they themselves are threatened and one of them is attacked. This...
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Orca Book Publishers: 'Spoiled Rotten' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
In 'Spoiled Rotten' by Dayle Campbell Gaetz, Jessica resents her new stepsister, Amy. When Amy follows her on a day hike and then gets hurt, Jessica must face darkness and the threat of bears as she goes for help. This teacher's guide...
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Orca Book Publishers: Ten Thumb Sam Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Ten Thumbs Sam by Rachel Dunstan Muller follows the experiences of a boy who wants to leave the circus. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's reflections on writing the book.
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Orca Book Publishers: Blue Moon Teaching Guide [Pdf]
In "Blue Moon" by Marilyn Halvorson, Bobby Jo trains a new mare, wins a barrel race, then discovers the horse may be stolen and she must return it. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, discussion topics and teaching ideas.
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Orca Book Publishers: The Shade Teaching Guide [Pdf]
In The Shade by K. L. Denman, Safira may have seen the ghost of a girl and wonders if the ghost is trying to give her a message. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, discussion topics and teaching ideas.
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Orca Book Publishers: Chat Room Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Chat Room by Canadian author Kristin Butcher deals with the important issue of online safety. Linda, a teenager, develops a friendship online with someone who begins to send her gifts. This teacher's guide includes a book summary and...
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Orca Book Publishers: Max and Ellie Books Teaching Guide [Pdf]
The Ellie and Max books by Becky Citra take place in pioneer times and follow the experiences of a brother and sister in Upper Canada. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's reflections on writing...