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Classic Reader: "A Vagabond" by Guy De Maupassant
"A Vagabond" is about a man looking for work who is arrested for begging. After the magistrate releases him and exiles him from the village, he steals food and tries to attack a young woman, leading to his re-arrest.
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Orca Book Publishers: Runaway Teaching Guide [Pdf]
In Runaway, a novel by Becky Citra, a boy must make some difficult decisions about whether to help another boy that he has seen steal but who is also being physically abused. The story is set in the 1830s in Upper Canada. This teacher's...