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The Heroes Return
Jasper and Mira must escape the rift and deliver the Youli’s message to Earth Force before it’s too late in this action-packed fourth novel in what Shannon Messenger calls the “richly detailed, highly imaginative” Bounders series! After escaping the Youli’s attack on Alkalinia, Jasper and Mira find themselves trapped with the lost aeronauts in the rift, a rip in space where time moves differently. For every minute they spend in the rift, they are losing days back home. Just when Jasper fears they’ll be stuck in limbo forever, the most unlikely ally shows up: the Youli. The Youli promise to rescue everyone in the rift, but their help comes at a price. First, Jasper must tell Earth...
Fun-Size Academic Writing for Serious Learning
"Here is what I love about this book:€ It has gobs and gobs of student writing samples with smart and lively explanations of how to use each as the focus of a craft lesson to teach writing. The right models of student writing are the best mentor texts a teacher can find and with this book, you need look no further. ... Breathe, fellow writing teachers.€ Much needed and wanted help has arrived."--Ruth Culham, Author of Traits WritingSometimes a student's best teacher is another studentIf ever there were a book to respond to the pressure to increase students' test scores, this is it. You see,
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Lifted Veils
Freelance writer Jayne Casey is about to get a lucky break writing an Easter story for a prestigious New Orleans magazine. But as she dives into her research, strange things start to happen around her. First, there are the vivid supernatural dreams of ancient times and cryptic warnings from her friends. Then her elderly psychic godmother, MamaG, falls into an unexplained coma on Palm Sunday. Things go from bad to worse as her friend’s twin nieces go missing without leaving any clues behind. A retired police chief and his sidekick from Sorry’s Run, Kentucky are called to New Orleans to help discover what’s happened to the missing twins. Is it voodoo or some forbidden ritual from the church? What happened to MamaG? And most importantly, can they find the girls in time? All will be revealed as tension builds and Easter Sunday approaches. Amidst the gripping backdrop of New Orleans, with its colorful and lively characters, “Lifted Veils” is an intriguing and compelling page turner.
Just Read It
Read widely and read often - create a classroom environment where independent reading thrives Independent reading is more than just "drop everything and read" – it is a gateway to writing, critical thinking, discussion, and deeper learning. Author Jarred Amato, an accomplished middle and high school English teacher and founder of Project LIT Community, believes in the power of independent reading not only to turn around the reading attitudes of students but also to help them achieve huge gains in all areas of literacy, learning, and civic engagement. Many teachers have pushed aside independent reading in the time crunch to teach all the content and skills in the curriculum — or because o...
Surprise: Outback Proposal
Jayne Cutter should take the flirty grins of a gorgeous guy ten years her junior as pure charm--but Alex MacKay makes her want to drop her professional guard and see where that attraction takes them Alex doesn't have time for casual flings--he is focused on making a success of his business and discovering the truth about his past. But beautiful Jayne is a surprise distraction.... As they travel into the Outback, they may just find the one thing they least expected--a future together
Text Structures From Fairy Tales
Standardized tests and college essay prompts demand that students produce quality analytical writing about abstract concepts. But how do you actually teach this kind of writing? Award-winning authors Gretchen Bernabei and Judi Reimer make it easy and fun. This book includes 35 engaging lessons that give students just the focused practice they need to craft effective, analytical writing for any situation. Centered on classic fairy tales and designed for students of all ages, each lesson includes a writing prompt accompanied by a planning framework. Students write a truism, select or create a text structure, and write a kernel essay that serves as scaffolding for a detailed rhetorical piece. W...
Text Structures From Poetry, Grades 4-12
Poetry is a joyful art form, but how do you teach students to joyfully read, analyze, and write poems? In Text Structures from Poetry, Grades 4-12, award-winning educator Gretchen Bernabei teams up with noted poet Laura Van Prooyen to light the path. Centered around 50 classroom-proven lesson and poem pairs, the mentor texts represent a broad range of voices in contemporary poetry and the canon. These unique and engaging lessons show educators how to "pop the hood" on a poem to discover what makes it work, using text structures to unlock the engine of a poem. This method enables educators to engage students in reading and re-reading a poem closely, to identify how the parts of the poem relat...
Word Study That Sticks
"Pamela Koutrakos breaks it down for the novice and streamlines word study for the old pro." – Jeff Anderson, author of Patterns of Power Take word learning to the next level in your classroom Hungry for lively and engaging ways to augment word study? Looking for ways to empower your students and give voice to their ideas? In Word Study That Sticks, teacher and literacy consultant Pamela Koutrakos provides a step-by-step approach that makes word learning jubilant and fun – and encourages students to take ownership of word learning. This hands-on guide connects research with experience to deliver challenging, discovery-based instructional practices that can support all learners in any sub...
