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Scholastic: The Lightning Thief Discussion Guide

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Book summary and discussion guide for The Lightning Thief. Printable Student Handout available along with suggested answers.
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Book Spot's Book Discussion Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll down to the Guides for Selected Titles to find a wealth of information on a variety of titles for adults and teens. Each entry, though they come from different sources, includes book discussion questions and some background about...
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Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Liesel Meminger is only nine years old when she is taken to live with a foster family, the Hubermanns, on Himmel Street in Molching, Germany, in the late 1930s. She arrives with few possessions, but among them is The Grave Digger's...
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Book Discussion Guide: A Series of Unfortunate Events [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Here, you'll find background, related reading suggestions and discussion questions undoubtedly written by the inimitable Lemony Snicket himself.
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Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Sandry's Book

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Sandry's Book" by Tamora Pierce. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
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Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Tris's Book

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Tris's Book" by Tamora Pierce. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
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Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
This historical fiction book, winner of a 2006 Newbery Honor for children's books, is perfect for girls graduating from the Little House on the Prairie series. Author Kirby Larson based this tale on her own great-grandmother's...
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Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Sold by Patricia Mc Cormick

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Thirteen-year old Lakshmi thinks she is leaving her poor rural family to go to the city to become a maid. Little does she know her family has sold her into prostitution, and the price for her freedom may be too high. This National Book...
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Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
To Dance is a graphical memoir of Siena Cherson Siegel, a young girl growing up in Puerto Rico who eventually came to New York to study with the School of American Ballet. It captures the passion of the artist, as well as the discipline...
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Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In the midst of his mother's struggle with cancer, fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold has the opportunity to take the trip of a lifetime. Accompanying his fearless grandmother, a magazine reporter for International Geographic, Alexander...
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Scholastic: Discussion Guide: The Book of Time

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "The Book of Time" by Guillaume Prevost. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
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Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Daja's Book (Circle of Magic #3)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Daja's Book" by Tamora Pierce. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
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Scholastic: Discussion Guide: The Singer of All Songs: Book One in the Chanters

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "The Singer of All Songs" by Kate Constable. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
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Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Circle of Magic

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Circle of Magic" by Tamora Pierce. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
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Scholastic: Discussion Guide: The Harry Potter Series

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "The Harry Potter Series" by J. K. Rowling. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
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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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Scholastic: Discussion Guide to the Novels of Pam Munoz Ryan

For Teachers 5th - 8th
This lesson plan site shares discussion guides for three books written by Pam Munoz Ryan. The discussion guides may be used with Esperanza Rising, Riding Freedom, and Becoming Naomi Leon.
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Scholastic: Discussion Guide: The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses" by Paul Goble. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
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Glencoe: Island of the Blue Dolphins Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 8th
This study guide contains themes, vocabulary and discussion questions for Scott O'Dell's Newbury award-winning novel, "Island of the Blue Dolphins." The book, which is based on a true story, addresses the themes of trust and forgiveness....
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Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale

For Teachers 6th - 9th
When Dashti, a maid, and Lady Saren, her mistress, are shut in a tower for seven years because of Saren's refusal to marry a man she despises, the two prepare for a very long and dark imprisonment.
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Ad lit.org: Discussion Guide: The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Candace Fleming writes contemporary stories built around Aesop's fables in The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School. No one wants to teach the fourth graders until the amazing Mr. Jupiter comes along. He undertakes the task...
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Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: If I Stay by Gayle Forman

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Seventeen-year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; but in a blink, she finds herself watching as her own damaged body is taken from the wreck
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Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: In My Hands by Irene Gut Opdyke

For Teachers 6th - 9th
In the fall of 1939 the Nazis invaded Irene Gut's beloved Poland, ending her training as a nurse and thrusting the sixteen-year-old Catholic girl into a world of degradation that somehow gave her the strength to accomplish what amounted...
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Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Now You See Her by Jacquelyn Mitchard

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Hope Shay's life is about acting. Her parents have supported and promoted her talents since she was a little girl. From community theater, dinner theater, and commercials to auditions around the country and finally a place at a...