Students use the "Find A Book" tool to build a custom book list based on their Lexile measure and interests. Book summaries and cover illustrations are included, as well as links to assist in locating the books on the list.

The novel The Big Snapper, written by Katherine Holubitsky, looks at the idea of tall tales helping a young boy as he struggles with the difficult issues in his life - an absent father, a beloved grandfather who falls ill, and struggling...

This is a teacher's guide for the historical novel Belle of Batoche, written by Jacqueline Guest, which looks at the friendship between two girls during the 1885 Riel Rebellion. The guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the...

This site presents the full text of Rudyard Kipling's book, "The Jungle Book." Content includes a brief summary.

This page provides a summary of the content from each section of Chapter 12: Fluid Dynamics and Its Biological & Medical Applications.

This is a summary of each of the sections in Chapter 3: Kinematics in Two Dimensions of the AP Physics online text.

This is a summary of the information in Chapter 7: Work, Energy, and Energy Resources for the AP Physics I course online.

This page provides a summary for each section of Chapter 16: Oscillatory Motion and Waves from the AP Physics online text.

This section focuses on the key concepts and a summary of macroeconomics covered in Chapter 2: Choice in a World of Scarcity from the TEA AP Macroeconomics.

This is a "critical summary and overview" of C.S. Lewis' book, "Surprised by Joy." The author, Dr. Bruce L. Edwards of Bowling Green State University, breaks the analysis into three parts, which might be a useful pattern for students in...

Interesting online instructional activity that offers a twist on the traditional book report. Middle schoolers use bookmarks online to justify their preferences and offer analysis of text; they use summaries and symbols to write and...

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...

Five Stars for Emily, a novel written by Kathleen Cook Waldron, looks at a young girl's experience of leaving modern comforts behind and going to live in a log cabin without electricity. This teacher's guide includes a book summary,...

Hazel Hutchins has written the TJ series of novels. This teaching guide for TJ and the Cats and TJ and the Haunted House includes book summaries, teaching ideas and the author's reflections about writing the books.

Chance and the Butterfly, a novel written by Maggie deVries, looks at a foster child's struggles to fit in at school. He becomes fascinated by the caterpillars being studied in his classroom and takes one home. This teacher's guide...

Emily's Dream, a historical novel written by Jacqueline Pearce, is a sequel to her book Discovering Emily and goes on to look at the teenage years of Canadian artist Emily Carr. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching...

Dinosaurs on the Beach, a novel written by Marilyn Helmer, looks at a child's search for fossils on a beach in Nova Scotia. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's reflections on writing the book.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

In Dog Walker by Canadian author Karen Spafford-Fitz, Turk starts a dog walking business to make money and so his friends can meet girls. But then he must decide how to deal with a local bully who wants to be part of it. This teacher's...

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...