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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: "Walk Two Moons" Study Guide

For Students 4th - 7th
Download the 40 page study guide for "Walk Two Moons" at this site. Share with your class this intricately plotted and wryly narrated novel with its subtle and moving portrayal of grief. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Imagine Nature: Kunitz: Snakes of September

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of Stanley Kunitz's "The Snakes of September" with links to an audio recording of the poem read by the author and to an interview with the poet about his experience as America's poet laureate, among other things.
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Aristide & His Bodyguard Describe u.s. Role in Ouster

For Students 9th - 10th
Interview between President Aristide and journalist and author Amy Goodman where Aristide describes his ousting and the role the American Military played in this ouster.
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Penguin: Reading Guide: None to Accompany Me

For Students 9th - 10th
The author talks about the main character, Vera, in this interview exceprt. The reading guide also includes a critical introduction and discussion questions.
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The Final Words on the Last Page of the Codex Read: Gospel of Judas.

For Students 9th - 10th
A report, by National Public Radio, about the newly restored gospel of Judas unveiled to the public by the National Geographic Society in April 2006. Discovered in a cave in the Egyptian desert in the 1970s, the gospel had remained...
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Codex Containing Gospel of Judas Was Torn & Crumbling Before Conservation Began

For Students 9th - 10th
A report, by National Public Radio, about the newly restored gospel of Judas unveiled to the public by the National Geographic Society in April 2006. Discovered in a cave in the Egyptian desert in the 1970s, the gospel had remained...
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A Page From the Restored Gospel.

For Students 9th - 10th
A report, by National Public Radio, about the newly restored gospel of Judas unveiled to the public by the National Geographic Society in April 2006. Discovered in a cave in the Egyptian desert in the 1970s, the gospel had remained...
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African American Literature Book Club: Terry Mc Millan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the African American Literature Book Club is a very nice site for Terry McMillan fans. There is a short interview, a list of her books, summaries of those books, and related links.
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Eragon: Inheritance, Book I

For Students 9th - 10th
Powell's Books presents a series of author interviews. This is a transcript of an interview with three authors of fantasy fiction: Philip Pullman, Tamora Pierce and Christopher Paolini. They discuss the ways they create characters and...
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Trickster's Choice

For Students 9th - 10th
Powell's Books presents a series of author interviews. This is a transcript of an interview with three authors of fantasy fiction: Philip Pullman, Tamora Pierce and Christopher Paolini. They discuss the ways they create characters and...
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Lyra's Oxford

For Students 9th - 10th
Powell's Books presents a series of author interviews. This is a transcript of an interview with three authors of fantasy fiction: Philip Pullman, Tamora Pierce and Christopher Paolini. They discuss the ways they create characters and...
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His Dark Materials Box Set

For Students 9th - 10th
Powell's Books presents a series of author interviews. This is a transcript of an interview with three authors of fantasy fiction: Philip Pullman, Tamora Pierce and Christopher Paolini. They discuss the ways they create characters and...
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The Song of the Lioness Quartet 4 Copy Box Set

For Students 9th - 10th
Powell's Books presents a series of author interviews. This is a transcript of an interview with three authors of fantasy fiction: Philip Pullman, Tamora Pierce and Christopher Paolini. They discuss the ways they create characters and...
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Alanna : The First Adventure (83 Edition)

For Students 9th - 10th
Powell's Books presents a series of author interviews. This is a transcript of an interview with three authors of fantasy fiction: Philip Pullman, Tamora Pierce and Christopher Paolini. They discuss the ways they create characters and...
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Pullman, Paolini, and Pierce

For Students 9th - 10th
Powell's Books presents a series of author interviews. This is a transcript of an interview with three authors of fantasy fiction: Philip Pullman, Tamora Pierce and Christopher Paolini. They discuss the ways they create characters and...
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Hi, I'm Ian Frazier

For Students 9th - 10th
Interview with Ian Frazier, author, about writing On the Rez. Includes link to excerpt from book. Links also provided to purchase other books by Frazier.
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On the Rez

For Students 9th - 10th
Interview with Ian Frazier, author, about writing On the Rez. Includes link to excerpt from book. Links also provided to purchase other books by Frazier.
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Joan Aiken

For Students 6th - 8th
This is short biography & an excerpt of an interview with children's author Joan Aiken. She speaks about her influences, ideas, and future writings.
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Joan Aiken: Wolves and Alternate Worlds

For Students 6th - 8th
This is short biography & an excerpt of an interview with children's author Joan Aiken. She speaks about her influences, ideas, and future writings.
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Joan Aiken: Wolves and Alternate Worlds

For Students 6th - 8th
This is short biography & an excerpt of an interview with children's author Joan Aiken. She speaks about her influences, ideas, and future writings.
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Joan Aiken: Wolves and Alternate Worlds

For Students 6th - 8th
This is short biography & an excerpt of an interview with children's author Joan Aiken. She speaks about her influences, ideas, and future writings.
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Studs Terkel

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an NPR interview with Studs Terkel, Pulitzer Prize winning author, about his beliefs on community activism.
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'Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism'

For Students 9th - 10th
NPR takes a look at a biography written about Edward R. Murrow, a distinguished broadcast journalist. Features an interview with the author, excerpts from the book, and audio clips of some of Murrow's most famous broadcasts including the...
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January Magazine: Evelyn Lau

For Students 9th - 10th
Evelyn Lau is a Chinese-Canadian author and poet from Vancouver. She came to fame after writing about her experiences as a runaway teen prostitute. This is an interview with her from 1999.