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Mystery Net: st.valentine's Day Massacre

For Students 9th - 10th

The story behind the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. While gangland warfare was commonplace in Chicago during Prohibition, this attack was unusual because all of the victims were known mobsters.

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Jc Online: Brincanda De Detetive

For Students 3rd - 8th

Short, illustrated children's detective stories collected by the well-known "Jornal do Comercio," a Brazilian periodical. Read the stories online and see if you can help Inspector Arruda solve the mysteries.

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Classic Reader: "Will It Pay" by Mary Roberts Rinehart

For Students 7th - 9th

Mary Roberts Rinehart was a prolific mystery writer. "Will it Pay" is a tale of greed that you can read on this site.

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Orca Book Publishers: Cracked Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th

Cracked by Canadian author Michele Martin Bossley is a mystery novel for ages 9-12. The story centers on the bobsled competition at the World Cup. This teacher's guide includes a book summary and ideas for discussions and learning...

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Famous Trials: Sam Sheppard Trials (1954 & '66)

For Students 9th - 10th

On July 4, 1954, Marilyn Sheppard, the wife of a handsome thirty-year-old doctor, Sam Sheppard, was brutally murdered in the bedroom of their home in Bay Village, Ohio, on the shore of Lake Erie. Sam Sheppard denied any involvement in...

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Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Tim O'brien Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th

For teaching the work of Tim O'Brien, this site features lesson plans, overviews, notes, and other resources to help students reading The Things They Carried, Ambush, Going After Cacciato, If I Die in a Combat Zone, and so on.

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Classic Reader: A Carnival Jangle by Alice Dunbar

For Students 9th - 10th

Read the short story "A Carnival Jangle" by Alice Dunbar which is filled with carnival excitement and mysteries.

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Virtual Salt

Virtual Salt: A Glossary of Literary Terms

For Students 9th - 10th

This site provides a long list of literary terms complete with full definitions and examples.

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Classic Reader: The Ear in the Wall by Arthur B. Reeve

For Students 9th - 10th

This is the complete text of the detective novel The Ear in the Wall by Arthur B. Reeve.

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Classic Reader: The Avalanche by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

For Students 9th - 10th

Read the full text of this mystery/love story "The Avalanche" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton set in post-earthquake San Francisco in the early 20th century.

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Classic Reader: The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart

For Students 9th - 10th

Read the full text of the mystery novel "The Circular Staircase" by Mary Roberts Rinehart. The story centers around a woman who stops a series of crimes at a rented summer home.

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Shmoop: In the Penal Colony

For Students 9th - 10th

This famous short story is explored in depth in this interesting site. This informative site helps to take the mystery out of the characters, the plot and theme.

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