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StandardizedReading PracticeTests now availablefor MORE titles!Discussion Guide CatalogFall 2008Ann Maouyo, Editor Johns Hopkins University, 2008All Right ReservedThese materials were developed by the Talent Development Middle Grades Program ofThe Center for Social Organization of SchoolsFor permissions, write to Leslie G. JonesThe Talent Development Middle Grades ProgramJohns Hopkins UniversityC.S.O.S., 3003 N. Charles Street, Suite 200Baltimore, Maryland 21218
Student Team LiteratureDiscussion GuideCatalogFall 2008Editor: Ann Maouyo The Johns Hopkins University, 2008All Rights ReservedThese materials were developed by the Talent Development Middle Grades Program ofThe Center for Social Organization of SchoolsFor permissions, write to Leslie G. JonesThe Talent Development Middle Grades ProgramThe Johns Hopkins UniversityC.S.O.S., 3003 N. Charles Street, Suite 200Baltimore, Maryland 21218
Table of ContentsDiscussion Guides at a GlanceNon-Fiction3Short Stories, Poetry, and Mythology4Novels6Discussion Guides with Bully-Prevention Strategies14Challenging Titles for High School and High-Performing Middle Grade Classes15Titles for High School Classes16Catalog Entries (including summaries and ordering information)Non-Fiction17Short Stories, Poetry, and Mythology20Novels24Discussion Guides with Bully-Prevention Strategies52Challenging Titles for High School and High-Performing Middle Grade Classes54Titles for High School Classes56Discussion Guides in Spanish60List of Available Standardized Reading Practice Tests61To order Discussion GuidesPhone: 410-516-5484E-mail: tdmgmaterials@csos.jhu.eduFax: 410-516-8890Mailing AddressTalent Development Middle Grades ProgramCSOSJohns Hopkins University3003 N. Charles Street, Suite 200Baltimore, Maryland 21218All orders must be accompanied by a purchase order or a checkmade payable to:Talent Development Middle Grades Program
Talent Development Middle Grades Discussion st.DrAdventureAutobiography/ memoirBiographyEssay/ persuasive writingFantasyHistoryHistorical DramaI. storical fictionMysteryMythology/folk literaturePoetryRealistic fictionScience fictionScienceShort storiesSubject links:¾ Multicultural: by/about ethnic minorities History/social studies connections/ Science connectionsCatalog listings begin on page 17ReadabilityLevel*InterestLevelSubGenre1. The Acorn People, Ron Jones2. 9 Amos Fortune: Free Man, Elizabeth Yates7/720L5/1090L7 5-8Auto.Bio.¾ 3. 9 Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl,Anne Frank4. At Her Majesty’s Request: An African Princess InVictorian England, Walter Dean Myers5. 9 Ben Carson, Ben Carson (book is out of print)8/1080L7 Auto.¾ 5/1070L5-7Bio.¾ Multicultural/Identity55-12Auto.Success/Overcoming adversity6. 9The Double Life of Pocahontas, Jean Fritz7. Frederick Douglass Fights for Freedom, MargaretDavidson6/910L5/440L5-95-8Bio.Bio.¾¾ ¾ Title & AuthorSubjectLinksTopics/ sityThe Holocaust/Social justice/Identity/ lavery/Overcomingadversity*Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score/Lexile score (Lexile scores are not available for all titles.)Bold indicates Newbery and Newbery Honor books9 indicates titles for which Standardized Reading Practice Tests are available (also see page 61)* indicates titles also available in Spanish (see page 60)§ indicates titles for which Bully-Prevention Versions are also available (see page 52)3
Topics/ ThemesFreedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman,Dorothy Sterling9 Freedom’s Children, Ellen Levine6/910L6-9Bio.¾ Multicultural/Slavery7/760L7 Hist.Multicultural/Social justice5/1060L6 Auto.11.The Invisible Thread, Yoshiko Uchida (book isout of print)It Came From Ohio: My Life As a Writer, R.L. Stine¾ ¾ 4.5/670L5-8Auto.12.Leon’s Story, Leon Walter Tillage4.8/970L5-7Auto.¾ 13.4/1070L4-8Bio.¾ 14.9 One More River to Cross: The Stories of TwelveBlack Americans, Jim HaskinsStorm Trackers, Katacha Díaz3/870L3-6Sci.15.Undying Glory, Clinton Cox6 /1190L6-9Hist./¾ 16.Warriors Don’t Cry, Melba Patillo Beals6/1000L6 Auto.¾ 17.What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? Jean Fritz4/830L3-6Bio.18.* When I Was Puerto Rican, Esmeralda Santiago7/1020L7 Auto. ¾Title & Author8.9.10.II. Short Stories, Poetry, and MythologyTitle & Author1.America Street: A Multicultural Anthology,Anne Mazer2. American Dragons: Twenty-Five Asian AmericanVoices, Laurence Yep3. Baseball in April, Gary Soto4. Beowulf: A New Telling, Robert tural/Social justice/Overcoming adversityMulticultural/Social justice/Overcoming adversityScientific inquiryMulticultural/Social justice/Overcoming adversityMulticultural/Social justice/Overcoming FamilyCatalog listings begin on page sTopics/ Themes5/870L5 ShSt¾Multicultural/Identity7/990L7 ultural/Identity/ Family4.8/790L3-7Myth.¾ Bold indicates Newbery and Newbery Honor books9 indicates titles for which Standardized Reading Practice Tests are available (also see page 61)* indicates titles also available in Spanish (see page 60)§ indicates titles for which Bully-Prevention Versions are also available (see page 52)Good vs. Evil*Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score/Lexile score(Lexile scores are not available for all titles.)
Title & Author5. 9 The Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of theSupernatural, Patricia C. McKissack6. 9 A Dime a Dozen, Nikki Grimes (selections)7. 9 The Dream Keeper and Other Poems, LangstonHughes (selections)8. 9 ego-tripping and other poems for young people,Nikki Giovanni (selections)9. Fitting In, Anilú BernadoReadability ics/ ThemesShSt¾ Social justice/Good vs. oetry¾¾ ShSt¾4/810L5-9Myth.¾ oming-of-age3.8/700L5-8Hist.F12. The Goddess of the Volcano, Reyes and Schiavo3/730L3-6Myth.13. Grandma Jenny’s Trip, Bently Spang3/630L2-6Hist.F.¾ ¾ ¾ 14. An Island Like You: Stories from the Barrio, JudithOrtiz15. 9 The Library Card, Jerry Spinelli16. Nettie’s Trip South, Ann Turner17. The Odyssey, retold by Robin .FHist.FMyth.¾ 18. Songs to the Corn: A Hopi Poet Writes About Corn,Ramson Lomatewama19. Trip to Freedom, Andrea Quynhgiao Nguyen33-6Poetry¾Responsibility/Freedom /640L2-6Real.F¾ Family/Immigration/Patriotism10. Flying With the Eagle, Racing the Great Bear:Stories from Native North America, Joseph Bruchac11. The Friendship/ The Gold Cadillac, Mildred TaylorBold indicates Newbery and Newbery Honor books9 indicates titles for which Standardized Reading Practice Tests are available (also see page 61)* indicates titles also available in Spanish (see page 60)§ indicates titles for which Bully-Prevention Versions are also available (see page 52)Multicultural/Identity/Socialjustice/Overcoming adversityMulticultural/Social justiceMulticultural/Resolving ultural/Identity/Coming-ofAgeChoices/ d Grade Level score/Lexile score(Lexile scores are not available for all titles.)5
6III. NovelsCatalog listings begin on page eal.FHist.F9 Bud, Not Buddy, Christopher Paul Curtis9 Bunnicula, James Howe9 Call It Courage, Armstrong Sperry9 The Call of the Wild, Jack LondonCan You Sue Your Parents for Malpractice? PaulaDanziger11. The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, Paula . Catherine, Called Birdy, Karen Cushman13. 9 The Cay, Theodore Taylor6/1170L5/860L7 4-9Hist.FAdv. ¾ 14. Charley Skedaddle, Patricia Beatty15. Circle of Gold, Candy Dawson Boyd5/870L5/610L4-94-6Hist.FReal.F ¾16. 9 The Clay Marble, Minfong Ho7/860L5-9Hist.F¾ 17. Cousins, Virginia Hamilton5/550L4-9Real.F¾Title & Author1.2.3.4.5.Baby, Patricia MacLachlanThe Big Wave, Pearl BuckThe Book of the Dun Cow, Walter Wangerin, Jr.9 Bridge to Terabithia, Katherine PatersonThe Broken Blade, William Durbin6.7.8.9.10.Bold indicates Newbery and Newbery Honor books9 indicates titles for which Standardized Reading Practice Tests are available (also see page 61)* indicates titles also available in Spanish (see page 60)§ indicates titles for which Bully-Prevention Versions are also available (see page 52)SubjectLinksTopics/ Themes¾ /Coming-of-age/Coping with lossFamily/Coping with lossGood vs. EvilFriendship/Coping with loss ¾ Coming-of-Age/ Coping withlossMulticultural/FamilyHumor¾Multicultural/ Coming-of-AgeHuman nature/FreedomFamily/Identity/Adjusting -ageMulticultural/Survival/Coming-ofageCivil /Coping with ultural/Family/Coping withloss*Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score/Lexile score(Lexile scores are not available for all titles.)
Title & Author18. Cracker Jackson, Betsy Byars19. 9 Crash, Jerry Spinelli20. Crazy Lady, Jane Leslie Conly21. Curse of a Winter Moon, Mary Casanova22. A Day No Pigs Would Die, Robert 90L6-9Hist.FSubjectLinksSpousal abuse/Coming-of-ageFriendship/Family/Coming-of-age 23.24.25.26.9 Dear Austin, Elvira WoodruffDear Mr. Henshaw, Beverly ClearyThe Devil’s Arithmetic, Jane YolenThe Divorce Express, Paula 2Hist.FReal.FHist.FReal.F¾ 26.27.28.29.30.The Door in the Wall, Marguerite de Angeli9 Dragonwings, Laurence YepThe Ear, the Eye and Arm, Nancy Farmer9 The Egypt Game, Zilpha Keatley Snyder9 Esperanza Rising, Pam Muñoz Ryan6.5/990L6/870L6/660L6.6/1010L5.3/750L5-95-97 5-74-9Hist.FHist.FSciFiReal.FHist.F ¾ 31. The Family Under the Bridge, Natalie SavageCarlson32. 9 Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff, Walter DeanMyers33. 9 Felita, Nicholasa Mohr4.6/680L2-5Real.F5.7/860L6-124/580L2-6Bold indicates Newbery and Newbery Honor books9 indicates titles for which Standardized Reading Practice Tests are available (also see page 61)* indicates titles also available in Spanish (see page 60)§ indicates titles for which Bully-Prevention Versions are also available (see page 52)Topics/ ThemesDisabilities/Alcoholism/Coming-ofageCourage/ Coming-of-age/Education/ Religious freedomFamily/Coming-of-age/Copingwith lossCivil ¾ The Holocaust/Family/IdentityFamily/Divorce/Adjusting tural¾ Multicultural/Family/Adjusting ¾Identity/Family/Coming-of-age*Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score/Lexile score(Lexile scores are not available for all titles.)7
8Title & GenreSubjectLinksTopics/ ThemesIdentity/FriendshipFlipped, Wendelin Van Draanen5.2/720L9 Flour Babies, Anne Fine5/790L9 Freak the Mighty, Rodman Philbrick5/1000L5/700L9 From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E.Frankweiler, E. L Konigsburg38. 9Ghosts Don’t Eat Potato Chips, Dadey and Jones 3.5/550L5-96 6 4-8Real.FReal.FReal.FReal.F2-5Myst.39. The Gift-Giver, Joyce Hansen40. 9 The Giver, Lois Lowry5.3/490L6/760L3-65-9Real.FSciFi¾41. The Glory Field, Walter Dean Myers6/800L7-12Hist.F¾ 42. 9 Going Home, Nicholasa Mohr43. Goodbye, Chicken Little, Betsy Byars44. 9 The Great Gilly Hopkins, Katherine l.F¾45. * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K.Rowling46. * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K.Rowling47. 9* Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, J.K.Rowling48. 9 Hatchet Gary Paulsen49. The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien50. 9 § Holes, Louis Sachar5.5/940L5 Fant.5.2/880L5 Fant.Friendship/Good vs. evil5.2/880L5 Fant.Friendship/Facing one’s fears7/1020L8/1000L5.8/660L5-107 5 Adv.Fant.Myst.Bold indicates Newbery and Newbery Honor books9 indicates titles for which Standardized Reading Practice Tests are available (also see page 61)* indicates titles also available in Spanish (see page 60)§ indicates titles for which Bully-Prevention Versions are also available (see page dship/IdentityFriendship/FamilyFriendship/Dealing with theelderlyMulticultural/Friendship/FamilyFreedom vs. conformity/Comingof-age/Social engineeringMulticultural/Family/Social of-age/Foster families/FriendshipFriendship/Good vs. king¾Justice/Friendship/Survival*Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score/Lexile score(Lexile scores are not available for all titles.)
Title & Author51.9 Hope was Here, Joan Bauer52.53.54.55.9 The House of Dies Drear, Virginia HamiltonI am Regina, Sally M. KeehnI, Juan de Pareja, Elizabeth Borton de TreviñoIn the Night, on Lanvale Street, Jane LeslieConlyIn the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson,Bette Bao LordThe Indian in the Cupboard, Lynne Reid Banks9 Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O’DellJacob Have I Loved, Katherine PatersonJaguar, Roland Smith9 A Jar of Dreams, Yoshiko Uchida9 Johnny Tremain, Esther Forbes56.57.58.59.60.61.62.63.64.65.Journey, Patricia MacLachlanJourney to the New World: My Diary of 1848,Susan Brocker9 Julie of the Wolves, Jean Craighead George66.Jumping Off to Freedom, Anilú Bernado67.Just Like Martin, Ossie inks5/710L6 Real.F¾ .FReal.F¾ ¾ ¾ 4/730L3-6Hist.F¾ -106-8Real.FHist.F. Courage/Interdependence/Social Justice5/700L4-8Adv.¾/55-7¾ ndenceBold indicates Newbery and Newbery Honor books9 indicates titles for which Standardized Reading Practice Tests are available (also see page 61)* indicates titles also available in Spanish (see page 60)§ indicates titles for which Bully-Prevention Versions are also available (see page 52)Topics/ ThemesOvercoming adversity/Family/Political tural/Identity/Coping with lossMulticultural/Overcoming adversityMulticultural/Justice/Community involvement/Multicultural/Overcoming adversity/FriendshipMulticultural/Friendship¾ /¾ ¾ lutionary War/Coming-ofageFamily/Identity/Coping with h-Kincaid Grade Level score/Lexile score(Lexile scores are not available for all titles.)9
10Title & AuthorReadability InterestLevelLevelSubGenreSubjectLinksTopics/ Themes68. Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World,Mildred Pitts Walter69. 9 Let the Circle Be Unbroken, MildredTaylor70. 9 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,C.S. Lewis71. A Long Way from Chicago, Richard -esteem6/850L6-12Hist.F¾ Multicultural/Family/Social justice6/940L4-9Fant.5/750L3-7Hist.F72. Loser, Jerry Spinelli4.5/650L3-7Real.F7-12Hist.F 4.9/620L7-9Real.F¾ �¾¾6/1240L7 Hist.F cology/Environmentalism5/980L5-9Hist.F¾ 5.8/770L6-9Hist.F Multicultural/Family/Coming-of-age/NewWorld ConquestRevolutionary ¾73. Lyddie, Katherine Paterson74. M.C. Higgins, the Great, VirginiaHamilton75. Maizon at Blue Hill, Jacqueline Woodson76. 9§ Maniac Magee, Jerry Spinelli77. Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid, WalterDean Myers78. The Midwife’s Apprentice, KarenCushman79. The Missing ’Gator of Gumbo Limbo, JeanCraighead George80. Morning Girl, Michael Dorris81. My Brother Sam is Dead, James L.Collier and Christopher Collier82. My Name is Maria Isabel, Alma Flor Ada6/860LBold indicates Newbery and Newbery Honor books9 indicates titles for which Standardized Reading Practice Tests are available (also see page 61)* indicates titles also available in Spanish (see page 60)§ indicates titles for which Bully-Prevention Versions are also available (see page 52)Choices/Good vs. evil Family/Social justiceIdentityChoices/Family/Social justice/Coming-of-ageMulticultural/ Family/ Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score/Lexile score(Lexile scores are not available for all titles.)
Title & Author83. Necessary Roughness, Marie Lee84. 9 Night of the Twisters, Ivy Ruckman85. 9 Nightjohn, Gary Paulsen86. Ninjas, Piranhas, and Galileo, Greg LeitichSmith87. 9 No Promises in the Wind, Irene Hunt88. Nothing But the Truth, Avi89. 9 Number the Stars, Lois Lowry90. On My Honor, Marion Dane Bauer91. One-Eyed Cat, Paula Fox92. 9 Out of the Dust, Karen Hesse93. 9 The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton94. Pacific Crossing, Gary Soto95. 9 The Pinballs, Betsy Byars96. 9 Pleasing the Ghost, Sharon Creech97. 9 Report to the Principal’s Office, JerrySpinelli98. The Rifle, Gary Paulsen99. The River, Gary Paulsen100. 9 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, MildredTaylor101. Sarah, Plain and Tall, PatriciaMacLachlan102. Sees Behind Trees, Michael DorrisReadability InterestLevelLevel6/750L4/790LSubGenre7 Real.F3-6 Real/AdvHist.FReal.F.SubjectLinksTopics/ Themes¾/¾ /Multicultural/Identity/Sports/Coming-of-age ¾ L4/520L4.6/770L7-10Hist.F6-12Real.F4-9Hist.F7-10 Real.F5-9HIst.F.8 Real.F7.4/1480L5.9/960L5/920L7 5-95-9Hist.FReal.FHist.F¾ Multicultural/Family/Social justice3.5/560L3-6Hist.F Family/Coping with loss5/840L5-8Hist.F¾ Multicultural/Coming-of-age/DisabilitiesBold indicates Newbery and Newbery Honor books9 indicates titles for which Standardized Reading Practice Tests are available (also see page 61)* indicates titles also available in Spanish (see page 60)§ indicates titles for which Bully-Prevention Versions are also available (see page 52)Scientific inquiry/Truth/ age/Risk-takingHonesty/Peer pressure/Coping with loss Family/Guilt and responsibilityFamily/Coping with loss/IdentityComing-of-age/Peer Friendship/Foster familiesFamilyFriendship/Adjusting to change Gun controlSurvival*Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score/Lexile score(Lexile scores are not available for all titles.)11
12Readability InterestLevelLevelSubGenreSubjectLinks103. Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind,Suzanne Fisher Staples104. The Shakespeare Stealer, GaryBlackwood105. Shakespeare’s Spy, Gary Blackwood106. Shiloh, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor6.5/970L8-12Real.F¾ Multicultural/Identity/Survival/Women’s rights7.0/840L7-9Hist.F t.F.Real.F Coming-of-age/Responsibility107. The Sign of the Beaver, ElizabethGeorge Speare108. Sing Down the Moon, Scott O’Dell5.7/770L5-9Hist.F¾ 5.3/820L5-10Hist.F¾ 109. 9 § The Skin I’m In, Sharon G. Flake5.5/670L5 Real.F¾9 Slake’s Limbo, Felice HolmanThe Slave Dancer, Paula FoxSounder, William ArmstrongSpace S
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