The Marrow Thieves
In this dystopian novel, humanity has nearly destroyed its world through global warming, but now an even greater evil lurks. The indigenous people of North America are being hunted and harvested for their bone marrow, which carries the key to recovering something the rest of the population has lost: the ability to dream.
The Poet X
A novel-in-verse about a Dominican American heroine who tells her story with blazing words and powerful truth.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
This novel is a “tender, honest exploration of identity” (Publishers Weekly) that distills lyrical truths about family and friendship.
New Kid
New Kid is a graphic novel featuring seventh grader Jordan Banks, who loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life, even while starting over at a new school where the struggle to fit in is real.
Flying Lessons & Other Stories
Whether it is basketball dreams, family fiascos, first crushes, or new neighborhoods, this bold middle-grade anthology features stories written by notable authors including Kwame Alexander, Meg Medina, Jacqueline Woodson, and more. This collection, published in partnership with We Need Diverse Books, celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us.
Coming of Age: 13 B'nai Mitzvah Stories
This short story collection highlights the varied and diverse experiences of coming of age in the Jewish faith.
Bio-Poem Examples
This reading contains 3 examples of a bio-poem, an 11-line poem describing a person.
Chunking Worksheet: What is a Community?
Students use this worksheet to help them decode text and paraphrase key ideas using the chunking strategy.
What is a Law? What is a Custom?
Students use this Venn diagram handout to reflect on examples of laws, examples of customs, and examples of laws that are also customs.
Transformation Thematic Essay Paragraph Sort
Give students this dissected essay and ask them to rearrange it into the correct order to help them think about how to effectively structure an essay.
Designing Destruction: The Holocaust in the German-Occupied Former Soviet Territory
Joshua Rubenstein, associate at Harvard's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian studies, describes the gradual evolution of Hitler's master plan for the "Jews of Europe" and how this unfolded within German-occupied Soviet territory.