Exploding the Reading
Building a world of responses from one story: 50 interactive strategies for increasing comprehension.
Stop the Stress in Schools
Mental health strategies teachers can use to build a kinder gentler classroom.
Joy Runs Deeper
“I kept asking myself, Was all my suffering worth it? Was it worth staying alive? Nobody was left—no family, no friends . . . Then I remembered that I had Josio and thanked God for that. We joined hands and started walking, ready to face the future."
The Hidden Package
In 1984, Claire Baum receives a letter from a stranger in Holland who has found a package from the war that belongs to Claire’s family.
My Heart is at Ease
What keeps 15-year-old Gerta Solan going in the Auschwitz children’s barracks is dreaming of the normal life that had been torn from her.
Fly Fly
With a dream-like quality, this book allows children to explore wild animals and birds common to the Pacific Northwest and the Rockies.
W Hour
"Two close calls in one day were enough for me. I realized that the uprising was not like the games I played with Jóózek before the war. This was a very real battle, in which people were being killed and wounded."
Suddenly the Shadow Fell
When 17-year-old Leslie Meisels insisted that his mother and two brothers join a transport going who knows where, all he knew was that they had to get out of the terrible holding facility in Debrecen, Hungary.
Anna Carries Water
Anna fetches water from the spring every day, but she can’t carry it on her head like her older brothers and sisters.
Victoria
A young girl runs away from home and learns to live on the dangerous streets of a provincial city in Argentina.
The Bug House Family Restaurant
Amusing poetry for young children about a restaurant that only serves insect dishes.
Which Way Should I Go?
All families, and especially those who have lost a loved one, will enjoy story time with this beautiful, touching book.
Sam Swallow and the Riddleworld League
A story of adventure, riddles and baseball for young readers.
Time for Flowers, Time for Snow
The lyrics and narrative of an opera retelling the Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone.
