Taffy E. Raphael: Book Club: A Literature-Based Curriculum (2nd Edition)
Excellent read and resource for book club instruction and planning
Taffy E. Raphael: QAR Now: A Powerful and Practical Framework That Develops Comprehension and Higher-Level Thinking in All Students (Theory and Practice)
Helpful for giving students a framework for generating questions to lead their own discussions
Judy Gelman: The Kids' Book Club Book: Reading Ideas, Recipes, Activities, and Smart Tips for Organizing Terrific Kids' Book Clubs
Super resource for discussion questions, project ideas, author bigraphies, and even recipes!
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Author: M.T. Anderson
Lexile Score: 1090
Genre: Historical fiction
Maturity level: whoa. 12th grade?
Pages: 350
Theme: slavery, revolutionary war,
Project ideas:
First Line: I was raised in a gaunt house with a garden; my earliest recollections are of floating lights in the apple-trees.
Main Character: Octavian
