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The Chocolate War
Robert Cormier

The Chocolate War

Genre:
Classics, Fiction
Age Level:
YA

One of the most controversial YA novels of all time, The Chocolate War made its debut in 1974, and quickly became a bestselling — and provocative — classic for young adults. This chilling portrait of an all-boys prep school casts an unflinching eye on the pitfalls of conformity and corruption in our most elite cultural institutions.

The Christopher Killer
Alane Ferguson

The Christopher Killer: Forensic Mystery #1

Genre:
Fiction, Mystery / Crime, Thriller / Horror
Age Level:
YA

Fascinated by forensics, seventeen-year-old Cameryn Mahoney persuades her father, the county coroner in sleepy Silverton, CO, to take her on as his assistant. But she never expects her first case to involve the death of a friend!

The Clarifying Routine: Elaborating Vocabulary Instruction

The more a new vocabulary word is associated with ideas from students’ own experience, the more likely the word will become well ‘networked’ and a permanent part of memory. Making these links involves elaborating definitions of new terms. This article offers teachers several ways to facilitate elaboration.
Multicultural group of middle school kids in class discussing project

In the Classroom

Here you’ll find multimedia resources to help you improve teaching and learning in your classrooms. We offer a classroom strategy library, video modules (with aligned teaching materials) demonstrating effective practices, professional development webcasts to watch anytime, and more.

the clock without a face
Mac Barnett

The Clock Without a Face: A Gus Twintig Mystery

Genre:
Mystery / Crime
Age Level:
Middle Grade

Twelve—and only twelve—emerald-bedecked integers sleep somewhere in this nation’s soil. If you can find them, they’re yours to keep—and only this book can tell you where they are. 

The Common Core Classroom: Effective Teaching

We sat down with master teachers and experts and asked them to share (on video) their thoughts about what it really takes to be an effective teacher with the new Common Core standards. On this page, you’ll also find top articles about the Common Core standards, video that provides an overview of the standards and links to professional development webcasts.

Maus
Art Spiegelman

The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale

Genre:
Autobiography and Memoir, Nonfiction
Age Level:
YA

A man struggles to come to terms with his parents’ brutal past at Auschwitz in this seminal graphic novel.

The Complete Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi

The Complete Persepolis

Genre:
Autobiography and Memoir
Age Level:
YA

Marjane Satrapi’s memoir of her childhood in Iran during the Islamic Revolution is beautifully rendered in this graphic novel series.

The WORST-CASE SCENARIO Little Book for Survival
Joshua Piven, David Borgenicht

The Complete Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook

Genre:
Nonfiction
Age Level:
YA

This compilation of the worst-case scenario books that were a phenomenon in the late 90’s will be all new for today’s teens. Learn how to avoid an animal attack, or escape an avalanche — perfect for wanna-be Survivor contestants.

The Components of Effective Vocabulary Instruction

Effective vocabulary instruction begins with diverse opportunities for word learning: wide reading, high-quality oral language, word consciousness, explicit instruction of specific words, and independent word-learning strategies. This article explains how these opportunities can be created in the classroom.