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Criss Cross: Word Search (Medium)

Look for vocabulary words from Criss Cross. Circle or click on words across, down, or diagonally...
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Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze

Written by Elizabeth Lewis and Illustrated by William Low
Young Fu is from a small rural village, so when he first arrives in Chungking, a bustling city, he...
5th - 9th
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A Year Down Yonder

Written by Richard Peck

Mary Alice has spent many summers with Grandma Dowdel in a small town in Illinois, but now, at age...

3rd - 7th
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Criss Cross

Written by Lynne Rae Perkins
This book is about teens living in a small town in the 1960s. There's not a lot to do, and the teens...
5th - 9th
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Disaster Diaries Aliens!

Written by McGeddon and R and Illustrated by McGeddon, R ; Littler and Jamie
So Aliens have invaded your planet? Bummer. You could pretend you can't see them and hope they go...
4th - 6th
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The Battlemage: Summoner, Book Three

Written by Taran Matharu
Fletcher and his friends fight for survival in the ether, where they pursue a mortally dangerous...
6th - 12th
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Velvet

Written by Temple West
Caitlin is your typical orphan...angry and grieving. After her mother dies of bone cancer, she's...
6th - 12th
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100 Days

Written by Nicole McInnes

Three misfits whose friendship fell apart in sixth grade rediscover their bond in high school. Told...

6th - 12th
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Gertie's Leap to Greatness

Written by Kate Beasley and Illustrated by Jillian Tamaki
Gertie Reece Foy has a daddy who works on an oil rig, a great-aunt who always finds the lowest...
4th - 6th
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Lou Lou and Pea and the Mural Mystery

Written by Jill Diamond and Illustrated by Lesley Vamos
Lou Lou Bombay and Peacock Pearl have been best friends since first grade. A series of small crimes...
4th - 7th
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Smile

Written by Raina Telgemeier

In this graphic memoir, Raina Telgemeier remembers sixth grade, when a nasty fall reults in serious...

3rd - 7th

The Secret Pool: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive crisscross puzzle aligns with The Secret Pool by Kimberly Ridley.

The Secret Pool: Memory Match

After reading The Secret Pool, use this Memory Matching puzzle to help students build familiarity...

The Secret Pool: Word Search

After reading The Secret Pool by Kimberly Ridley use this printable and interactive Word Search...

Island Birthday: Criss Cross

Answer clues based on definitions of the vocabulary words from Island Birthday. Look for hints in...

Island Birthday: Memory Match

After reading Island Birthday, use this Memory Matching puzzle to help students build familiarity...

Island Birthday: Word Search

Look for vocabulary words from Island Birthday. Circle or click on words across, down, or diagonally...

Chronicles of the Black Tulip Adventure Kit

An activity kit for educators, librarians, booksellers, book blubs, and other seaworthy readers to...

Neversink Activity Guide

Walden Pond Press was fortunate to work with The National Audubon Society’s Project Puffin to put...

The Only Game: Reading Guide

This guide for The Only Game by Mike Lupica, part of the Home Team series was created by Simon &...
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Neversink

Written by Barry Wolverton and Illustrated by Sam Nielson

Along the Arctic circle lies a small island called Neversink, home to a colony of odd-looking sea...

3rd - 7th
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The Vanishing Island

Written by Barry Wolverton and Illustrated by Dave Stevenson

An engrossing fantasy, a high-seas adventure, an alternate history epic—this is the richly imagined...

3rd - 7th
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The Only Game

Written by Mike Lupica

Can a young baseball star maintain his love of the game after the loss of his brother? Find out in...

4th - 7th

Classic Starts Peter Pan: Word Search

This printable and interactive word search puzzle aligns with vocabulary words found in Classic...

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