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Esperanza Rising (Scholastic Gold)

Author : Pam Muñoz Ryan
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545532341

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Esperanza Rising (Scholastic Gold) by Pam Muñoz Ryan Pdf

Esperanza Rising joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!Esperanza thought she'd always live a privileged life on her family's ranch in Mexico. She'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home filled with servants, and Mama, Papa, and Abuelita to care for her. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to California and settle in a Mexican farm labor camp. Esperanza isn't ready for the hard work, financial struggles brought on by the Great Depression, or lack of acceptance she now faces. When Mama gets sick and a strike for better working conditions threatens to uproot their new life, Esperanza must find a way to rise above her difficult circumstances-because Mama's life, and her own, depend on it.

Esperanza Rising: An Instructional Guide for Literature

Author : Kristin Kemp
Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781480785120

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Esperanza Rising: An Instructional Guide for Literature by Kristin Kemp Pdf

Esperanza Rising: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides lesson plans and activities for this award-winning literary work. This valuable resource guides teachers with ways to add rigor with complex literature. Text-dependent questions help students analyze the text with higher-order thinking skills, with lessons focused on story elements and vocabulary. Close reading activities throughout the literature units encourages students to use textual evidence as they revisit passages to respond more critically. With various methods of assessing comprehension, this instructional guide offers strategies for cross-curricular activities as students build a greater understanding of this great literary work.

Becoming Naomi Leon (Scholastic Gold)

Author : Pam Muñoz Ryan
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545532327

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Becoming Naomi Leon (Scholastic Gold) by Pam Muñoz Ryan Pdf

A reissue of Pam Munoz Ryan's bestselling backlist with a distinctive author treatment and new cover art by Raul Colon.Naomi Soledad Leon Outlaw has had a lot to contend with in her young life, her name for one. Then there are her clothes (sewn in polyester by Gram), her difficulty speaking up, and her status at school as "nobody special." But according to Gram, most problems can be overcome with positive thinking. And with Gram and her little brother, Owen, Naomi's life at Avocado Acres Trailer Rancho in California is happy and peaceful...until their mother reappears after seven years of being gone, stirring up all sorts of questions and challenging Naomi to discover and proclaim who she really is.

Paint the Wind (Scholastic Gold)

Author : Pam Muñoz Ryan
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545281409

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Paint the Wind (Scholastic Gold) by Pam Muñoz Ryan Pdf

A sheltered girl. A wild horse. An unforgettable journey. This riveting story from Newbery honoree and New York Times bestseller Pam Muñoz Ryan is perfect for fans of Marguerite Henry, Sara Pennypacker, and Rosanne Parry. Maya lives like a captive. At Grandmother's house in California, everything is forbidden: friends, fun, even memories. And her life is built on lies-lies Grandmother tells about her dead mother, and lies Maya tells to impress or manipulate. But then she moves to the vast Wyoming wilderness where her mother's family awaits -- kind, rugged people who have no tolerance for lies. They challenge Maya to confront the truth about who she is. And a mysterious mustang called Artemisia waits, too. She holds the key to Maya's freedom. But to find it, Maya will have to risk everything. . . including her life.

Tony Baloney

Author : Pam Muñoz Ryan
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545231350

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Tony Baloney by Pam Muñoz Ryan Pdf

Tony, a macaroni penguin, is a middle child with very exasperating siblings, and although he never looks for trouble, it often finds him.

Riding Freedom

Author : Pam Muñoz Ryan
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545360296

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Riding Freedom by Pam Muñoz Ryan Pdf

A reissue of Pam Munoz Ryan's bestselling backlist with a distinctive new author treatment.In this fast-paced, courageous, and inspiring story, readers adventure with Charlotte Parkhurst as she first finds work as a stable hand, becomes a famous stage-coach driver (performing brave feats and outwitting bandits), finds love as a woman but later resumes her identity as a man after the loss of a baby and the tragic death of her husband, and ultimately settles out west on the farm she'd dreamed of having since childhood. It wasn't until after her death that anyone discovered she was a woman.

Echo

Author : Pam Muñoz Ryan
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545576505

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Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan Pdf

Newbery Honor Book New York Times Bestseller This impassioned, uplifting, and virtuosic tour de force from a treasured storyteller follows three children, in three different times and places, whose lives mysteriously intersect. Lost and alone in a forbidden forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and suddenly finds himself entwined in a puzzling quest involving a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica. Decades later, Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California each, in turn, become interwoven when the very same harmonica lands in their lives. All the children face daunting challenges: rescuing a father, protecting a brother, holding a family together. And ultimately, pulled by the invisible thread of destiny, their suspenseful solo stories converge in an orchestral crescendo. Richly imagined and masterfully crafted, Echo pushes the boundaries of genre, form, and storytelling innovation to create a wholly original novel that will resound in your heart long after the last note has been struck.

Children of the Great Depression

Author : Russell Freedman
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0618446303

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Children of the Great Depression by Russell Freedman Pdf

Discusses what life was like for children and their families during the harsh times of the Depression, from 1929 to the beginning of World War II.

Stealing Our Way Home

Author : Cecilia Galante
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781338042986

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Stealing Our Way Home by Cecilia Galante Pdf

From the award-winning author of The Patron Saint of Butterflies and The World from Up Here comes a story about grieving hearts, broken families, and how speaking out can save them both. Saying goodbye is never easy.Everything changed after Pippa and Jack's mother died last spring. Pippa stopped speaking, Jack started picking fights, and their father's struggling business began to fail. Now, with school starting again, Pippa doesn't know how she'll manage a class presentation on Spartan warriors when she can't even find the words to tell her father that she wishes he were home more. And Jack is struggling to understand his feelings for the mysterious girl next door. But when Jack and Pippa realize that their dad is getting so desperate for cash to keep the family afloat that he might be going to extreme -- and illegal -- lengths to make ends meet, they are faced with the biggest decision of their lives. How far are they willing to go to keep their family together?Stealing Our Way Home is a poignant, deeply affecting novel about falling apart, finding your voice, and the power of letting go.

Seeing Red

Author : Kathryn Erskine
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545576451

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Seeing Red by Kathryn Erskine Pdf

National Book Award winner Kathryn Erskine delivers a powerful story of family, friendship, and race relations in the South.Life will never be the same for Red Porter. He's a kid growing up around black car grease, white fence paint, and the backward attitudes of the folks who live in his hometown, Rocky Gap, Virginia. Red's daddy, his idol, has just died, leaving Red and Mama with some hard decisions and a whole lot of doubt. Should they sell the Porter family business, a gas station, repair shop, and convenience store rolled into one, where the slogan -- "Porter's: We Fix it Right!" -- has been shouting the family's pride for as long as anyone can remember? With Daddy gone, everything's different. Through his friendship with Thomas, Beau, and Miss Georgia, Red starts to see there's a lot more than car motors and rusty fenders that need fixing in his world. When Red discovers the injustices that have been happening in Rocky Gap since before he was born, he's faced with unsettling questions about his family's legacy.

Rules

Author : Cynthia Lord
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1417829567

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Rules by Cynthia Lord Pdf

Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability. She's spent years trying to teach David the rules from a peach is not a funny-looking apple to keep your pants on in public---in order to head off David's embarrassing behaviors. But the summer Catherine meets Jason, a surprising, new sort-of friend, and Kristi, the next-door friend she's always wished for, it's her own shocking behavior that turns everything upside down and forces her to ask: What is normal?

Esperanza Rising Novel Units Teacher Guide

Author : Novel Units,Veda Boyd Jones
Publisher : Novel Units, Incorporated
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-15
Category : Books and reading
ISBN : 1581307861

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Esperanza Rising Novel Units Teacher Guide by Novel Units,Veda Boyd Jones Pdf

About the author -- Characters -- Initiating activities -- Vocabulary activities -- Thirteen sections: each section contains: summary, vocabulary, discussion questions, and supplementary activities -- Post-reading discussion questions -- Post-reading extension activities -- Assessment.

Gold Medal Winter

Author : Donna Freitas
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545644730

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Gold Medal Winter by Donna Freitas Pdf

Esperanza Flores is "America's Hope for the Gold!" in this sweet novel about a figure skater who gets the chance to achieve her Olympic dreams. Esperanza Flores is "America's Hope for the Gold!" in this sweet novel about a figure skater who gets the chance to achieve her Olympic dreams.After years of practice and competitions, of sit spins and perfect poses and thrillingly high jumps, Esperanza Flores will be skating for the United States. But with the excitement of an Olympic shot comes new attention -- and BIG distractions. Suddenly Espi can't go out with her friends, or even out her back door, without reporters and autograph-seekers following her every move. The other U.S. figure skaters have a lot more international experience, and they let Espi know they don't think she's ready. And Hunter Wills, the men's figure skating champion, seems to be flirting with her, even as the press matches her up with Danny Morrison, the youngest -- and maybe cutest -- member of the U.S. hockey team. In the midst of all this, Espi is trying to master an impossible secret jump that just might be her key to a medal. Can she focus

Mañanaland

Author : Pam Muñoz Ryan
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781338157888

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Mañanaland by Pam Muñoz Ryan Pdf

This timeless tale of struggle, hope, and the search for tomorrow has much to offer today about compassion and our shared humanity. Perfect for fans of Amal Unbound, The Bridge Home, and Beyond the Bright Sea. "Uniquely magical...Timely and timeless." -- New York Times Maximiliano Córdoba loves stories, especially the legend Buelo tells him about a mythical gatekeeper who can guide brave travelers on a journey into tomorrow. If Max could see tomorrow, he would know if he'd make Santa Maria's celebrated fútbol team and whether he'd ever meet his mother, who disappeared when he was a baby. He longs to know more about her, but Papá won't talk. So when Max uncovers a buried family secret--involving an underground network of guardians who lead people fleeing a neighboring country to safety--he decides to seek answers on his own. With a treasured compass, a mysterious stone rubbing, and Buelo's legend as his only guides, he sets out on a perilous quest to discover if he is true of heart and what the future holds.

Key Player (Front Desk #4)

Author : Kelly Yang
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781338776263

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Key Player (Front Desk #4) by Kelly Yang Pdf

Mia Tang is going for the goal in the fourth Front Desk novel by New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang! Mia Tang is play to win! The Women’s World Cup is coming to Southern California, and everyone has soccer fever—especially Mia Tang! The U.S. team is playing China in the finals, and Mia feels like her two identities are finally coming together. But when her P.E. teacher gives her a C, Mia tries to pull up her grade by scoring interviews with the championship teams. It’s not so easy when . . . 1. The two teams are hunkered down in secret hotels in Pasadena and not taking any media requests. 2. Mr. Yao is back at the motel—as a co-owner! Jason is sure his dad deserves a second chance. Mia is not so sure. 3. Mia’s parents are trying to buy a house of their very own, which turns out to be a LOT harder than they thought! As Mia aims for her goals, she'll have to face strikers from all corners, as well as her own fears. But if anyone can find a way to win big, it's Mia Tang!