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Orca Book Publishers: One More Step Teaching Guide [Pdf]
"One More Step" by Sheree Fitch deals with step families. Julian has trouble accepting Jean-Paul but must adapt when his mother marries him. This guide for teachers includes a book summary, discussion topics and teaching ideas.
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Orca Book Publishers: Yellow Line Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Yellow Line by Sylvia Olsen is a novel about racial prejudice in a small town, where whites and natives do not mix. When Vince's friend Sherry starts to date Steve, who is native, Vince tries to break them up. But when he finds himself...
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Orca Book Publishers: Any Pet Will Do Teaching Guide [Pdf]
This is a teacher's guide for Any Pet Will Do, a novel written by Nancy Shouse. The novel looks at a child's quest to find the right kind of pet. It includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's reflections on writing the book.
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Orca Book Publishers: Five Stars for Emily Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Five Stars for Emily, a novel written by Kathleen Cook Waldron, looks at a young girl's experience of leaving modern comforts behind and going to live in a log cabin without electricity. This teacher's guide includes a book summary,...
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Orca Book Publishers: My Time as Caz Hazard Teaching Guide [Pdf]
After continually getting into trouble at school for bullying, and being suspended for violence, Caz and her friend Amanda must deal with the suicide of a girl they had picked on. Many issues come into play in this novel - peer...
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Orca Book Publishers: No More Pranks Teaching Guide [Pdf]
In "No More Pranks" by Monique Polak, Pete is adept at pulling pranks and often gets into trouble over them. Sent to live with his uncle who operates a kayaking business, Pete and his new friend Rosalie put Pete's skills to use as they...
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Orca Book Publishers: No Problem Teaching Guide [Pdf]
"No Problem" by Dayle Campbell Gaetz deals with the issue of teen addiction. A star athlete who has it all becomes involved with an older woman and drugs, causing his life to unravel. This teacher's guide includes a book summary,...
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Orca Book Publishers: Bio Pirate Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Bio-Pirate, a novel by Michele Martin Bossley, is a science mystery about medical research materials that go missing. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, extensive teaching ideas and a short profile of the author.
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Orca Book Publishers: Blue Moon Teaching Guide [Pdf]
In "Blue Moon" by Marilyn Halvorson, Bobby Jo trains a new mare, wins a barrel race, then discovers the horse may be stolen and she must return it. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, discussion topics and teaching ideas.
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Orca Book Publishers: Skate Freak Teaching Guide [Pdf]
His skill at skateboarding gets Dorf noticed when he moves to a new city, but it may be attracting the wrong kind of friends. Skate Freak is written by Canadian author Lesley Choyce. This teacher's guide includes a book summary,...
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Orca Book Publishers: The Summer of Magic Quartet Teaching Guide [Pdf]
The Summer of Magic Quartet novels by Andrea Spalding follow the adventures of four children as they go on magical quests. This teacher's guide for The White Horse Talisman and Dance of the Stones includes book summaries, teaching ideas...
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Orca Book Publishers: The Shade Teaching Guide [Pdf]
In The Shade by K. L. Denman, Safira may have seen the ghost of a girl and wonders if the ghost is trying to give her a message. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, discussion topics and teaching ideas.
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Orca Book Publishers: Leaving the Log House Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Leaving the Log House, a novel by Ainslie Manson, follows a girl as she leaves home to get her first prosthetic leg at a hospital in the city. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's reflections...
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Orca Book Publishers: Chat Room Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Chat Room by Canadian author Kristin Butcher deals with the important issue of online safety. Linda, a teenager, develops a friendship online with someone who begins to send her gifts. This teacher's guide includes a book summary and...
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Orca Book Publishers: Max and Ellie Books Teaching Guide [Pdf]
The Ellie and Max books by Becky Citra take place in pioneer times and follow the experiences of a brother and sister in Upper Canada. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's reflections on writing...
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Orca Book Publishers: Runaway Teaching Guide [Pdf]
In Runaway, a novel by Becky Citra, a boy must make some difficult decisions about whether to help another boy that he has seen steal but who is also being physically abused. The story is set in the 1830s in Upper Canada. This teacher's...
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Orca Book Publishers: Tj Books Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Hazel Hutchins has written the TJ series of novels. This teaching guide for TJ and the Cats and TJ and the Haunted House includes book summaries, teaching ideas and the author's reflections about writing the books.
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Orca Book Publishers: Sudden Impact Teaching Guide [Pdf]
When her friend is hospitalized after a soccer game, Tina helps find a donor match for his rare blood type. But then the donor himself is in an accident. This teacher's guide for Sudden Impact by Lesley Choyce includes a book summary,...
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Orca Book Publishers: Rescue Pup Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Rescue Pup, a novel by Jean Little, follows the experiences of a seeing-eye dog named Shakespeare who helps a young girl learn to love others. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's reflections on...
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Orca Book Publishers: Klutzhood Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Klutzhood, a novel by British Columbia writer Chris McMahen, is about a boy who struggles to fit into a new school when he transfers mid-year. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, discussion points, and learning activities.
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Orca Book Publishers: The Scream of the Hawk Teaching Guide [Pdf]
The Scream of the Hawk, a novel by Nancy Belgue, is about the difficulties a young girl has adjusting to a new home. She comes to know a boy who has a captive hawk. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the...
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Orca Book Publishers: My Name Is Mitch Teaching Guide [Pdf]
My Name is Mitch, a novel by Shelagh Lynne Supeene, is about a short boy who is teased by his peers. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's reflections about what inspired the book.
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Orca Book Publishers: Victory at Paradise Hill Teaching Guide [Pdf]
"Victory at Paradise Hill" is a book by author William Roy Brownridge. The story follows the trials of two brothers who aren't able to play hockey. This teacher's guide includes author information and reflections about how the book...
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Orca Book Publishers: That's Hockey Teaching Guide [Pdf]
This teaching guide for That's Hockey, a story written by David Bouchard, gives a synopsis of the story and teaching ideas. The book is about a boy's traditional Canadian experience of playing street hockey.