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- Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades 3 – 8 | Game & Tool
Mystery Cube
The Mystery Cube asks children to separate a mystery into six distinct elements. Using it, children begin to see how a writer constructs a mystery—and can try writing their own. - Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades 6 – 12 | Podcast Episode
New and Noteworthy Books for Teens
Tune in to hear book talks on some of the best titles published in 2009-titles that will keep teens reading once summer is over.
- Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades 6 – 12 | Podcast Episode
New Takes on Old Tales
In this episode, you'll hear about creative retellings in a variety of genres and forms, including biographies, short story anthologies, verse novels, and picture books. - Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades 6 – 12 | Podcast Episode
New Voices in Young Adult Literature
Tune in to this episode to hear about a range of titles by first-time YA authors, including mysteries, romances, humorous stories, and great contemporary realistic fiction. - Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades 6 – 12 | Podcast Episode
Reading Text Sets
Tune in to hear about texts sets organized around themes such as revolution and espionage, relationships with brothers and fathers, and buying and selling in America. - Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades 6 – 12 | Podcast Episode
Resilience Literature
In this episode, you'll hear about teens who are dealing with a range of obstacles and hardships. Odd as it may sound, some of the books are funny. Others are suspenseful page-turners. What they all have in common is a main character who finds him or herself in a terrible situation, but finds a way to respond with strength and hope.
- Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades 6 – 12 | Podcast Episode
Sampling Short Stories
In this episode you'll hear about a great variety of story collections organized around topics ranging from sports to prom, guns to ghosts. - Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades K – 6 | Activity & Project
School Day Extension
Use the Word Mover mobile app to bring school home! A printout from school is used to generate a word bank and then create story or poem, which a child uses to "teach" a concept to a family member or caregiver. - Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades 6 – 12 | Podcast Episode
Smart Romance
Tune in to hear about an array of recently-published smart romance titles that feature male as well as female narrators, gay as well as straight relationships, and stories of love unfolding in a variety of circumstances.
- Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades 6 – 12 | Podcast Episode
Still Worth Reading
Given the current level of energy and enthusiasm for young adult literature, now is a good time to pause and look beyond current bestsellers to older, lesser-known titles: that is, young adult novels from the past that never grabbed the popular culture spotlight but are still worth reading.