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Liz went to a carnival. She went on many rides such as roller coasters and a Ferris Wheel. She ate cotton candy. She had a lot of fun at the carnival.
What is the main idea?
Liz ate cotton candy.
Liz had fun.
Liz had fun at the carnival.
Mr. Miller is taking his class on a field trip. They are taking a school bus. They are going to the science museum. They are going to see dinosaurs, apes, and stars.
What is the main idea?
Mr. Miller likes dinosaurs.
Mr. Miller's class is going to the science museum.
Museums are for learning.
Alex is drawing a bunny in art class. He takes out his pencil and colored pencils. He sketches his bunny on a piece of paper. Then he colors it in with his colored pencils.
What is the main idea?
Alex likes art.
Alex has colored pencils
Alex draws a bunny in art.
As soon as Holly walked in the door, her puppy was barking. The puppy ran towards the door. Holly grabbed the leash and took her puppy for a walk.
What is the main idea?
Holly's puppy wanted to go for a walk.
The puppy barked.
Holly walked in.
During both world wars, Mexican immigrants filled an important need in the country. Many American men were overseas fighting. This caused a huge shortage of workers. Mexicans filled in a farmhands and factory workers. They helped produce food for soldiers as well as the supplies necessary to win wars.
Mexican immigrants are not given enough credit.
The US would not have won wither world war if not for Mexican immigrants.
Mexican immigrants have done their part to help the US win wars.
Honeybees travel up to four miles to find nectar for honey. When a bee finds nectar, it does a wiggle dance to tell the other bees where the nectar is. Other worker bees then head out to the source. All in all, a hive of bees can travel up to 55,000 miles and visit 2,000,000 plants to produce one pound of honey.
Honeybees are hard workers.
Hone is made from nectar.
Honeybees like to dance.
Getting a dog? Don't count out a mutt. Mutts are often free, where purebreds can cost thousands. Also, mutts might not be as handsome as purebreds, but they're less likely to be nervous or snappy, and best of all, a mutt doesn't have a million copies of itself running around. A poodle is a poodle, but a mutt is one of a kind!
Purebreds are expensive and have bad qualities.
Mutts definitely make the best pets.
Mutts can be just as good, if not better, than purebreds.
Tattoos might be "in", but they can also be dangerous. Dirty needles are sometimes used to puncture the skin. These needles can spread deadly diseases. It is important for people to research tattoo parlors for their cleanliness. Because, being "in" could just mean being in the hospital.
States should make tattooing illegal.
Tattoos come with health risks.
People who are "in" have tattoos.
In 1964, four young men with matching haircuts landed in New York. The Beatles's music caused a revolution as thousands flocked to see them. More British groups followed, and suddenly as many British bands were on the music charts as American.
The British invaded America during the 1960s.
In the 1960s, British music was better than American music.
The Beatles and other British bands changed music in 1960s America.
On April 10, 1912, the Titanic left England for New York. The great ship had all the latest safety features and had been declared unsinkable. But on April 14, lookouts spotted an iceberg. The crew swerved to miss it, but it was too late. A few hours later, the Titanic sank, and 1,595 of the 2,340 people aboard perished.
No ship can survive being hit by an iceberg.
The Titanic's crew caused it to sink.
No ship is totally unsinkable.
The bombardier beetle has a special chamber in its body that makes chemicals. If the beetle feels threatened, the chamber heats up. This causes the chemicals to boil. The beetle then bombs the enemy with hot jets of chemicals-500 squirts per second! This almost always blinds the enemy and sometimes even kills it.
Bombardier beetles are able to make and heat chemicals within their bodies.
Bombardier beetles have an unusual way of protecting themselves.
Bombardier beetles are able to blind or kill their enemies.
Organ wrens are known for their beautiful song, which actually sounds like an organ playing. There are several legends surrounding the organ wren. One is that when it starts to sing, all the other birds stop to hear it. Another is that the organ wren brings good luck. Still a third is that the organ wren is actually a god turned into a bird.
Organ wrens are named after the sound they make.
When an organ wren sings, other birds stop to hear it.
Organ wrens sing so beautifully that people have created legends about them.
In the 1830s, an Irish scientist said trains would never be able to travel very fast. Before 1900, people didn't see a need for telephones. In 1894, a British scientist said people would not use radios. In 1943, the chairman of IBM computers was asked how many computers the world would need. His answer? Five!
People should never try to predict the future.
People cannot always predict how things will turn out.
The world only needs five computers.
In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, young Huck runs away from home with a slave named Jim. They head north so Jim can be free, but on the way, Huck feels guilty. He knows it's against the law to help Jim escape slavery. He thinks about turning Jim in, but he also thinks about what a good friend Jim is, so he keeps going.
A good friend is worth taking risks for.
Huck has a lot of guilt.
People who break laws almost always feel guilty.
The Colossus of Rhodes was a huge statue of the Greek Sun god. Built in 282 BC, it stood 110 feet high and weighed 225 tons. For years, it stood on the island of Rhodes. But an earthquake shook the area around 226 BC, causing the statue to topple and break. Some say it took 900 camels to haul the pieces away.
The Colossus of Rhodes is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
The Colossus of Rhodes was 110 feet high.
A Greek statue was toppled by an earthquake.
Which is NOT a way an author would organize a selection?
by explaining the difference between two topics
by providing reasons to support his/her claim
to suggest that the speaker has a lot on his mind
the author enjoys working with others
What is an author's claim?
a main idea
a description
a comparison
a guess
What is the overall tone of the following statement, "I would call upon the mayor not to restrict the public from exercising their rights"
sarcastic
formal
cheerful
melancholic
Which is an example of sensory language?
Eradicate a passive voice to make a boring blog interesting.
You don't want to deal with your to-do list, but you do it anyway.
My feet were trudging in the thick, pasty mud. My feet felt heavy. Squelch. Sploosh. Squelch. Sploosh
Research shows that when we can hold a product the desire for the product increases.
Which is NOT a possible theme statement?
Breaking the rules usually leads to a negative outcome.
People often have a strong desire to explore the unknown.
We decided that the owlet was a fledgling because it did not have many feathers.
True friendships are tested in times of troubles.
Which of these verbs, is NOT an author's purpose verb?
suggest
imply
emphasize
decide
Which sentence reflects the author's opinion?
Today many voice systems can understand language when spoken at a normal conversational rate.
Others fear that machines will take over functions that were traditionally performed by humans, such as customer service.
This digital trail may lead to data mining, or the collection of large quantities of personal data.
For now, however, the continuing evolution of speech-recognition software is thrilling to behold.
By telling the story from the first-person point of view, the author helps the reader understand —
how the protagonist's friend feels about a particular subject
why a minor character enjoys the protagonist's company
how all the characters feel about a particular subject
how the protagonist feels about a particular subject
The story’s third-person limited point of view gives the reader insight into —
the doubts the protagonist's mother has about the protagonist's decision
a minor character's thoughts about the protagonist's decision
the feelings the protagonist has about her own decision
a minor character's hesitation about the protagonist
" I could hear the popping and crackling as mom suddenly dropped the bacon into the frying pan without saying a word to me, and soon the salty, greasy smell wafted toward me along with an uneasy queasiness."
What does the imagery in this sentence suggest about the narrator?
He knows that he will be having a good breakfast
He believes that it is unlikely that his dad is joining them for breakfast
He wants to finish his breakfast and wash the dishes
He feels tension building between his mother and himself
Which is an example of a metaphor?
She was quick like lightning.
He was as slow as a turtle.
She was a sloth, sleepy and lazy for 20 hours out of the day.
He was as tall as a tree.
Which is an example of personification?
The leaves rustled quietly in the wind.
The cat yelled hello to me as I walked by.
The piano music sounded beautiful that night.
None of these.
A simile is a comparison of two different things using like or as. True or false?
True
False
Which one of these backs up the main idea of a text?
Author's purpose
Supporting details
Title
None of these
If you encounter an unfamiliar word in a question on a test, what should you do?
Skip over it and try to figure it out later
Guess at its meaning
Use a dictionary and look it up
Use context clues
What TWO things do you need to make an inference? (Choose two!)
Prior knowledge
An uneducated guess
Details from the text
The title of the text
What is stanza?
The title of a poem
A line in a poem
A section in a poem, like a paragraph
The footnotes in a poem
Jack dashes into the classroom breathlessly for the fourth time this week. The teacher looks at him disapprovingly. He fights for breath and then says, "Sorry, Ms. Duncan. Forgot to feed the cat. Again." What point of view is this passage written in?
First person POV
Second person POV
Third person POV
Fourth person POV
Which of these examples of author's purpose mean "to convince the reader to agree with a particular viewpoint."
To persuade
To explain
To entertain
To inform
Which of these examples of author's purpose mean "to provide enjoyment or amusement to the reader."
To explain
To persuade
To entertain
To inform
Which of these examples of author's purpose means to "enlighten the reader with topics that are usually real or contain facts (remember: facts are used to teach and not persuade."
To persuade
To inform
To explain
To entertain
Shelby walked through the 7th grade hallway, saying hi to everyone she saw. Other kids waved at her, complimented her hair, and pointed out her cute new shoes. Shelby said something nice to everyone who saw her, and she smiled on her way into class. Based on the passage, what can you infer about Shelby?
Shelby says hi to people.
Shelby is not well-liked by her peers.
Shelby is a friendly person who likes to be social.
Shelby is secretly mean.
Michael dragged his feet into class begrudgingly and slumped into his desk. He immediately put his head down and pulled the hood from his jacket all the way over his head. His friend nudged him and said hi, since Michael was usually very talkative, but Michael didn't say anything. He just kept his head down. Based on the passage, what can you infer about Michael?
Michael is having a good day.
Michael is not a friendly person.
Michael is having a bad day at school and doesn't want to be in class with his friend.
Michael is in a fight with his friend and does not want to talk to him in class.
Olive was on her way to the store to pick up some groceries for her mom. She walked down the familiar route, since her house was so close to the store, and she was having a pleasant time.... until she felt something small and wet hit her nose, like a pinprick. Then she felt another drop of something on the top of her lip. Drops started to hit her face and shoulders, and Olive began to run quickly. Based on the passage, what can you infer is happening?
Olive is not excited to be going to the store.
It has begun to rain, and Olive is hurrying to avoid it.
Olive is exercising before she goes to the store.
Drops of rain hit her face and shoulder.
Lisa skipped down the hallway, ecstatic about the grade she just received in social studies; that class was the most difficult for her. She couldn't believe she the grade she had earned. What does the word ecstatic mean?
fear or fright
nervousness or anxiety
overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement
loathing or hatred
Crocodiles sometimes eat other crocodiles-even their own young. They attack and eat large land animals, such as water buffalo, that come to the swamp to drink water. Crocodiles hold their victims underwater until they drown.
From this story you can tell...
crocodiles attack only when they are scared
crocodiles are very particular about what they eat
crocodiles have very strong jaws
people shouldn't be afraid of crocodiles
The first matchbook was made in 1892. But matchbooks were unsafe until about 1914. Today many people collect matchbooks as a hobby. Collectors enjoy sorting their matchbooks according to the places they come from, such as hotels, restaurants, and airlines.
From the story, you cannot tell...
when matchbooks were invented
what the first matchbook cover was like
how collectors sort matchbooks
when matchbooks became safe to use.
One night during World War II, a duck in a city park in freiburg, Germany, began squawking and flapping its wings. The duck had done this once before when bombs were dropped. This time, People heard the duck and ran for cover. Soon the bombing began. When the bombing was over, the duck was found dead. Today there is a statue of the duck in the park.
This story has a sad twist because...
people didn't pay attention to the duck's warnings
the bombing began just before the duck made noise
the duck was killed in the attack
the statue doesn't look anything like the duck
Mack sennett was an early film director who was famous for his silent comedies. Sennett's films were about the Keystone Cops. The Keystone Cops ignored the logic of everyday life. They seldom arrested anyone. If they did, it was the wrong person.
The actors in Mack Sennett's films did not...
have to speak
like working
laugh much at work
fall in love often
Do you ever awaken right before the alarm clock rings? Experts know that people have "clocks" inside their bodies. The clock divides time into about 24 hours. Jetlag, or feeling tired and grumpy after traveling by lane, is a result of upsetting that inner clock.
From this story you can tell that jet lag..
happens when a person's inner clock is off schedule
has nother to do with the body's inner clock
goes away after your watch is reset
is something from which experts seldom suffer
Many movies show burglars studying a place before striking. Movies also show burglars picking locks with great skill. But police departments say that most burglars are very crude. They look for unlocked doors. If they don't find any, the just break down the door, force the lock, or break the window. Then they work fast.
From this story you can tell that...
the police have no way to stop burglars
burglars are usually skillful at their job
burglars plan robberies carefully
burglars in movies are not true-to-life
The Baseball Hall of Fame is in Coopertown, New York. This site was chosen because it is where Abner Doubleday said that he invented the game in 1839. But baseball began in England. It started from a game called rounders. THe word baseball is mentioned in English books as early as 1798.
This story suggests that Abner Doubleday...
began the game of rounders
coined the word baseball
invented the game but not the word baseball
received credit for something he didn't really do.
Jim clutched the wheel so tightly that his knuckles stuck out against his skin. The woman next to him turned the key. She said, "Now just start out slowly down the street. To change direction, you need to turn the wheel only slightly." Jim pressed his foot down carefully.
You can tell from this story that Jim...
is teaching the woman to drive
is relaxed and confident
is taking driving lessons from the woman
is leaving the dock in a motorboat.
Roberta put the key into the slot and turned it. She pulled out four envelopes that were inside the little box. She quickly flipped through the first few envelopes, muttering "bill" at eat one. When she reached the fourth envelope, she stopped. Then she grinned and ripped the flap open.
You can tell that Roberta probably recieved...
many letters from a friend named Bill
three bills
a bill in the fourth envelope
quite a bit of mail every day
The first drop sent up a tiny cloud of dust and then disappeared. A rattlesnake slithered away from the unexpected sight. More drops followed, but they too were quickly lost in the dry sand. Then the drops increased. Puddles began to form among the cactus plants.
The story is a description of...
rain falling in a desert after a dry period
a sprinkler system in azoo
someone water a lawn
a storm beginning in the mountains.
It was six o'clock by the time they reached Topeka, Kansas. Jed announced that they were now halfway there. "just two more days," he said, "and we'll be swimming in the Pacific Ocean." He said it to cheer up the kids, but they were so tired of being in the car that nothing could have raised their spirits.
You can tell that the family...
is moving to a new town
has alread been on the road a few days
is moving from Topeka, Kansas
has never seen the Pacific Ocean
As they came outside, Marianne told Cathy that the ending had surprised her. Cathy said the ending hadn't surprised her, but she didn't understand why the police took so long to question the maid. Marianne asked Cathy if she was hungry, but Cathy said she had eaten too much popcorn.
You can conclude that Marianne and Cathy...
have just finished a meal at a restaurant
have just met
are police officers discussing a case
have just seen a movie together
The idiom " I'm all ears" means...
I'm listening
I have large ears
I don't know
I hear very well.
The idiom: "it's a grey area" means...
it is confusing
it lacks color
the area has not been painted
it's not very smart
The phrase: "He is as strong as an ox," is what type of figurative language?
Metaphore
Simile
personification
idiom
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
"she was fishing for compliments"
"it was as if she was fishing as she tried to get complements"
"Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime"
fish are ugly.
Which of the following has correctly capitalized the nouns?
John ran quickly down the crowded street.
john ran quickly down the crowded street.
John ran quickly down the crowded Street.
john ran quickly down the crowded Street.
Which of the following has correct punctuation?
Looking back, it had been a mistake to build the orphanage with books.
Looking back it had been a mistake to build the orphanage with books.
Looking back it had been a mistake to build the orphanage with books?
Looking back it had been a mistake to build an orphanage with books!
Which of the following is the correct usage of punctuation?
"That's enough for me," said the man.
"That's enough for me." Said the man.
"Thats enough for me!" said the man
"That's enough for me" said the man.
"Did you ever wonder what people did for ice before refrigerators were invented?
Which of the following is the correct list of nouns from the sentence?
people, ice, refrigerators
you, people, ice, refrigerators, invented
you , people, ice, refrigerators
wonder, invented, refrigerators
Which of the following is an example of a proper noun?
John
Man
Run
Pond
"The Cohokian civilization of Native Americans lived near St. Louis on the Mississippi River."
Which of the following is the subject of the sentence?
The Cohokian civilization
Native Americans
lived
Mississippi River
Some People have strange watch "dogs." One family in Michigan has a watch rabbit. A store in Indiana is guarded by a lion cub. One Swedish business scares off burglars with a giant boa constrictor snake. Geese, crows, falcons, and alligators also protects stores and homes.
The paragraph tells mainly-
how rabbits imitate dogs
which animals guard places
what a boa constrictor is
why it's important to protect your property with animals.
When we think of seaweed, we usually picture brown or green plants a foot or so in length. But seaweed also comes in other colors. Some kinds are red. Some kinds grow to lengths of a hundred feet! These form giant seaweed forests, where many kinds of fish take shelter.
The paragraph tells mainly-
Why some seaweed grows so large
what seaweed is like
why seaweed is red
where fish like to live.
The American hamburger got its name from the German city of Hamburg. Many years ago the people of hamburg used to eat these chopped-meat patties. Now the hamburger companies have opened eating places in Hamburg and other German cities.
The paragraph tells mainly-
how old hamburgers are
what hamburgers are shaped like
how hamburgers have come "home"
why German foods are popular in other places.
Cats have a strange way of fighting. If one cat is larger, the smaller cat will not fight. Instead, it lies down. The larger cat picks it up by the neck, carries it a short way, and drops it on the ground. The fight is over.
The paragraph is mainly about...
why cats fight
why the smaller cat lies down
how cats fight
How do know when cats are fighting.
One dinosaur had a brain that weighed only about as much as three pencils. Its body weighed ten tons and was over twenty feet in length. As you can guess, this dinosaur didn't think too clearly. It wasn't the world's brightest dinosaurs!
The paragraph is mainly about...
what one dinosaur's brain was like
how big one dinosaur was
why one dinosaur had a small brain
why dinosaurs weren't very smart
John was once the King of England. Because he liked to hunt, he arranged to have a hunting camp built in the village of Gotham. The people of Gotham believed that the royal hunting camp would raise taxes. They also thought that there would be fewer animals for them to hunt. So when the king's builders came, the people played a trick on them. They all acted as if they were crazy. It worked! The king decided against building a hunting camp there.
The people of Gotham acted crazy because...
they liked to play tricks on hunters
they were afraid of kings
they did not have to pay taxes
they did not like the king's idea
Today skiing is a sport. But long ago, hunters used skis to chase animals. In Norway there is a rock carving made about four thousand years ago that shows two hunters on skis.
Skis were once most useful for people who
liked to make rock carvings
wanted to find food
enjoyed having fun in the snow
took vacations in Norway
Natural rubber comes from trees that grow in warm climates. Native Americans shaped rubber into balls that they used in games. They also dripped liquid rubber all over some of their clothes and shoes, which made the clothes and shoes handy on rainy days.
A shirt coated with rubber...
was made of tree bark
was worn at ball games
would keep a person dry
could be made into shoes
Harriet Tubman was born in Maryland in 1821. She was a slave. After her master died, she ran away to Pennsylvania. She learned how it felt to be free. She wanted to help other slaves became free. She made at least 15 trips to the South. She led hundreds of people to freedom.
You can tell from the story that...
Pennsylvania was a free state
Harriet Tubman lived a long life
none of Tubman's trips were successful
Tubman's master was very cruel.
Bowling is a very old game. The ancient Egyptians bowled more than seven thousand years ago. Later a few kings of England forbade people to bowl. They claimed that it was too harmless as a game. It did not prepare people for hunting as well as archery did.
This story suggests that...
English kings felt games served serious purposes
the Egyptians used bowling balls in war
bowling was a popular game in France
archery was more fun than bowling.
Which part of the story would be where the conflict changes?
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Resolution
What part of the story increases the tension in the story by introducing the conflict?
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
The part of the plot where the author sets up the story
Exposition
Resolution
Rising Action
Climax
All elements of the story revolve around...
The conflict
The characters
the setting
tension
New Zealand is home to a playful bird called the kea. It is a type of parrot. Keas fly in large numbers into towns and cities, where they are very friendly. Keas like to play tricks on people. One kea even figures out how to let the air out of auto tires.
This paragraph tells mainly...
How to let the air out of tires
where New Zealand is
What keas are like
Why parrots are interesting animals.
A few years ago a scientist counted all the car accidents. This scientist found out that cars painted pink or any light shade seem to be safer. The light colors are more easily seen. Cars of two or three different colors may be even safer.
The main idea of this paragraph is...
which colors are safest for cars
how to pain a car
what colors can't be seen
Why you should paint your car pink.
There are about twenty thousand wild horses in our country. Most are in the highlands of the southwest. The horses find great difficulty in getting food during the winter months. Snow covers the grass and small bushes that they feed on. Their numbers grow smaller each year.
The author wants the reader to know...
where wild horses live
why grasses and bushes can't be seen
what is happening to our wild horses
why winter is difficult on animals.
Are you tired of mowing the lawn? Now you can rent a goat ot do it for you! The goat eats the grass and weeds. Before you know it, the goat has had a full meal and your lawn looks nice again.
The paragraph tells mainly...
why goats like grass
how to get rid of weeds
how goats cut grass
how to avoid mowing the lawn.
An octopus isn't fast enough to swim after a fish. The octopus must wait for a fish to swim by. When the fish comes within reach, the octopus whips out a long arm to grasp it. Then the octopus has a tasty meal.
This paragraph is mainly about...
how much fish an octopus can eat
why the cotopus likes to eat
how an octopus gets food
how swimming is a disadvantage to the octopus.
Where is Mike?
You can infer that
The Summary of this passage is:
The Summary of this passage is:
It is likely that:
We can infer that…
What is the main idea?
What is the main idea?
What is the main idea?
By Yann Martel
I was alone and orphaned, in the middle of the Pacific, hanging on to an oar, an adult tiger in front of me, sharks beneath me, a storm raging about me.Had I considered my prospects in the light of reason, I surely would have given up and let go of the oar,hoping that I might drown before being eaten. But I don’t recall that I had a single thought during those first minutes of relative safety. I didn’t even notice daybreak. I held on to the oar, I just held on, God only knows why. The elements allowed me to go on living.The lifeboat did not sink. Richard Parker kept out of sight. The sharks prowled but did not lunge. The waves splashed me but did not pull me off. I watched the ship as it disappeared with much burbling and belching. Lights flickered and went out. I looked about for my family, for survivors, for another lifeboat, for anything that might bring me hope. There was nothing. Only rain, marauding waves of black ocean and the flotsam of tragedy. The darkness melted away from the sky. The rain stopped.
What is the main idea?
“Hurry up! We’re going to be late to the movie,” exclaimed Neil as he tugged on his mom’s arm. He hurriedly put on his shoes and ran to the door.
Neil is _________________ about going to the movie.
Nervous
Scared
Excited
Indecisive
In this novel, Brian struggles with living at his Aunt’s house while dealing with the grief of having lost both of his parents in a car accident. Basketball is his only escape, but after geting benched for low grades, Brian’s world shatters. Does he have it in him raise his grades? Will Brian come to peace with his emotions? Can anyone help him?
WHAT IS THE GENRE?
Once upon a time a young girl named Rapunzel was walking in the woods when an evil witch caught her and locked her in a tower.. After years in the tower, Rapunzel grew long, beautiful hair. Rapunzel is very lonely until one day a prince wanders by and climbs up her hair. The witch doesn’t like this and action ensues, but eventually the prince and Rapunzel live happily ever after.
WHAT IS THE GENRE?
After an unsuccessful life studying and practicing nano-transportation science, Professor Melton stumbles upon a breakthrough on April 20th, 2082: he discovers a way to transport particles at light-speed across fixed distances, thereby allowing him to teleport people from one location to another.
WHAT IS THE GENRE?
This workbook text explains how to perform basic mathematical operations, like double-digit addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It also explains fractions and decimals.
WHAT IS THE GENRE?
This is the dramatic play of a buck that was admiring his horns in the water’s reflection and feeling bad about his skinny legs. When a hunter tries to kill him, his big horns get stuck in some tree branches, but his skinny legs manage to pull him free. The townspeople hold a festival for the deer and hunter.
WHAT IS THE GENRE?
When young Ian Bradley accidently switches suitcases with an intergalactic space explorer at a coffee shop, he ends up going on the trip of a lifetime. Now that he’s left holding the bag, Ian must deliver it to the light scientists on Gamma Outpost 9 in time, and every life-form in the galaxy is unknowingly depending on the success of his efforts.
WHAT IS THE SUBGENRE?
“Dr. Fletch,” gives readers a dose of hard medicine, arguing that most peoples’ problems are caused by themselves. Fletch teaches readers to solve such problems as bullying, insecurity, and relationship troubles with a three-step strategy: letting go of ego, seeing the objective reality, and finding tangible roles. Some readers find Carpenter’s ideas to be refreshing. Others are offended.
WHAT IS THE SUBGENRE?
World War II has been hard for Mama Conner. Her husband and three sons have been away at war and she was left to keep the house together, raise money, and provide for Baby Maple. The mood in the town darkens when her neighbor Betsy loses her son in battle. At Mama Conner’s ladies club, the ladies of the town are on edge after hearing a news report announcing that a man from their town was lost in battle, but as the man’s name went unheard, the women are left to guess as to whom will be the most affected. This novel ends in a surprising twist.
WHAT IS THE SUBGENRE?
Far below the surface of earth, a group of children in a secret government program are trained to pilot Mech-Walkers: giant mechanical insects that protect the earth from hostile space barbarians with their robo-insect powers. When Vander, the leader of the Mech-Walkers, disappears in combat, the Mech-Walkers need to find a new leader. When Seth, a boy from the surface, stumbles into Mech-Walkers while being chased by bullies, he becomes an unlikely candidate.
WHAT IS THE SUBGENRE?
Have you ever wondered why a submarine can stay underwater for so long? Or how to build a robot that plays basketball? Science doesn't have to be boring. This science textbook teaches science through descriptions of technologies that are interesting to young people.
WHAT IS THE SUBGENRE?
This book retells the epic stories of the gods, goddesses, and heroes in Ancient Greece. All of the classic stories are in this text: the adventures of Perseus, the battles of Heracles, Odysseus and the Trojan wars, and the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts.
WHAT IS THE SUBGENRE?
Katie Oaks is one of the most trusted girls in her class. Maybe they like how Katie listens, or maybe they just feel comfortable around her, but all of the other girls tell their secrets to Katie. When Katie gets a diary for her birthday, she can't help but to write down the secrets that she learns, but when her diary goes missing, Katie finds herself in a tight corner.
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The year is 1835 and Bobby Pierce is trying to save up money for a new wagon wheel to repair his father's broken wagon. Bobby gets a job as a delivery boy at a local grocery store. During his time at the store, Bobby delivers groceries weekly to Abraham Lincoln, then a young state politician. The two get off to a rough start, but soon Bobby learns the wisdom of Lincoln's ways, and each offers the other advice when it is most needed.
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The Dog Soldiers were one of six elite military societies of the Cheyenne Indians. During the 1830s they played a strong role in repelling and pushing back American expansion in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming. The Dog Soldiers were known for their highly aggressive and effective attacks and their peculiar habit of "pinning down" their long tails to the ground, fighting to the death or until a tribe mate "unpins" the tail of the warrior. This text describes the Dog Soldiers' society and role in history.
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John Henry was born with a hammer in his hand and he came out swinging it. When he was a baby, he built his own crib. As a toddler, he got sick of sharing his bedroom with his sister, so he built his own house. As an adult he laid track for the railway and was renowned as the best steel driver in world. His abilities are put to the test when he is challenged to race against a steam-powered drill through a mountain.
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In this true account, Mr. Morton describes his career as a musician. After playing the trumpet in the school band for two years, Mr. Morton thinks that he has what it takes to make it big as a musician. He quits his job teaching and starts making demo tapes in the studio, even though nobody has a cassette player anymore. Will Mr. Morton strike it big as a musician or will he crawl back to his principal begging for his old job? Find out in this compelling 940-page text written by Mr. Morton and about Mr. Morton.
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