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"An urgently needed and insightful guidebook for parents and teachers struggling to help girls navigate the often-difficult transition into adolescence by the founder of Girl Talk.It has never been easy to be a middle school girl. In the few short years between grade school and high school, girls go through an incredible number of physical and mental changes, making this the most formative--and precarious--time in their lives. Groups form and turn...
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"Funny, outrageous things didn't stop for Jordan Sonnenblick after he left fourth grade. No, in many ways the events detailed to hilarious effect in The Boy Who Failed Show and Tell were but a prelude to sixth grade, a time when Jordan would have to deal with a rival named Jiminy (his real name is Jimmy -- but, hey, he looks like a cricket), a stickler English teacher who doesn't care that all the old, worn copies of Great Expectations smell like...
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University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
c1992
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It is widely believed that a child's imagination ought to be stimulated and developed in education. Yet, few teachers understand what imagination is or how it lends itself to practical methods and techniques that can be used easily in classroom instruction. In this book, Kieran Egan--winner of the prestigious Grawemeyer Award for his work on imagination--takes up where his Teaching as Story Telling left off, offering practical help for teachers who...
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Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
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[2015]
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Presents advice for parents of middle school students, discussing how they can best help their children overcome pressures to conform, develop a positive self image, express gratitude, and plan their future. --Publisher's description.
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Pizazz volume 2
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Aladdin
Pub. Date
2021.
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Snarky, reluctant caped crusader Pizazz butts heads with another superhero kid in this hilarious and highly illustrated new novel--perfect for fans of Dog Man and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. There's a new kid at Pizazz's school...a new super kid. A super competitive, super skilled, super popular superhero. At first, Pizazz hopes Jett being in her class will mean the Populars will have someone new to pick on. But instead of becoming a target of ridicule...
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Two Harbors Press
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2016
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Navigating the Turbulent Middle School Years is a great resource for middle school parents and teachers. The purpose of the book is to give readers an idea of some of the most common problems that confront middle school kids - and how each situation may be resolved. Each chapter (or scenario) includes a story which will be told from the point of view of those most affected by the problem. Consequently, as in real life, each individual has a unique...
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Prufrock Press Inc
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[2016]
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Addressing the needs of academically advanced young adolescents in reading is a tall order.Advanced Reading Instruction in Middle School offers teachers a structured process for guiding students in preparing for collaborative discussions about books. Structured discussions enable students to examine the author's work together as they respond to essential questions, using evidence from the reading. Students are directed to make personal connections...
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Roaring Brook Press
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2021.
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"In Big Apple Diaries, a heartfelt diary-style graphic memoir by Alyssa Bermudez, a young New Yorker doodles her way through middle school--until the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack leaves her wondering if she can ever be a kid again. It's the year 2000 in New York City. For 12-year old Alyssa, this means splitting time between her Puerto Rican dad's apartment in Manhattan and her white mom's new place in Queens, navigating the trials and tribulations...
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Sweet Valley twins (Graphic novels) volume 1
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RH Graphic
Pub. Date
[2022]
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Elizabeth and Jessica are starting middle school together, but the twin sisters soon realize they have different interests and it is good to become their own person.