A Dog Called Kitty by Bill Wallace
- http://edhelper.com/books/A_Dog_Called_Kitty.htm Edhelper literature unit including chapter questions and other resources
- http://www.loveyourdog.com/bkclbkitty.html Students can post a review of the book.
Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan
- http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/bookfairs/currconnection/naomi_leon.htm Scholastic website with related activities and Spanish language connections.
- http://www.ilfonline.org/AIME/YHBA/newstuff/BecomingNaomiLeon.pdf Discuss the book with these reading comprehension questions and activity suggestions.
The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John H. Ritter
- http://www.teacher.scholastic.com/clubs/pdfs/boywhosavedbaseball_t.pdf Literature circle guide to the book with questions (and answers) and suggested activities.
- http://missryan.matt-morris.com/boywhosavedbaseballjeopardy.htm Jeopardy game based on the book
A Dog’s Life: The Autobiography of a Stay by Ann M. Martin
- http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=12010 This Scholastic website has discussion questions.
- http://waw.emporia.edu/curriculumguides/2007_2008_3rd_5thCG.rtf This site offers discussion questions and activity suggestions including using a Venn diagram to compare and contrast pets with stray animals.
Gifts From the Sea by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock
- http://www.emporia.edu/libsv/wawbookaward/curriculumguides/cg05-06.htm#gifts Includes synopsis and discussion questions for the book
- http://www.mtsu.edu/~kpatten/Others4_6.doc Discussion questions and activity suggestions about the book
The Hours of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton
- http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/pdf/house_of_dies_drear.pdf Study guide with author information, map, setting graphic organizer, comprehension questions, vocabulary, and many more!
- http://www.school-library.org/multicultural/Schooling_YA.htm Includes pre-reading and post-reading strategies for students.
Loser by Jerry Spinelli
- http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001270.shtml Resources and websites about how to talk about bullying
- http://www.teacher.scholastic.com/clubs/pdfs/loser_t.pdf Literature circle guide to the book including comprehension questions and activities.
Macaroni Boy by Katherine Ayres
- http://personal.chatham.edu/faculty/kayres/mac%20curr.htm Pre-reading activities, themes, and interdisciplinary connections
- http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780440418849&view=rg Reader’s guide to the book with related links on bullying
The Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
- http://www.squeetus.com/stage/princess_contest1.html Contest to suggest rules for the Princess Academy. (ends Dec. 2007)
- http://www.squeetus.com/stage/pa_quiz_adv.html Online quiz relating to events in the book
- http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/bookfairs/currconnection/princess.htm Discussion questions, related activities, and pre-reading discussion questions
Whittington by Alan W. Armstrong
- http://www.teachertimesavers.com/Whittington%20pages.pdf Teacher resources to use with the book. This site includes worksheets and activity cards.
- http://edhelper.com/books/Whittington.htm Literature unit at Edhelper includes quizzes for much of the book and extension activities.