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level 3: elem/MS

Level 3 guides are recommended for confident upper elementary (grades 5) and middle school (grades 6, 7, and 8) students who have acquired the skills proficiency necessary to read and to respond to a complex piece of literature. Each guide is designed to be completed in five weeks, which allows students to work through six to eight units in a typical school year.

We have included titles at this level that will allow for a range of readers while challenging them along the way to dig deep for meaning. Begin with The Liberation of Gabriel King, Pictures of Hollis Woods, The Captain's Dog, or The Wanderer to capture the imagination of reluctant readers. Move from there as interest dictates, all titles will stoke the curiosity and set the imagination alight.

You save when you purchase the guide and book together!

Earlybirds are suitable for entry level elementary.
Level 1 is suitable for lower elementary.
Level 2 is suitable for middle elementary.
Level 3 is suitable for upper elementary and entry level middle school.

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Product Image Item- Author
Across Five Aprils

Across Five Aprils

Will Jethro find any good in the Civil War?
Irene Hunt
Eight Cousins

Eight Cousins

Will Rose ever get used to her uncle's crazy ideas and her noisy relatives?
Louisa May Alcott
I Am David

I Am David

What will David find in the world outside of the prison?
Anne Holm
Locomotion

Locomotion

When Lonnie Collins Motion—Locomotion—was seven years old, his life changed forever.
Jacqueline Woodson
Milkweed

Milkweed

How will Misha continue to dream?
Jerry Spinelli
The Mozart Season

The Mozart Season

Will Allegra master Mozart in time for the competition?
Virginia Euwer Wolff
Pictures of Hollis Woods

Pictures of Hollis Woods

Will the passengers of The Wanderer find their places in the world?
Patricia Reilly Giff
The Shakespeare Stealer

The Shakespeare Stealer

Is Widge brave enough (or fool enough!) to steal from Shakespeare?
Gary Blackwood
Stowaway

Stowaway

What will happen when a stowaway is discovered?
Karen Hesse
The Thief Lord

The Thief Lord

Will Prosper and Bo be able to escape the Aunt who wants to separate them?
Cornelia Funke
Treasure Island

Treasure Island

Will young Jim live to tell his tale?
The Wanderer

The Wanderer

Will the passengers of The Wanderer find their places in the world?
Sharon Creech
The Westing Game

The Westing Game

Who will inherit the Westing fortune?
Ellen Raskin
The White Mountains

The White Mountains

Can Will and his friends make it to the White Mountains?
John Christopher
The Witch of Blackbird Pond

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

What will Kit choose, reputation or compassion?
Elizabeth George Speare
A Wrinkle In Time

A Wrinkle In Time

Would you be brave enough to step across a wrinkle in time?
Madeleine L'Engle

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