Jacob Have I Loved (ENHANCED eBook)


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Exploring Literature is a complete teaching unit designed to give you everything needed to help students understand and appreciate fine literature. This exciting approach includes classroom-tested activities sure to save you hours of valuable preparation time.




Jacob Have I Loved


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Katherine Paterson's remarkable Newbery Medal-winning classic about a painful sibling rivalry, and one sister’s struggle to make her own way, is an honest and daring portrayal of adolescence and coming of age. A strong choice for independent reading, both for summer reading and homeschooling, as well as in the classroom, Jacob Have I Loved has been lauded as a cornerstone young adult novel and was ranked among the all-time best children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal. "Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated . . ." With her grandmother's taunt, Louise knew that she, like the biblical Esau, was the despised elder twin. Caroline, her selfish younger sister, was the one everyone loved. Growing up on a tiny Chesapeake Bay island, angry Louise reveals how Caroline has robbed her of everything: her hopes for schooling, her friends, her mother, even her name. While everyone pampers Caroline, Wheeze (her sister's name for her) begins to learn the ways of the watermen and the secrets of the island, especially of old Captain Wallace, who has mysteriously returned after fifty years. The war unexpectedly gives this independent girl a chance to fulfill her dream to work on the water alongside her father. But the dream does not satisfy the woman she is becoming. Alone and unsure, Louise begins to fight her way to a place for herself outside her sister's shadow. But in order to do that, she must first figure out who she is...




Jacob's Folly


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Jacob is a Jewish peddler living in eighteenth-century France; Leslie and Deirdre Senzatimore are a settled American couple; and Masha is an alluring, young, ultra-Orthodox Jew who is gravely ill. In Jacob’s Folly, these four individuals will find their fates intertwined and the courses of their lives irrevocably altered when Jacob is reincarnated as a housefly in contemporary Long Island. Through the unique lens of Jacob’s consciousness, Miller explores transformation in all its different guises—personal, spiritual and literal. As she considers the hold of the past on the present, the power of private hopes and dreams, and the collision of fate and free will, Miller’s world—which is our own, transfigured by her startlingly clear gaze and by her sharp, surprising wit—comes to vibrant life. Leslie’s desire to act as hero and rescuer; Jacob’s disastrous marriage to the childlike Hodle, and his intense obsession with Masha—Miller sketches her characters’ interior lives with compassion, subtlety and an exceptionally light touch. Jacob’s Folly is wildly inventive, and ultimately moving; it will leave the reader, no less than its characters, transformed.




Book Reports (ENHANCED eBook)


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Milliken's "Book Reports" workbook is a compilation of book report forms on twelve book categories from Adventure to Sports and Hobbies. Each book report form includes questions at three levels of comprehension: literal, interpretive, and creative. A book list, forms to keep track of silent and oral reading, and tips for choosing a book and giving an oral book report are also included.




Library Skills (ENHANCED eBook)


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This book demonstrates the usefulness of libraries and books by presenting a basic overview of how to find and use library materials. Many of the exercises require visits to a school or public library. Most of the worksheets can be completed with minimal assistance from the teacher. The work-study pages reflect the changing world of libraries and information centers. New technology affecting present libraries and libraries of the future is introduced and explained on these pages.




Dictionary Skills 4-6 (ENHANCED eBook)


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This book reveals the dictionary to be an exciting tool. The book may be used with any dictionary, but students will profit from having a variety of dictionaries available. The worksheets emphasize interpreting the keys to dictionary entries. Students will learn new words and understand parts of speech more clearly as they progress through the worksheets. The exercises present a methodical way to practice using the dictionary until each entry and its explanation is clearly understood by the student. Concepts will be reinforced with only minimal assistance.




The Book of Jacob


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House Rules


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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Small Great Things and the modern classics My Sister’s Keeper, The Storyteller, and more, comes a “complex, compassionate, and smart” (The Washington Post) novel about a family torn apart by a murder accusation. When your son can’t look you in the eye…does that mean he’s guilty? Jacob Hunt is a teen with Asperger’s syndrome. He’s hopeless at reading social cues or expressing himself well to others, though he is brilliant in many ways. He has a special focus on one subject—forensic analysis. A police scanner in his room clues him in to crime scenes, and he’s always showing up and telling the cops what to do. And he’s usually right. But when Jacob’s small hometown is rocked by a terrible murder, law enforcement comes to him. Jacob’s behaviors are hallmark Asperger’s, but they look a lot like guilt to the local police. Suddenly the Hunt family, who only want to fit in, are thrust directly in the spotlight. For Jacob’s mother, it’s a brutal reminder of the intolerance and misunderstanding that always threaten her family. For his brother, it’s another indication why nothing is normal because of Jacob. And for the frightened small town, the soul-searing question looms: Did Jacob commit murder? House Rules is “a provocative story in which [Picoult] explores the pain of trying to comprehend the people we love—and reminds us that the truth often travels in disguise” (People).




NIV Study Bible, eBook


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Dive into a deeper study of God’s Word with the comprehensive NIV Study Bible The beloved NIV Study Bible features a stunning four-color interior with full-color photographs, maps, charts, and illustrations that bring the stories of the Bible to life. The in-depth notes are coded to highlight items of special interest in the areas of character study, archaeology, and personal application. This NIV Bible provides you with just the right amount of study information, placed in in just the right locations, to answer your most pressing questions about God's Word and how it connects to your life today. Since its first release in 1985, the Gold Medallion Award-winning NIV Study Bible has become the treasured and trusted companion of over nine million Bible readers. Referred to daily by pastors, students, church leaders, and other Bible readers around the world, the over-20,000 NIV Study Bible notes are the handiwork of the same translation team that produced this Bible’s text. Like no other Bible, the NIV Study Bible places an entire resource library for Bible study in your hands. Features: Complete text of the accurate, readable, and clear New International Version (NIV) Over 20,000 study notes, with icons to make important information easy to spot Introductions and outlines provide valuable background information for each book of the Bible In-text maps, charts, diagrams, and illustrations visually clarify the stories in the Bible 16 pages of full-color maps plus time lines and presentation page Words of Jesus in red NIV concordance plus subject and study notes indexes eBook has been optimized for reading on color screens, but will still function effectively on other devices




NIV, Men's Devotional Bible, eBook


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An all-new devotional Bible, the New Men's Devotional Bible helps apply God's Word to a new generation of Christian men. It includes a full year of all-new devotions by well-known---and not-so-well-known---men of God. Added features from its bestselling predecessor make this Bible more engaging, practical, and versatile than ever. Features: * Complete text of the NIV---the most read, most trusted Bible translation * A full year of weekday and weekend devotions along with application statements, questions for reflection, and more * Devotions written by a gifted author team also feature insights by Rob Bell, Chuck Colson, Brennan Manning, Brian McLaren, John Piper, Lee Strobel, Rick Warren, and Ravi Zacharias * Multiple reading plans for year-after-year use * Introductions for each book of the Bible * Over 400 callouts spotlighting key verses of the Bible for memorization and contemplation * Author index with biographical information on each contributor * Subject index to help you locate topics easily * Presentation page * Easy-to-read typesetting in a double-column format