Magic Elizabeth


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An eight-year-old girl is transported into the past while looking for a lost doll in her aunt's memory chest.




NJ ASK Grade 6 Language Arts Literacy


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REA’s Ready, Set, Go! NJ ASK Grade 6 Language Arts Literacy Test Prep with Practice Tests on CD Gets New Jersey Students Ready for the Language Arts Literacy Exam! REA’s NJ ASK 6 Language Arts Literacy test prep takes the confusion out of Language Arts Literacy and helps sixth graders succeed on the NJ ASK! All sixth grade students in New Jersey are required to pass the NJ ASK (Assessment of Skills and Knowledge) Grade 6 Language Arts Literacy assessment test. This revised edition of our popular test prep is fully aligned with the core curriculum standards of the New Jersey Department of Education and gives sixth graders all the information they need to succeed on this important high-stakes exam. What makes REA’s test preps different? For starters, students will actually like using them. Here’s why: * Language Arts concepts are explained in simple language, in an easy-to-follow style * The test prep allows students to learn at their own pace and master the subject * Student-friendly lessons break down the material into the basics * Each lesson is fully devoted to a key reading or writing concept and includes fun examples * Paced instruction with drills and quizzes reinforces learning * Color icons highlight important questions and study tips * Includes two full-length practice tests with detailed explanations of answers that allow students to test their knowledge and focus on areas in need of improvement * CD-ROM TestWare features the book’s two practice tests in a timed format with automatic scoring and instant, diagnostic feedback * Test-taking tips and strategies give students added confidence and ease anxiety before the exam Language Arts Literacy topics covered include: reading comprehension, vocabulary, drawing conclusions, persuasive writing, and speculative writing. When students apply the skills they’ve mastered in this test prep, they can do better in class, raise their grades, and score higher on the NJ ASK.




An Uncomfortable Bed


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Experience the suspenseful and darkly humorous narrative of Guy De Maupassant's "An Uncomfortable Bed." This short story follows the unsettling and eerie events that unfold when a man encounters a mysteriously uncomfortable bed. De Maupassant masterfully weaves themes of paranoia, discomfort, and psychological tension into the narrative. De Maupassant excels at creating a chilling atmosphere, blending humor with an underlying sense of dread. His storytelling offers a gripping exploration of how a seemingly ordinary object can become the source of profound unease. "An Uncomfortable Bed" is a captivating and eerie story, ideal for readers who enjoy dark humor and psychological suspense in the masterful prose of one of France's greatest literary figures. -




NJ ASK Language Arts Literacy, Grade 6


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REA’s Ready, Set, Go! NJ ASK Grade 6 Language Arts Literacy Test Prep Gets New Jersey Students Ready for the Language Arts Literacy Exam! REA’s NJ ASK 6 Language Arts Literacy test prep takes the confusion out of Language Arts Literacy and helps sixth graders succeed on the NJ ASK! All sixth grade students in New Jersey are required to pass the NJ ASK (Assessment of Skills and Knowledge) Grade 6 Language Arts Literacy assessment test. This revised edition of our popular test prep is fully aligned with the core curriculum standards of the New Jersey Department of Education and gives sixth graders all the information they need to succeed on this important high-stakes exam. What makes REA’s test preps different? For starters, students will actually like using them. Here’s why: * Language Arts concepts are explained in simple language, in an easy-to-follow style * The test prep allows students to learn at their own pace and master the subject * Student-friendly lessons break down the material into the basics * Each lesson is fully devoted to a key reading or writing concept and includes fun examples * Paced instruction with drills and quizzes reinforces learning * Color icons highlight important questions and study tips * Includes two full-length practice tests with detailed explanations of answers that allow students to test their knowledge and focus on areas in need of improvement * Test-taking tips and strategies give students added confidence and ease anxiety before the exam Language Arts Literacy topics covered include: reading comprehension, vocabulary, drawing conclusions, persuasive writing, and speculative writing. When students apply the skills they’ve mastered in this test prep, they can do better in class, raise their grades, and score higher on the NJ ASK.







Confetti Girl


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Apolonia "Lina" Flores is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a science lover, and a girl who's just looking for answers. Even though her house is crammed full of books (her dad's a bibliophile), she's having trouble figuring out some very big questions, like why her dad seems to care about books more than her, why her best friend's divorced mom is obsessed with making cascarones (hollowed eggshells filled with colorful confetti), and, most of all, why her mom died last year. Like colors in cascarones, Lina's life is a rainbow of people, interests, and unexpected changes. In her first novel for young readers, Diana López creates a clever and honest story about a young Latina girl navigating growing pains in her South Texan city.




A River of Words


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2009 Caldecott Honor Book An ALA Notable Book A New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book A Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book NCTE Notable Children’s Book When he wrote poems, he felt as free as the Passaic River as it rushed to the falls. Willie’s notebooks filled up, one after another. Willie’s words gave him freedom and peace, but he also knew he needed to earn a living. So he went off to medical school and became a doctor -- one of the busiest men in town! Yet he never stopped writing poetry. In this picture book biography of William Carlos Williams, Jen Bryant’s engaging prose and Melissa Sweet’s stunning mixed-media illustrations celebrate the amazing man who found a way to earn a living and to honor his calling to be a poet.




The Seven Keys of Balabad


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Homesick for New York City, twelve-year-old Oliver feels very much out of his element in war-torn Balabad, until he gets caught up in a centuries-old mystery involving stolen artifacts and buried treasure.




The Story of a Bad Boy


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Phillis's Big Test


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In 1773, Phillis Wheatley published a book of poetry. It was a great accomplishment that made her very famous. Only a year before, Phillis had had to take a test to prove that she was the actual author of these poems, because Phillis Wheatley was a slave. Who would believe that an African girl could be the author of such poetry? Phillis did! She believed in herself, and took every opportunity she could to make her life better. She believed in the power of her words, and her writing to prove her talent, and used the power of words to change a life.