Lit Links/Novel Studies
A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L'Engle, Lit Link Grades 7-8
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A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle Lit Link contains reproducible chapter questions, plus comprehension questions, a story summary, author biography, creative and cross-curricular activities, and a complete answer key. 64 pages. Expectations: To emphasize the major reading strategies during...
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain Lit Link Grades 7-8
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Mark Twain tackles the problem of racism head-on. He shows his readers what the conditions were like and exposes us to one of history's greatest injustices in American society. This unit attempts to provide some of the background material in...
Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery Lit Link Grades 7-8
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Marilla Cuthbert and her brother Matthew want a sturdy boy to help with the chores on their farm located in Prince Edward Island, Canada. They applied to the local orphan asylum for a boy and they were surprised when a...
Banner in the Sky, by James Ramsey Ullman Lit Link Grades 7-8
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Set in 1865 in the Swiss village of Krutal, sixteen-year old Rudi Matt is the main character, He is the only son of Isle and the famous alpine guide Josef Matt. Josef died fifteen years before the story begins on...
Call of the Wild, by Jack London Lit Link Grades 7-8
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At first Buck, a domestic dog does not understand his restlessness. Something is calling him, a sound, a feeling, a desire, too compelling to ignore. Day after day it grows more urgent, until finally the magnificent dog understands and obeys....
Captains Courageous, by Rudyard Kipling Lit Link Grades 7-8
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Harvey Cheyne, the spoiled son of a millionaire, falls from the deck of an ocean liner during a heavy fog. He is rescued by the crew of a fishing schooner bound for the Grand Banks. Harvey accepts a job on...
Cowboys Don't Cry, by Marilyn Halvorson Novel Study Gr. 7-8
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Shane Morgan, a 14 year old from Alberta lives a nomadic life with his father, a former champion-bull rider turned rodeo clown. Novel by Marilyn Halvorson This novel is an excellent piece of contemporary realistic fiction. Adolescents will be especially interested...
Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes Lit Link Grades 7-10
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Flowers for Algernon has been widely taught throughout North America for more than a quarter of a century, and for good reason. Students need to know some basic terms from psychology, but these can easily be explained by the teacher...
Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens Lit Link Grades 7-8
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Growing up with his cranky older sister, Pip has often found life difficult. However, his sister's husband, Joe, has always been kind and loyal to him making his life more tolerable. When Pip is summoned to the home of rich,...
Harper & Moon, by Ramon Royal Ross Lit Link Grades 7-8
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Twelve year old Harper introduces his best friend Moon to Olinger, an old mountain man. They spend a wonderful weekend at Olinger's cabin before Harper goes back to school. Moon is older and decides to serve in the war. Sometime...
Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen Lit Link Grades 5-7
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This is a story of personal tragedy and achievement. Hatchet is the story of thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson's ordeal in the rugged Canadian North Country. While en-route to visit his father, the pilot of the single-engine plane in which he is...
Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O'Dell Lit Link Grades 7-8
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This is a first person narrative story of Karana, a native of the village of Ghalas-at. In the Pacific there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it blue dolphins swim, otters...
Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte: Novel Study Guide Gr. 7-8
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Jane Eyre, lives with an uncaring aunt and three cruel cousins. Unwilling to continue to provide for her niece, the aunt sends Jane to a harsh charity school for girls. Trained as a teacher, Jane accepts a job as governess...
Journey to the Center of the Earth, by Jules Verne Lit Link/Novel Study Grades 7-8
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Use the 48 pages of chapter questions, plus a booklet cover page, for the novel Journey to the Center of the Earthy by Jules Verne. Each set of chapter questions includes Before You Read the Chapter Questions: Vocabulary; Questions (comprehension);...
Journey to the Center of the Earth, by Jules Verne Lit Link/Novel Study Grades 7-8
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Use the 48 pages of chapter questions, plus a booklet cover page, for the novel Journey to the Center of the Earthy by Jules Verne. Each set of chapter questions includes Before You Read the Chapter Questions: Vocabulary; Questions (comprehension);...
Julie of the Wolves, by Jean Craighead George Lit Link Grades 7-8
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A pack of wolves gradually accepts a 13-year-old Inuit girl lost in the Alaskan wilderness. Reproducible chapter questions, plus comprehension questions, a story summary, author biography, creative and cross curricular activities, complete with answer key. 64 pages. A novel by...
Light in the Forest, by Conrad Ritcher Lit Link Grades 7-8
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This story begins as True Son learns that he must be returned to his white family after having been "adopted" by an Indian tribe 11 years ago. He tried to run away, but his native father found him and handed...
Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott Novel Study Guide Gr. 7-8
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Separated from their father, who is serving with the Union Army, the March girls rely upon each other and their strong mother as they experience the joys and hardships of adolescence and young adulthood. Novel by Louisa May Alcott 52 pages including...
My Side of the Mountain, by Jean Craighead George Lit Link Grades 7-8
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Written in the form of a diary, this story relates the days of Sam Gribley a young boy who runs away to the wilderness to live as one with nature in the Catskill Mountains. The novel is about a teenage...
Romeo & Juliet, by William Shakespeare Lit Link/Novel Study Grades 7-8
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In the city of Verona, two teenagers named Romeo and Juilet meet, fall in love and secretly marry despite that fact that their families are in the midst of a bitter feud. Tragedy upon tragedy befall the star-crossed couple until...
Stone Orchard, by Susan E. Merritt Lit Link Grades 7-8
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Stone Orchard is the story of fourteen year-old Maud Fraser, who lives in the Canadian West in 1866. Maud meets "Dutch" who uses her tarot cards to read her future. After a time of challenge and stress, Maud discovers the...
The Amish Adventure, by Barbara Smucker Lit Link Grades 7-8
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Amish Adventure is a captivating story of a young 12-year-old boy, named Ian McDonald from Chicago who, because of a tragic accident, spends an extended stay with an Amish family in Waterloo County near Kitchener, Ontario. He discovers that they...
The Cay, by Theodore Taylor Lit Link Grades 7-8
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Phillip, an American boy, lived with his parents on the Dutch island of Curacao, off the coast of Venezuela during World War II. Phillips mother, who disliked living with people of other races, was determined to return to the United...
The Giver, by Lois Lowry Lit Link/Novel Study Grades 7-8
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Jonas, an insightful twelve-year old, and his family reside in a unique society where there is no poverty, hate, fear, pollution, dissension, conflict, pain or love. To achieve this end, the society has gained control over every aspect of their...
The Great Science Fair Disaster, by Martyn Godfrey Lit Link Gr. 7-8
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What happens when Mr. Wilder, the school principal, announces the First Annual Fifth Street School Science Fair can only be described as explosive. Novel by Martyn Godfrey Reproducible chapter questions, plus comprehension questions, a story summary, author biography, creative and...
The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien Lit Link Grades 7-8
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The Hobbit is a story of adventure, fantasy, the pursuit of one's dreams and personal courage. Bilbo and the dwarfs are endearing characters. Their story is not soon forgotten. Novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. Reproducible chapter questions, plus comprehension questions, a...
The Pigman, by Paul Zindel Lit Link/Novel Study Grades 7-8
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This is the story of two high school students, John and Lorraine, who find themselves looking for entertainment in order to escape their unhappy homes. During a prank charity solicitation phone call, they end up meeting with Mr. Pignati, who...
The River, by Gary Paulson Lit Link/Novel Study Grades 7-8
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This is the story of fifteen-year-old Brian's second ordeal in the Canadian wilderness. The fifteen-year old is approached to go back into the wilderness to repeat his ordeal so that his experiences can be used by astronauts and the military...
Timothy of the Cay, by Theodore Taylor Novel Study Guide Gr. 7-8
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Phillip Enright and his cat were rescued by USS Sedgewick in August of 1942. It was remarkable that Phillip had survived his ordeal as he was alone and blind on the island. When the ship on which he was travelling...
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee Lit Link Grades 7-8
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A gentle story of Scout, a young girl who is growing up in a small town. Scout learns how prejudice stands the test of time. Condemned by the townspeople for a crime he didn't commit, Boo Radley mush depend on...
Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson Lit Link Grades 7-8
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Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island is one of the most beloved novels ever written. When an old seaman, Billy Bones, dies at young Jim Hawkins' inn, Jim discovers the treasure map of the famed Captain Flint among the old seaman's...
Using Canadian Novels North - "A Guided - Independent Novel Study" Grades 7-9
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A Guided - Independent Novel Study is a carefully prepared set of classroom learning tasks using novels on the theme The Canadian North. Students complete skill exercises, their number and type, determined by their ability level. 30 pages.
War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo Lit Link Grades 7-8
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Powerful events filled with emotion, tragedy, and suffering during World War I are told through an animal narrator. The strong anti-war message will leave a long-lasting impact on your students while the activities in this lit link will guide their...