The Baby-Sitters Club : Claudia and Mean Janine

Claudia and her sister, Janine, may as well be from two different planets. Claudia, who pays more attention to her artwork and The Baby-sitters Club than her homework, feels like she can't compete with her perfect sister. Janine studies nonstop, gets straight As, and even takes college-level courses! But when something unexpected happens to the most beloved person in their family, will the sist…

Locomotion

SC Cilandak ( Pink/ Connecting ) Lonnie and his sister Lili are in foster care after the death of their parents. They live with separate families and this book is Lonnie’s letters to Lili that he writes to stay connected to her and as he says “to be the rememberer” while they are living separately.

Sarah, Plain and Tall

SC Cilandak ( Bridging Later ) Their Mother died the day after Caleb was born. Their house on the prairie is quite now, and Papa doesn't sing anymore. Then Papa puts an ad in the paper, asking for a wife, and receives a letter from one Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton, of Maine. Papa, Anna, and Caleb write back. Caleb asks if she sings. Sarah decides to come for a month. She writes Papa : I will com…

More Perfect than the Moon

SC Cilandak ( Bridging Later ) Cassie spends her days watching Grandfather and Caleb in the barn. She's an observer, a writer, a storyteller. Everything is as it should be. But change is inevitable, and just as life changes, people change too. And Cassie learns that unexpected surprises can bring great joy.

Any Small Goodness: a novel of the barrio

SC Cilandak ( Gold / Fluent ) Los Angeles is a place of movie stars and fast cars and people who are too rich and people who are too poor. An area of freeway chases and drive-bys and death. That's what some people will quickly point out. But there's another L.A., where warmth and humor and humanity pervade. Where a taqueria sign declares: one cause, one people, one taco. This is an L.A. as …

Jake

SC Cilandak ( Gold / Fluent ) "I'm old enough to stay home alone, you know." Mom said, "Not a chance. Who's going to lug the loot ba—" and the locks on the door sprung open. I opened the door and unloaded the cart. It took five minutes, probably less. "Mom?" I said, looking around when I'd finished. I didn't see her. "Mom?" I yelled. "Mom?" It's a few days before Christmas when 1…

What a Mess

The Stage 1+ Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories provide a rich story context to help develop language comprehension and decoding skills. Patterned Stories and More Patterned Stories practise vocabulary in the context of a repeated sentence structure to help develop confidence and fluency.

Shopping

Chip and Dad go shopping.'

The headache

Designed for children, teachers and parents with artwork from Alex Brychta. This work features stories children will love, a simplified structure, teaching support material, Take-Home cards for every storybook from Stages 1 - 9 to help parents get the most out of reading with the child, a Teacher's Handbook and a special edition for Scotland.

Up on Daddy's Shoulders

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