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96, 3 p. : ill.
Table of contents: At a glance -- Assessment rubric : teacher -- Assessment rubric : student self-assessment -- Read aloud observation form -- Teacher suggestions -- Grade 6 fiction: Lost ; Crazy legs ; That's why they call it Savage Hill -- Grade 6 nonfiction: Giving a speech ; Smoking in the washroom ; Snowboarding: an interview with Ingmar 'Ice Buster' Schtickler -- Grade 7 fiction: The Halloween scrooge ; The boy in the red plaid coat ; Christmas with Aunt Libby -- Grade 7 nonfiction: Airport security ; Working on the railway: my first summer job ; Sex ed class -- Grade 8 fiction: The bridge ; Defiance Peak ; Mutiny in space -- Grade 8 nonfiction: Let's roll: the story of Todd Beamer, hero of 9/11 ; Downloading songs ; Tsunami wreaks havoc -- Answer key. Summary: A collection of short stories, articles, and interviews on topics carefully chosen to relate to boys' lives, accompanied by reading exercises that incorporate effective, research-based reading comprehension strategies.