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THE STUDENTS ALWAYS HAVE READING HOMEWORK: 15-30 Minutes during the weeknight and 30-60 minutes per day on each full day off (weekends, vacations, etc.)
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Please note I have provided websites below that I think will help students. New Mark School and the North Kansas City School District #74 cannot control the content of these websites.Scholastic Book Club
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Review: Peak
Peak by Roland Smith My rating: 5 of 5 stars Over the last couple of years I seem to have one male student that recommends this book to me. It usually is a passionate recommendation. So when it came up … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Young Adult Book Reviews
Tagged Adventure, ALA Best Book for Young Adults, ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, book review, Booklist Editors' Choice, Junior Library Guild Selection, Lexile 700-800, National Book Award Winner, New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, Peak, realistic fiction, Roland Smith, young adult literature
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