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4th Grade Reading
6th Grade Reading
Books by National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Meg Medina
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6th Grade Reading
Books by National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Meg Medina
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"Merci Suárez knew that sixth grade would be different, but she had no idea just how different. For starters, Merci has never been like the other kids at her private school in Florida, because she and her older brother, Roli, are scholarship students. They don't have a big house or a fancy boat, and they have to do extra community service to make up for their free tuition. So when bossy Edna Santos sets her sights on the new boy who happens to be...
2) Flying Paper
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In one troubled corner of the Gaza Strip, where the landscape can alter from day to day at the mercy of the ongoing siege, one thing remains unchanged. Children here still make and fly kites, just as their parents and grandparents did before them. But it is more than just a pastime. It is an act of defiance and an expression of hope. In spite of the hardships they must endure, they would rather look up and see beauty than look around and feel trapped....
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This episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series focuses on the story of the army truck. The army truck is, in a very real sense, a weapon, and this program shows just how large a role it has played in preserving the freedom of the United States in the 20th century. Few people would argue that the army truck is as powerful as an atom bomb or as swift as a guided missile, but the truck remains the workhorse of the U.S. Army. This program...