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  • As Fast As Words Could Fly read by Dulé Hill

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    As Fast As Words Could Fly read by Dulé Hill

    Source: Storyline Online

    Author: Not available

    Ages: 7,8,9,10

    Genre: Not available

    Theme(s): History, Civil Rights/Discrimination, Overcoming Obstacles, Heroism, Conflict-resolution

    Young Mason Steele takes pride in turning his father’s excited ramblings about the latest civil rights incidents into handwritten business letters. One day Pa comes home with a gift from his civil rights group: a typewriter. Mason using his skills to triumph over prejudice and break racial barriers.

    Parent Guide: https://www.storylineonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/AsFastAsWordsCouldFly_ActivityGuide.pdf

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  • Journey to the Center of the Earth

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    Journey to the Center of the Earth

    Source: KidsRead2Kids

    Author: Jules Verne

    Ages: 10

    Genre: Not available

    Theme(s): Challenges and Overcoming Obstacles, Survival

    Axel and his uncle find a note that describes a path to Earth’s center. The men climb deep inside a volcano and discover amazing wonders.

    Parent Guide: Not available

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  • The Red Badge of Courage

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    The Red Badge of Courage

    Source: Lite2Go

    Author: Not available

    Ages: 10

    Genre: Realistic Fiction

    Theme(s): 19th Century Literature, American Literature

    The Red Badge of Courage is an impressionistic novel by Stephen Crane about the meaning of courage, as it is narrated by Henry Fleming, a recruit in the American Civil War. It is one of the most influential American war stories ever written even though the author was born after the war and had never seen battle himself. Crane met and spoke with a number of veterans as a student and he created what is widely regarded as an unusually realistic depiction of a young man in battle.

    Parent Guide: Not available

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