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Adventure stories and thrillers focus on danger, risks, and unknown outcomes. Usually there are twists and turns in the plot, and lots of exciting action. It is fast-paced and often includes memorable characters.
The American Civil War (1861-1865) tore the relatively young nation apart. The repercussions of this tragedy are still felt tod...
Horses are magnificent creatures. They served a major source of transportation for thousands of years, and even today, they spa...
Thirteen colonies in a land far, far away united and announced their independence from a distant, powerful monarch. No, it's no...
California, the Golden State. It was the discovery of gold there in the late 1840s that started a mass migration across the Nor...
Dogs are said to be "man's best friend." Considering the amount of literature and writing devoted to these faithful friends, th...
Tornadoes, cyclones, hurricanes, blizzards -- weather affects us all in some way or another. This reading set focuses on the mo...
A traditional Christmas favorite, “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens is the tale of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge l...
Older students will enjoy these Christmas reading passages from classic literature. From the poetry of “A Visit From St. Nichol...
Gold, cold, dogs, and sleds: nothing says Alaska and the Yukon territory of Canada like those four things. This reading set fea...
Famed conservationist John Muir traveled through the Sierra Nevada Mountains in 1869. He was with shepherds and a flock of she...