their own mostly true adventures. Theme Focus: Historical Fiction. Comprehension Focus: Summarize. Language Focus: Content-Area Vocabulary. Book Summary. The year is 1863. Homer P. Figg of Pine Swamp,. Maine, is suddenly thrust into the turmoil of the times when his older brother, Harold, is sold into service as a ...

About the author: Nat Reed has been a member of the teaching profession for more than 30 years. He is presently a full-time instructor at Trent University in the Teacher. Education Program. For more information on his work and literature, please visit the websites www.reedpublications.org and www.novelstudies.org.

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin (Little, Brown and Company Books for Young Readers). The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick (The Blue Sky Press, an imprint of. Scholastic, Inc.) 2009 Medal Winner: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, illus. by Dave McKean ( HarperCollins).

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Bryant • Charles and Emma by Deborah Heiligman• Alice's Adventures in. Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. 2011. The Unfinished Angel by Sharon Creech • King of Shadows by. Susan Cooper • The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman. Philbrick • The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan • The Night Fairy by Laura.

The Mostly True Adventures Of Homer P. Figg, By Rodman Philbrick. -. How to be a Detective, By Dan Waddell. Education. -. Ocean Sunlight: How Tiny Plants Feed the Seas, By Molly Bang, Penny Chisholm. -. The Everything Kids' Science Experiments Book: Boil Ice, Float Water, Measure Gravity-. Challenge the World ...

Battle of Bull Run (4.6). Rodman Philbrick—The Mostly True Adventures of. Homer P. Figg (5.6). Ann Rinaldi—Juliet's Moon (4.2). Karen Schwabach—The Storm Before Atlanta (4.8). Frontier/Pioneer Life. Karen Cushman—Ballad of Lucy Whipple (5.8). Carol Brink—Caddie Woodlawn (6.0). Karen Cushman— Rodzina (4.8).

Step 1: Choose a fiction or nonfiction book for your summer reading project from the choices listed below: 1.) Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous. Weapon by Steven Sheinkin. 2.) The Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages. 3.) The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick. 4.

It was like a miracles, though she must have been forty. You should have seen my kid brother's face. It looked like Lloyd was hearing the music of spheres. Being ten that summer, he was even more willing to believe in miracles than I was.” (p. 3). Read-alikes: The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg (Philbrick ),.

THe Unexpected Everything. Morgan Matson. 950. The Journey that Saved Curious George. Louise Borden. 950. Shh! We're Writing the Constitution. Jean Fritz. 950. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Mildred Taylor. 950. Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg. Rodman Philbrick. 950. Bud, Not Buddy. Christopher Paul Curtis.

How Oliver Olson Changed the World. (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). Nuzum, K.A. ( 2008). The Leanin' Dog. (HarperCollins). Paratore, C.M. (2009). Sunny Holiday. ( Scholastic). Philbrick, R. (2009). The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg. ( The Blue Sky Press). Smith, R. (2009). I, Q: Independence Hall (I, Q. The Series).

Philbrick, W.R. The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg. New York: Blue Sky Press,. 2009. Porter, Tracey. Billy Creekmore. New York, NY: Joanna Cotler Books, 2007. Resau, Laura. Red Glass. New York: Delacorte Press, 2007. Rylant , Cynthia. Missing May. New York: Orchard Books, 1992. Sleator, William. Marco's ...

The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg takes the reader on a ride all the way from the depths of the Underground Railroad to the heights of a hot air balloon ride. Rodman Philbrick has produced a hi- larious and engaging tale, and readers will fall in love with the earnest and comical narrative of the story's protagonist ...

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Jun 30, 2015 ... Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg. - Philbrick (950L). Number the Stars - Lowry (670L). Percy Jackson Series - Riordan (590-. 740L). Pollyanna - Porter ( 870L). Princess and Curdie - MacDonald (1120L). Redwall - Jacques (800L). Return of the Indian - Banks (740L). Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - ...

dry Midwestern setting, where drought crisped the land so that the slightest spark could—and does—ignite the countryside. With its historical backdrop, enjoyable narrative, and endearing heroine, this will appeal both to fans of Philbrick's The. Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg (BCCB 1/09) and Kelly's The Evolution  ...

Blossoming Universe of Violet. Diamond, The. Brenda Woods. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's. Library. Chris Grabenstein. Half a Chance. Cynthia Lord. Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of. Life. Wendy Mass. Mostly True Adventures of Homer. P. Figg. Rodman Philbrick. Mysterious Benedict Society, The Trenton Lee Stewart.

Flowers for Algernon. 910L. Levithan, David. Friends: Stories About New Friends, Old Friends, And. Unexpectedly True Friends. 930L. Lin, Grace. Dumpling Days. 710L. Park, Linda Sue. Project Mulberry. 690L. Philbrick, Rodman. Freak the Mighty. 1000L. Philbrick, Rodman. The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg.

Jan 29, 2011 ... 5-8. Paulsen, Gary. Woods Runner. Random House. 2010. 5-8. Philbrick, Rodman. The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg Blue Sky Press. 2009. 5- 8. Prineas, Sarah. The Magic Thief. HarperCollins. 2008. 4-8. Scieszka, Jon. Knucklehead: Tall Tales & Mostly True Stories about Growing Up Scieszka.