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Twelve-year-old Rosie is a musical prodigy whose synesthesia allows her to see music in colours. Her mom has always pushed her to become a concert violinist, but this summer Rosie refuses to play, wanting a "normal" life. Forced to spend the summer with her grandparents, Rosie is excited to meet another girl her age hanging out on their property. The girl is familiar, and Rosie quickly pieces it together: somehow, this girl is her mother, when her mother was twelve. With help from this glitch in time plus her grandparents, an improv group, and a new instrument Rosie comes to understand her mother, herself, and her love of music in new ways.

The Crimes of ISIS

As terror attacks dominate our nightly news stories, it's important for young adults to learn how to decipher the headlines and get to the heart of the story. To do that, they need to know how and why the Islamic State (ISIS) exists, and what incites its members to produce a unique brand of widespread, horrific violence. Your readers will be taken through the rapid rise of the terror group, learn how they recruit people, including children, worldwide, and discover untold stories about those who have been persecuted by an organization that views all outsiders as enemies.

The Day Fin Flooded the World

Fin is extremely forgetfulÑhe wears slippers to school and comes home without his pants. So it's no surprise when he leaves the tap running . . . until it floods the world! Who will be outraged, and who will be overjoyed?

The Day King Died: Remembered Through Two Voices and a Choir

When Martin Luther King Jr. landed in Memphis on April 3, 1968, no one knew he would be killed the next day. When he gave his famous Mountaintop speech, no one knew it would be his last. And when the world learned of his death, no one knew exactly how deeply his legacy would live on. Interwoven with excerpts from ÌIÎve Been to the MountaintopÊ and ÌPrecious Lord, Take My HandÊ (the song played at KingÎs funeral), The Day King Died recounts the last 24 hours of the prolific activist's life while reminding us how his teachings continue to endure.

The Day Little Mouse Got Stuck

Little Mouse and her babies live in the hedgerow. But one day, something big, noisy, and smelly visits their world and leaves something behind. Sniff? Sniff? As Little Mouse investigates a tempting smell, she finds herself slipping . . . and sliding . . . and falling . . . and stuck!She is trapped in a plastic bottle that was discarded by people in a car. How will she ever escape and make it home to her hungry babies? This important story will highlight the dangers of littering and the harm garbage does to wild animals every day.

The Denim Diaries: A Memoir

With poignant verse, young adult author Laurie Boyle Crompton recounts her coming of age in rural Pennsylvania and her early twenties in New York City. Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, Laurie struggles with sexual relationships, playing the role of happy family at church despite her parentsÎ fights at home, her fatherÎs alcoholism, her own self-image, and squeezing into painful designer jeans. CromptonÎs heartwarming and heartbreaking memoir follows her journey through disordered eating and sexual assault to recovery and acceptance.

The Different Tree

There was always something different about that tree . . . While the rest of the forestÎs trees shed their leaves for the winter, an oak tree hangs onto her dried, brown leaves. So stubborn, the wind whispers. WhatÎs she waiting for? the birds chitter. DoesnÎt she know the rules? the other trees sigh. But the oak tree must wait, even though she does not yet know why. With vibrant illustrations and touching metaphors, The Different Tree is natureÎs reminder to honor individuality and move at your own pace.

The Do-Over

After a day full of decisions they regret, six teens mysteriously get a chance at a do-over. But will reliving the day and making different choices fix their problems?

The Early Reader Pack: Stage 1

The Early Reader Pack aligns with materials based in Structured Literacy and resources aligned with The Science of Reading. The Active Reader’s Early Reader Pack is the essential first step towards reading. It is designed to help young children develop foundational reading skills through engaging and interactive methods. With clear direction around letter formation, proper letter-sound alignment, and an effective system for connecting letters to sounds, teaching children to read has never been easier and more effective. These cards take the guesswork out of reading instruction and make mastering letters and their sounds a breeze!
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The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Although only a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum can be seen by the human eye, people depend on the energy from the waves in the electromagnetic spectrum every day. Without it, the world we know could not exist. Whether tuning a radio, sending text messages, or cooking microwave popcorn, people use electromagnetic energy all the time. Scientific instruments use the spectrum to help us study Earth and the universe. This set provides easy-to-understand explanations of the different portions of the spectrum, from radio waves to gamma rays. Readers will learn how we encounter and use them.

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