Michael DiGiacomo

This book is in great condition. However, It has a stamp on the top edge that reads “Mrs. Neff”

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

California

World Languages

101 Interactive Activities to Engage Your Students with Minimal Prep

Motivate your students to learn English with quick set-up, interactive activities from ESL Games for the Classroom.

Every moment of class time counts. To fill class time productively, ESL Games for the Classroom offers effective ESL games that engage students with little or no prep work.

Quick and easy to set-up, these interactive ESL activities are perfect to warm up a class, round out a lesson, or teach a particular grammar or vocabulary point. Clearly organized by skill and level, ESL Games for the Classroom is the go-to ESL teacher's companion for adding educational games to the agenda.

Improve pronunciation, strengthen vocabulary, and make learning fun--ESL Games for the Classroom offers quick and easy solutions to play-based lessons with:

 * 101 ESL games that require little or no prep work for classroom-tested fun
 * Clear organization that allows you to quickly reference games based on the skills you're teaching, classroom size, and difficulty level
 * Flexible use for both small and big groups, plus options for private lessons


At the end of every class, leave your students excited to learn more in your next lesson with effective and entertaining activities from ESL Games for the Classroom.

ESL Games for the Classroom

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Jack Prelutsky

Well loved book with interior pages in very good condition. 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Humorous poems about such strange creatures and people as Baloney Belly Billy and the Gloopy Gloopers.

The New Kid on the Block

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Deborah Wiles

Ezra Jack Keats Book Award & Corbett’s Scoot King Award winner

Sticker on inside cover that reads, “This book belongs to Mrs. Neff”

The winner of the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award, this work introduces a white boy living in the South of 1964, who recounts his first experience of racial prejudice--and his friendship with a black boy that defied it. Full color.

Freedom Summer

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Sticker on inside cover says, “Property of Mr. Neff” and orange AR level stickers on binding

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Wings

Jane Yolen

All the children are warned not to go near Miz Berlin because she is the strange lady who tells stories to herself. But one day Mary Louise decides to see for herself what Miz Berlin is all about and finds out that she is simply a lovely storyteller

Miz Berlin Walks

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Collins Dictionaries

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

A unique guide to communicating in Spanish. It will help you to find out more about Spanish culture and to practise your spoken Spanish with a free downloadable audio file. Collins Easy Learning Spanish Conversation is an ideal tool for learners of Spanish at all levels, whether at school, in evening classes or at home, and is indispensable for business or leisure. The text consists of 12 units, each illustrating the language used in a particular situation, followed by a summary which gives all the key phrases covered throughout the book. The One-stop phrase shop unit gives you all the everyday expressions and language structures you need to speak in natural Spanish. Finally, the short grammar and verb supplement and the glossary give you further help and ensure that you have everything you need at your fingertips, and the free audio download helps you to communicate with confidence. Easy to use: all the phrases you need in order to communicate effectively in natural Spanish. Easy to read: clear, colour layout ensures that you find what you are looking for quickly and easily. Easy to understand: thousands of examples show how Spanish is really used. Some of the other titles available in the Collins Easy Learning Spanish range are Collins Easy Learning Spanish Dictionary, Collins Easy Learning Spanish Grammar, Collins Easy Learning Spanish Verbs and Collins Easy Learning Spanish Words.

Easy Learning Spanish Conversation: Trusted Support for Learning (Collins Easy Learning)

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The Hobbit

The letter K is written in the inside front cover

The Popcorn Book 

Nancy Steineke

Harvey Smokey Daniels

With 65 Fresh Mentor Texts from Dave Eggers, Nikki Giovanni, Pat Conroy, Jesus Colon, Tim o'Brien, Judith Ortiz Cofer, and Many More

Contains over sixty-five texts, with thirty-seven step-by-step Common Core-correlated lessons with reproducible texts.

Texts and Lessons for Teaching Literature

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William C. Harvey

Small bend on front bottom right corner (see picture)

Approaching language details informally and with a minimum of classroom-style presentation, author and educator Harvey offers practical instruction in Spanish basics. The focus is on conversational Spanish for teachers, counselors, administrators, and other employees at schools where Spanish is the first language of many students. Two opening chapters present fundamentals of Spanish speech and word order, and familiarize readers with often-used words and phrases that relate directly to school situations. The two following chapters pertain to Spanish that is most useful for communicating with younger students (pre-school through elementary grades) and older students (middle and high school grades). Remaining chapters offer help for counseling in Spanish in issues relating to health care, career guidance, college assistance, educational administration, special-needs, and extracurricular activities. A Spanish-English and English-Spanish glossary is also provided to help educators find the right word or phrase for a variety of situations.

Spanish for Educators

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Workman Publishing

English

The Complete Middle School Study Guide

It’s the revolutionary English language arts study guide just for middle school students from the brains behind Brain Quest. Everything You Need to Ace English Language Arts . . .takes students from grammar to reading comprehension to writing with ease, including parts of speech, active and passive verbs, Greek and Latin roots and affixes; nuances in word meanings; textual analysis, authorship, structure, and other skills for reading fiction and nonfiction; and writing arguments, informative texts, and narratives. The BIG FAT NOTEBOOK™ series is built on a simple and irresistible conceit—borrowing the notes from the smartest kid in class. There are five books in all, and each is the only book you need for each main subject taught in middle school: Math, Science, American History, English Language Arts, and World History. Inside the reader will find every subject’s key concepts, easily digested and summarized: Critical ideas highlighted in neon colors. Definitions explained. Doodles that illuminate tricky concepts in marker. Mnemonics for memorable shortcuts. And quizzes to recap it all. The BIG FAT NOTEBOOKS meet Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and state history standards, and are vetted by National and State Teacher of the Year Award–winning teachers. They make learning fun, and are the perfect next step for every kid who grew up on Brain Quest.

Everything You Need to Ace English Language Arts in One Big Fat Notebook

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Laura Hillenbrand

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive

In this captivating and lavishly illustrated young adult edition of her award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller, Laura Hillenbrand tells the story of a former Olympian's courage, cunning, and fortitude following his plane crash in enemy territory. This adaptation of Unbroken introduces a new generation to one of history's most thrilling survival epics. 
 
On a May afternoon in 1943, an American military plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane's bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary sagas of the Second World War.
 
The lieutenant's name was Louis Zamperini. As a boy, he had been a clever delinquent, breaking into houses, brawling, and stealing. As a teenager, he had channeled his defiance into running, discovering a supreme talent that carried him to the Berlin Olympics. But when war came, the athlete became an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed flight, a tiny raft, and a drift into the unknown.
 
Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a sinking raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would respond to desperation with ingenuity, suffering with hope and humor, brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would hang on the fraying wire of his will.
 
Featuring more than one hundred photographs plus an exclusive interview with Zamperini, this breathtaking odyssey--also captured on film by director Angelina Jolie--is a testament to the strength of the human spirit and the ability to endure against the unlikeliest of odds.

Praise for Unbroken

"This adaptation of Hillenbrand's adult bestseller is highly dramatic and exciting, as well as painful to read as it lays bare man's hellish inhumanity to man."--Booklist, STARRED

"This captivating book emphasizes the importance of determination, the will to survive against impossible odds, and support from family and friends. A strong, well-written work."--SLJ

"This fine adaptation ably brings an inspiring tale to young readers."--Kirkus

Unbroken (the Young Adult Adaptation)

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Harvey "Smokey" Daniels

With More Than 75 Articles from the New York Times, Rolling Stone, the Washington Post, Car and Driver, Chicago Tribune, and Many Others

"To have any hope of kids investing fully in the subject matter, we have to start by evoking their curiosity and get them interested in the topic. Engaging the students can't wait. If we wait for the fun stuff that might pop up later, the kids will have already jumped ship."

-Harvey"Smokey" Danielsand Nancy Steineke


Today we're all expected to be "teachers of reading"-no matter what our subject area. With Texts and Lessons for Content-Area Reading, Harvey "Smokey" Danielsand Nancy Steinekesupport content-area and language-arts teachers alike by pairing more than 75 short, kid-tested reproducible nonfiction texts with 33 simple, ready-to-go lessons that deepen comprehension and support effective collaboration.

In the same teacher-friendly, classroom-wise voices that made Subjects Matterand Content-Area Writingbestsellers, Daniels and Steineke prove that with the right materials and the right lessons, you can turn your kids into much better readers in your subject field by showing:

 * how proficient readers think
 * how skillful collaborators act
 * how to use quick and engaging activities that add to,
   not steal from subject-matter learning.

Each real-world text was chosen for its subject-area relevance, its interest to teens, and for its "wow factor"-the texts most likely to engage kids in discussion and debate. Step-by-step lessons accompany each text, including:

 * 23 Strategy Lessonsthat focus closely on at least one key comprehension strategy or collaboration skill that proficient learners use, and address the Common Core Standards for ELA
 * 10 Text Set Lessonsthat directly align to commonly taught curricular topics and offer a deeper, longer engagement in the subjects and strategies at hand.

Watch what happens when you give your kids a combination of interesting texts, instruction in smart-reader strategies, and an explicit understanding of good discussion skills. Meeting the standards has never been so much fun.

Better Together!

Used together, Texts and Lessons for Teaching Literature [http://www.heinemann.com/products/E04435.aspx] and Texts and Lessons for Content-Area Reading give you all the lesson ideas you need for all text types. Save 15% when you buy them together in a Texts and Lessons Bundle [http://www.heinemann.com/products/E04874.aspx].

Texts and Lessons for Content-Area Reading

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Kasie West

"Seventeen-year-old Caymen Meyers knows better than to trust a rich boy. But then she meets the richest guy of all, who proves money might not matter after all"--

The Distance Between Us

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Has a stamp on the top on book pages that reads “Mrs. Neff “ as it was part of a classroom library.

Resistance 

Jonathan Auxier

Corners are a little curled (see picture). The name Mrs. Neff is stamped on the top edge of book pages as it was part in a classroom library.

Raised to be a thief, blind orphan Peter Nimble, age ten, steals from a mysterious stranger three pairs of magical eyes, that lead him to a hidden island where he must decide to become a hero or resume his life of crime.

Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes

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Robin Benway

As the active-duty daughter of international spies, sixteen-year-old safecracker Maggie Silver never attended high school so when she and her parents are sent to New York for her first solo assignment, Maggie is introduced to cliques, school lunches, andmaybe even a boyfriend.

Also Known As

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William C. Rhoden

Actual book is in great condition. The cover of the hardback is a lo curled on the edges as can be seen in the picture. Additionally, there is a small tear in the cover below the ISBN bar code. 

The Trials and Triumphs of the Black Quarterback

An oral history of the fifty-year struggle to level footballs playing fields

Long after Jackie Robinson broke baseballs color barrier, after Texas Western beat Kentucky to shake up the basketball world, Americas black quarterbacks found themselves trapped on footballs sidelines unable to play the game they loved unless they moved to wide receiver -- or to Canada. A collection of voices young and old, William C. Rhodens Third and a Mile chronicles for the first time the heroic struggle to topple the sports worlds staunchest racial barrier. Filled with personal anecdotes and firsthand recollections, the book includes testimony from NFL greats such as Warren Moon, Doug Williams, Vince Evans, James Harris, Marlin Briscoe, Donovan McNabb, Steve McNair, Daunte Culpepper, and Michael Vick.

The NFLs first five black quarterbacks -- Marlin Briscoe, James Harris, Vince Evans, Warren Moon, and Doug Williams -- have come together to form The Field Generals -- a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching and preserving the history of the African-American quarterback. These men have agreed to participate on all levels in the development and promotion of the book.

Third and a Mile

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Alyson Noel

The Immortals

Evermore

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Heather Brewer

The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod

Ninth Grade Slays #2

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Classic movie fan Bailey “Mink” Rydell has spent months crushing on a witty film geek she only knows online as Alex. Two coasts separate the teens until Bailey moves in with her dad, who lives in the same California surfing town as her online crush. 

Small tear on top of the binding. Minimal damage, but I want to be transparent. 

Alex, Approximately 

Tenth Grade Bleeds #3

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Inside Girl Perfect Match

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Lauren Myracle

Winnie knows that change isn't all it's cracked up to be, especially when it means her best friend, Amanda, might be dropping her for someone else. Throw in a grumpy teenage sister, a cat who gets trapped in the wall, and a crush who has pinkeye, and you've got one big mess-one that Winnie's not going to clean up! Winnie's decided that she's going to remain exactly the same, no matter what the rest of the world does. But every month brings crazy adventures. A lot can change in a year . . .maybe even Winnie.

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The Distance Between Us

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