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Space Junk
Space Junk is a suspenseful science fiction story about a cadet who accidently lets an alien aboard the spaceship thinking that the alien is space junk. The book also discusses text connections, planning a science fiction story, and features of a...
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Speak Your Mind
Speak Your Mind presents persuasive arguments about whether bungy jumping is a stunt or a sport and whether flat-roof buildings should be used to build skateboard parks. The book also discusses text connections, planning a persuasive argument,...
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Spider's Web
Spider’s Web is a humorous animal fantasy about a spider who keeps trying to make a web and a man who keeps saying “No, no, no, Spider!” until spider spins a web in the garden and the man says, “Yes, yes, yes, Spider!”...
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Spies Go Shopping
Spies Go Shopping is a humorous story about spies who go to Spy School but are not properly dressed. The spy teacher sends them to get glasses, coats, and hats. When they get back, their colourful clothing is seen as silly, and they get a specific list...
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Splinters
Splinters is a narrative about a boy named Edward who rescues an injured magpie. The magpie becomes like a pet but when a painter offers to buy him, Edward agrees. Edward regrets the decision but one day the magpie returns. The book also discusses...
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Spooky House
Spooky House is a mystery story about a family that moved into a mysterious old house known for the creepy sounds and lights that come from the attic. The book also discusses text connections, planning a mystery story, and features of a mystery story...
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Sports News
Sports News is a collection of newspaper reports, each covering a dramatic event in sport. From skiers caught in an avalanche to a mountain biking duel to a homerun hero, each news story captures the thrill of pushing the limits. Narrative...
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Spy Mail
Spy Mail is a narrative about a man who comes back from a spy mission and has to respond to his mail, some of it formal, some informal, some in letter form and some in emails. The book also discusses text connections, planning formal and informal...
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Spy Maps
Spy Maps is a series of fictional directions and maps for the famous spy Mickey Maloney. Micky Maloney works for Big Wig, the Master Spy. Big Wig sends Mickey Maloney to spy on things so he must read directions and follow maps carefully. The story has...
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Spy School
Spy school is a humorous, realistic fiction about a spy whose teacher gives him a task of finding secret messages in a park. The spy finds his last messaged under the Teacher’s hat. Dialogue is bolded and in colour. To begin, the characters and the...
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Spy Underwater
Spy Underwater is a humorous and realistic fiction story about a spy that went underwater and then popped up in a cave. The spy took out his spy glasses and saw some red fish, but they all of a sudden disappeared. It happened again until the spy realized...
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Squid Monster
Squid Monster is a recount about two divers who go cave diving only to be attacked by a giant squid. The book also discusses text connections, planning a recount, and features of a recount. A variety of sentence types is used...