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Author biography, chapter summaries, discussion questions, vocabulary builders, reproducibles, cross-curricular activities for students of all learning styles for the novels: Island of the blue dolphins by Scott O'Dell -- Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink -- Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George -- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson -- Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor --The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks -- The Cay by Theodore Taylor -- Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli -- Number the Stars by Lois Lowry.