References
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- Fisher, D., & Frey, N. (2009). Background knowledge: The missing piece of the comprehension puzzle. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
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Children's Books
- Anderson, L. (2010). Forge. New York, NY: Atheneum.
- Balliett, B. (2004). Chasing Vermeer. New York, NY: Scholastic.
- Balliett, B. (2007). The Wright 3. New York, NY: Scholastic.
- Balliett, B. (2008). The Calder game. New York, NY: Scholastic.
- Cole, H. (2010). A nest for Celeste. New York, NY: Katherine Tegen Books.
- dePaola, T. (1991). Bonjour Mr. Satie. New York, NY: Putnam.
- Malone, M. (2010). The sixty-eight rooms. New York, NY: Random House.
- Osborne, M. (1993). Mummies in the morning. New York, NY: Random House.
- Osborne, M. (1998). Vacation under the volcano. New York, NY: Random House.
- Osborne, M., & Boyce, N. (2006). Ancient Rome and Pompeii. New York, NY: Scholastic.
- Riordan, R. (2005). The lightning thief. New York, NY: Hyperion/Disney.
- Riordan, R. (2008). Maze of bones. New York, NY: Scholastic.
- Riordan, R. (2010). The ultimate guide. New York, NY: Hyperion/Disney.
- Riordan, R., Lerangis, P., Korman, G., & Watson, J. (2011). Vespers rising. New York, NY: Scholastic.
- Spinelli, J. (1990). Maniac Magee. Boston, MA: Little, Brown.
- Tan, S. (2007). The arrival. New York, NY: Arthur Levine Books.
- Williams-Garcia, R. (2010). One crazy summer. New York, NY: Armistad.