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HIP Books:
High interest, low vocabulary books written and edited
for reluctant readers. |
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for every novel.) |
| Series Canada novels for younger readers |
| Using the same readability and editorial controls
that have made Series Canada so successful for older elementary and high school students,
Series Canada Junior offers novels that are shorter and even easier to read.
These action-adventure novels feature 11 and 12 year-old central characters with themes
appropriate for grades 4 to 6.
Reading level: grade 2.5, (a grade level below regular Series Canada) Fountas and Pinnell levels L and M. Interest level from age 8 to 12.
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What's New
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Ghost House - by Paul Kropp |
On a dare, three boys spend one night in a haunted house. They are terrified by strange sights and sounds, and then must confront a very real ghost.
Reading level: grade 3.2, Interest level: grades 4-10 ISBN 0-9731237-5-3
$9.95
Teacher's Guide $7.95
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Bats on Break - by Sharon Jennings |
Sam and Simon are off for a Spring Break vacation. Of course there's a crime to solve – someone has stolen four giant turtles. Soon the Bat Gang is on the case....
Reading level: grade 2.3, Interest level: grades 3-6+ ISBN 978-1-926847-10-8
$9.95
Teacher's Guide $7.95
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Baseball Bats - by Sharon Jennings |
When their teacher is charged with stealing jewelry, Sam and Simon know he isn't guilty. The Bat Gang sets out to catch the real thief, but soon the boys get into more trouble than they can handle.
Reading level: grade 2.4, Interest level: grades 3-6+ ISBN 978-1-926847-12-2
$9.95
Teacher's Guide $7.95
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The Skinwalker Novels
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Legend of the Ring - by D.M. Ouellet |
When teenage Ross rescues the beautiful Catherine from Lord Damon's soldiers, little does he realize that "Cat" is really a Skinwalker. Soon Cat has stolen a magic ring, and Ross must ride a Fire Mare into the land of the Skinwalkers to get it back. But that is only the first trial before Ross must confront the powerful Lord Damon in his most vile form.
Reading level: grade 2.8. Interest level: grades 5-10. ISBN 978-1-926847-14-6
$12.95
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Wolves at the Gate - by E.L. Thomas |
When pickpocket Ren ends up imprisoned with Skinwalker Connor, all he's cares about is an escape plan. But Connor senses that there's more to Ren than even Ren understands. He invites Ren to join him and his band of Skinwalkers in the woods. Belonging has a price, though. As Ren learns to shift his shape, he finds himself caught up in a plot to kill the King – a plan that quickly leads to disaster.
Reading level: grade 3.0. Interest level: grades 5-10.
ISBN 978-1-926847-16-0
$12.95
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Walking Both Sides - by C.A. Rainfield |
Claire and her brother Baynard are hunting when the teenage boy shoots a Skinwalker. Soon they are both captured by Skinwalkers seeking revenge, but Claire befriends one of the Skinwalkers and manages to save her brother's life. Soon Claire discovers that the Deer Skinwalkers are far more peaceful than any humans. When villagers attack the Skinwalkers, Claire has to make a difficult choice – to betray her human kind or protect the Skinwalkers who have saved her life. She pays dearly for the choice.
Reading level: grade 3.2. Interest level: grades 5-10.
ISBN 978-1-926847-15-3
$12.95
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The Skinwalker Teacher's Guide - by Lori Jamison |
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One 24-page teacher's guide covers all three novels. It includes a general introduction to the series and its characters, plot synopses for the novels, discussion and literature circle questions, a quiz for each novel and a set of during-reading and after-reading activities. ISBN 978-1-926847-17-7
$7.95
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The Dragon Speaker Series
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The Last Dragon - by C.A. Rainfield |
In the year 1144, dark times have fallen over the kingdom. Lord Manning rules through fear and magic, and the land's only hope seems to lie in the Prophecy. The Prophecy says that a dragon speaker will appear to save the kingdom. Yet there are no dragons, and no one who knows how to speak to them ... except, perhaps, Jacob of Malden. Ultimately it is Jacob – with his friends Orson and Lia – who rescues the egg of the world's last male dragon.
Reading level: 3.2. Interest level: grades 5-10. ISBN 978-1-897039-46-5
$12.95
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A Hero's Worth - by D.A. Ouellet |
Jacob and Orson must prove their worth in the battle against Lord Manning. Just as the baby dragon begins to grow, Lia is taken prisoner by her own father and will soon be forced to marry Lord Manning. Of course Jacob and Orson vow to rescue her. Once inside the castle, Jacob and Orson take on Lord Manning and his wizard, Kain. The battle is violent, with terrible injuries to both sides, and ends with a noisy surprise.
Reading level: 3.2. Interest level: grades 5-10 ISBN 978-1-897039-47-2
$12.95
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Draco's Fire - by E.L. Thomas |
To fulfill the prophecy, Jacob must bring together the two parts of the comet stone. Jacob expects his friend Orson to help, but Orson betrays him. Soon Lord Manning has both Orson and Lia under his control. Jacob has only his own courage, and Draco the fully-grown dragon, on his side. But Halley's comet returns, and magic can sometimes work miracles in a spectacular finish to the Dragon Speaker trilogy.
Reading level: 3.2. Interest level: grades 5-10 ISBN 978-1-897039-48-9
$12.95
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The Dragon Speaker Teacher's Guide - by Lori Jamison |
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One 24-page teacher's guide covers all three novels. It includes a general introduction to the series and its characters, plot synopses for the novels, discussion and literature circle questions, a quiz for each novel and a set of after-reading activities. ISBN 978-1-897039-49-6
$7.95
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H.I.P. Edge Series
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HIP's Edge series is more mature than many of our HIP-Sr. titles, edgier than typical classroom novels, but with the same reading level controls we apply to all our books. Each novel $12.95. Individual teacher's guide for each novel $7.95.
Typical teenage characters dealing with real teen issues
HIP Edge is a series of interconnected novels, all set in Edgemont– a typical inner-city neighborhood. Students will find typical teenage characters dealing with real teen issues, all written with the cliff-hanging action and rigorous readability supports that make HIP novels so accessible for both striving and ordinary readers. HIP Edge novels are 112 pages, slightly longer than our HIP Senior novels, with just one illustration per chapter to support the reader–a perfect transition to mainstream young adult fiction for high school students.
Edge novels have all the features you've come to expect from HIP novels:
- Realistic teen characters
- Exciting stories that keep teenagers reading
- Rigorous readability controls – consistent levels, page after page
- Subtle reader support – tested typefaces; no hyphens
- One illustration each chapter to help with visualization
- A teacher's guide for each novel with activities for independent and group learning
"These are the perfect novels for reluctant and struggling teenage readers."
– J. Sedo, Hamblin School
"These books are fast paced and have realistic characters and situations...welcome additions to the hi/lo genre."
– School library Journal
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Death on the Sidewalk - by Paul Kropp |
Fifteen-year-old Allie Carson was just going shopping the day after Christmas. As she put on her ski jacket and gloves, she thought about a dozen things. But she never thought about getting shot. She never thought her life would end from a flash gun. A bullet hitting her in the neck. But it did. Based on a true story.
Reading level: grade 2.8, Interest level: grades 8-12 ISBN 978-1-897039-42-7
$12.95
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One Last Scar - by Tony Varrato |
Ethan had been in and out of juvie, in and out of trouble all his life. But he knew when to draw the line. He'd never hurt a person who didn't deserve it, until a home invasion goes horribly wrong. Now Ethan wants to set things right.
Reading level: grade 3.3, Interest level: grades 8-12 ISBN 978-1-897039-43-4
$12.95
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Behind the Door - by Paul Kropp |
Jamal and his buddies like to hang out in the basement of an old warehouse. Things are cool until, one day, a strange door appears on an inside wall. Of course the guys have to look behind the door – and then the horror begins.
Reading level: grade 2.0, Interest level: grades 7-12 ISBN 978-1-897039-26-7
$12.95
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The Edge is Burning - by Paul Kropp |
There's an arsonist in Edgemont. Houses are going up in flames and the cops don't seem to care. Can Braden and Nick stop the arsonist or will they get killed first?
Reading level: grade 3.0, Interest level: grades 7-12 ISBN 978-1-897039-33-5
$12.95
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Outrage - by Tony Varrato |
Connor already had a rough day - punched out by a buddy, tossed out of school, beaten up on his way home. Then he goes into a corner store for a drink, and ends up accused of robbery! It all sucks, big time.
Reading level: grade 3.0, Interest level: grades 9-12 ISBN 978-1-897039-28-1
$12.95
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Dancing on the Edge - by Sharon Jennings |
When Bonnie Lee crosses Division Street to go to the arts high school, she changes her name and her life. But she has to work hard and take some risks to win respect for her dancing.
Reading level: grade 3.0, Interest level: grades 7-12 ISBN 978-1-897039-27-4
$12.95
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Turf War - by Alex Kropp |
Kasim and his friends aren't much of a gang. They're not like Crips or Bloods, they're just a bunch of guys who hang together. But that doesn't help them against the Parkside Prep guys when they decide to clean up the Edge.
Reading level: grade 2.5, Interest level: grades 7-12ISBN 978-1-897039-29-8
$12.95
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Breaking Free - by Jennifer Mulrine |
Chris Smithers has problems at school, with her classmates, and especially with her mom. She'd rather get in trouble than live at home and rather get beaten up than give in to anybody. But Chris is trying to break free from all this. She just needs a little help along the way.
Reading level: grade 3.2, Interest level: grades 7-12 ISBN 978-1-897039-32-8
$12.95
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HIP Sr. Series
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The Bully - by Liz Brown |
A teenage girl struggles against lies and rumours spreads by another girl at her school. She tries ignoring the problem, then confronting the bully, but finally turns to a teacher for help.
Reading level: grade 3.2, Interest level: grades 4-10 ISBN 1-897039-08-5
$9.95
Teacher's Guide $7.95
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Hacker - by Alex Kropp |
A computer whiz and a football player tackle computer crime at their school. They catch the hackers, but then have to wrestle them to the floor.
Reading level: grade 3.6, Interest level: grades 4-10 ISBN 1-897039-09-3
$9.95
Teacher's Guide $7.95
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Avalanche - by Paul Kropp |
A group of high school students on a winter camping expedition is buried by an avalanche. Not all of them survive. Based on a true story.
Reading level: grade 3.4, Interest level: grades 6-12 ISBN 1-897039-07-7
$9.95
Teacher's Guide $7.95
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Juvie - by Paul Kropp |
A gripping story of the harsh life inside a juvenile detention centre. Russ keeps saying that he's innocent, that he just wants to keep his nose clean. But the other guys in juvie don't make that easy. Not recommended for younger readers.
Reading level: 2.8, Interest level: grades 7-12+ ISBN 1-897039-16-6
$9.95
Teacher's Guide $7.95
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Shola's Game - by Shawn Durkin |
A recent immigrant from Nigeria must deal with bullies in his high school. Fortunately he learns a new sport – baseball – and manages to fit in.
Reading level: 3.4, Interest level: grades 4-10 ISBN 1-897039-17-4
$9.95
Teacher's Guide $7.95
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One Crazy Night - by Paul Kropp |
The funny adventures and misadventures of a young man working at a small-town deli-gas station. Todd has to deal with a holdup, a woman giving birth and the meanest Grade-5 teacher in the whole world.
Reading level: grade 3.8, Interest level: grades 6-10 ISBN 1-897039-10-7
$9.95
Teacher's Guide $7.95
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Running for Dave - by Lori Jamison |
When a track star gets cancer, his best friend finds the tragedy brings new meaning for his own life. "Running for Dave is a tender story of friendship and loyalty." – Resource Links.
Reading level: grade 3.2, Interest level: grades 6-10 ISBN 1-897039-11-5
$9.95
Teacher's Guide $7.95
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Ghost House - by Paul Kropp |
Tyler and Zach
didn’t believe in ghosts. So when a friend offers
them big money to spend a night in the old Blackwood house,
they jump at the chance. There’s no such thing as
ghosts, right? RL 3.2, IL 4-10.
Find
out more in HIP's website..
ISBN 0-9731237-5-3
$9.95
Teacher's Guide $7.95
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Against All Odds |
Nothing ever came
easy for Jeff. He had a tough time at school and problems
with kids in his neighborhood. The teachers said he was
"special"; the other kids just called him dumb. But Jeff
never gave up. RL 3.4, IL 6-10.
Find
out more in HIP's website..
ISBN 1-897039-06-9
$9.95
Teacher's Guide $7.95 |
| The Kid is Lost! |
A babysitter's
worst nightmare: a child goes missing! Kurt has to find
help, come up with a plan and lead the search into a deadly
swamp. RL 3.6, IL 6-10.
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out more in HIP's website..
ISBN 1-897039-04-2
$9.95
Teacher's Guide $7.95 |
| Student Narc |
It wasn't Kevin's
idea to start working with the cops. But when his best
friends dies, somebody has to do something. RL 3.8, IL
5-10.
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out more in HIP's website..
ISBN 1-897039-05-0
$9.95
Teacher's Guide $7.95 |
| Dark Ryder |
Kate finally gets
the horse of her dreams, but Dark Ryder comes with a catch.
Kate has just three months to turn him into a winner,
or she'll lose her horse forever. RL 4.0, IL 4-9.
Find
out more in HIP's website..
ISBN 1-897039-02-6
$9.95
Teacher's Guide $7.95 |
| Our Plane is Down! |
A small plane goes
down in the bush, hours from anywhere. The radio is broken,
the pilot is out cold. Can Cal make it through the woods
to save his sister and himself? RL 4.0, IL 5-10.
Find
out more in HIP's website..
ISBN 1-897039-03-4
$9.95
Teacher's Guide $7.95 |
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Stealing Home - by Shawn Durkin |
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Josh is trying to fit in with the guys, trying to make his way in a new school. Baseball is the one thing he does really well. But his best friend on the school team is leading him into dangerous territory.
Reading level: grade 3.8, IL grades 4-10
ISBN 1-897039-24-7
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Foul Shot by Paul Kropp |
The Cougars haven't won a game in years, but Luther sees a way to break the losing streak. There's a big kid named Frank. He can run plays and sinks baskets. Soon Frank turns the Cougars into a dream team . but not quite for the whole season.
Reading level: grade 2.6, IL grades 4-10
ISBN 1-897039-25-5
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Tag Team |
Jes had plenty of
problems to start with. He was short, shy and lovely --
at least until he went out for the school's wrestling
team. Then his life seem to turn around, until the night
he had to deal with Banjo and Joey down in the tunnel.
RL 3.5, IL 4+.
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out more in HIP's website..
ISBN 0-9731237-0-2
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Scarface |
Coming to Canada
had been a great thing for Tranh. This was a country of
peace and wealth and happiness. So why did Martin Beamis
keep picking on him? Did this rich kid have nothing better
to do than make life rotten for someone who had already
suffered so much? RL 3.5, IL 5+.
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out more in HIP's website..
ISBN 0-9731237-3-7
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Street Scene |
The guys weren't
looking for trouble. Maybe Dwayne did pick the wrong girl
to dance with. But did that give Sal and his gang an excuse
to come after them? The fight should never have started
-- and it should never have finished the way it did. RL
4.0, IL 6+.
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out more in HIP's website..
ISBN 0-9731237-1-0
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My Broken Family |
Divorce is always
rotten. But sometimes it feels even worse than rotten.
When Maddy's parents split up, her whole life starts to
fall apart. She holds on to her dancing as one thing that
is really hers. But when it's all over, she finds that
love is stronger than she thought. RL 3.8, IL 5+.
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out more in HIP's website..
ISBN 0-9731237-4-5
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Hitting the Road |
The road isn't
nice to kids who run away. Matt knew there would be trouble,
even before he took off with his friend Cody. Along the
way, there would be fights, hunger and a jump from a speeding
train. Was it all worth it? RL 3.2, IL 5+.
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out more in HIP's website..
ISBN 0-9731237-2-9
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Terror 9/11 - by Doug
Paton |
Curtis was just
picking up his sister at the World Trade Center when the
first plane hit. As the towers burst into flames, the
teenager must beat the odds to save his sister, his father
and himself. RL 3.5, IL 5-10.
Find
out more in HIP's website..
ISBN 0-9731237-6-1
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Show-Off |
Nikki was one tough
girl, or so all the kids said. She’d take on anybody,
risk anything for the gang. But that was before she met
Austin and began to turn her life around. RL 3.8, IL 5-10.
Find
out more in HIP's website..
ISBN 0-9731237-7-X
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Caught in the Blizzard |
Sam and Connor
were enemies from the start. Sam was an Innu, close to
the Arctic land that he loved. Connor was a white kid,
only out for a few thrills. When a blizzard strikes, it
forces them to work together to survive in the frozen
Arctic. RL 4.0, IL 5-10.
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out more in HIP's website..
ISBN 0-9731237-9-6
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Playing Chicken |
Josh just wanted
to fit in with the guys. Maybe they did a few crazy things,
but that’s what fun is all about. The party continues
… until Guzzo dares Josh to a race that ends in death.
RL 3.6, IL 6-10.
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out more in HIP's website..
ISBN 0-9731237-8-8
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HIP Jr. Series
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I Didn't Do It! - by Paul Kropp |
Tom has just moved to the big city and left all his old friends behind him. Now he's getting blamed for strange things that take place at his new school. Somebody is trying to make him look guilty. And Tom has to get smart, fast, in order to clear his name.
Reading level: grade 2.3, IL grades 4-7
ISBN 1-897039-23-9
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Three Feet Under - by
Paul Kropp |
Scott and Rico find a map to
long-lost treasure. There's $250,000 buried in Bolton's
mine. But when the school bully steals their map and heads
for the old mine, the race is on. RL 2.5, IL grades 3-7
ISBN 1-897039-14-X
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The Crash - by Paul
Kropp |
A school bus slides down a cliff
in a snowstorm. The bus driver is out cold. One of the
guys is badly hurt. Can Craig, Rory and Lerch find help
in time? RL 2.5, IL grades 3-7
ISBN 1-897039-12-3
$9.95
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Ghost Hotel - by Paul Kropp |
Two brothers discover a "homeless guy" living in the ruin of an old hotel behind their house. They befriend the old man and protect him from a gang of local teenagers. Only years later do they find out that "Dr. J" was really a ghost.
Reading level: grade 2.1, Interest level: grades 3-6+ISBN 978-1-897039-98-4
$9.95
Teacher's Guide $7.95
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Choose Your Bully - by Lori Jamison |
Ling and Richard have a great idea to deal with their school bully – hire a bodyguard. But when their bodyguard starts to bully them too, they have to get even smarter.
Reading level: grade 2.5, Interest level: grades 4-6+ ISBN 1-897039-15-8
$9.95
Teacher's Guide $7.95
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Pump - by Sharon Jennings |
Pat is tired of being hassled by neigbours about his skateboarding. He wants a skateboard park so he can develop his skills. But getting that park built won't be easy.
Reading level: grade 2.2, Interest level: grades 3-10 ISBN 1-897039-19-0
$9.95
Teacher's Guide $7.95
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Misty Knows - by Liz Brown |
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Someone is putting poison in the feed at Shady Acres farm. Jen and Keisha have an idea who's behind it, but first they need some proof. Reading level: grade 2.7, Interest level: grade 3-6+ ISBN 1-897039-21-2
$9.95
Teacher's Guide $7.95
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Winner - by Paul Kropp |
Ryan's mom just won a $1.3 million lottery. Ryan thought he'd be able to buy lots of cool stuff and live the life he'd always dreamed of. But that was before every scam artist in town came knocking on their door.
Reading level: 2.3, Interest level: grades 3-6+ ISBN 1-897039-31-1
$9.95
Teacher's Guide $7.95
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Shooting the Rapids - by Paul Kropp |
When dad gets hurt on a canoe trip, his two sons have to get him to town in a hurry. But Connor and Timmy soon get lost in the wilderness. Can they reach help in time to save their father?
Reading level: grade 2.3, Interest level: grades 3-6+ ISBN 1-897039-20-4
$9.95
Teacher's Guide $7.95
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HIP Jr.: BATS
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Bats Past Midnight -
by Sharon Jennings |
Sam and Simon (the "Bat
gang") wonder about a fancy car that hangs around
their school late at night. When they try to find out
more, they end up in trouble at school, at home and with
the police. RL 2.5, IL grades 3-7
ISBN 1-897039-18-2
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Bats in the Graveyard - by Sharon Jennings |
Sam and Simon have to look after Simon's little sister on Halloween night. Soon the Bats end up in the graveyard – chased by a ghoul, crying for help. And then it all gets worse!
Reading level: grade 2.4, Interest level: grades 3-8
ISBN 1-897039-13-1
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Teacher's Guide $7.95 |
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Jingle Bats - by Sharon Jennings |
Sam and Simon (the "Bat gang") get holiday jobs at the local mall working as Santa's elves. But when toys start to disappear from the donation box, the Bat gang has to find the thief!
"The scene with Sam chasing the crook through the women's lingerie store was so, so funny." - student reviewer
Third book in the Bats series, following Bats Past Midnight and Bats in the Graveyard.
Reading level: grade 2.4, IL grades 3-7
ISBN 1-897039-22-0
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Bat-napped - by Sharon Jennings |
The newest book in the "Bat Gang" series. It's Valentine's Day but there's no time for the school dance or to use Sam's tickets to the Leafs' game. Simon's been kidnapped!
Reading level: grade 2.5, Interest level: grades 3-6+
ISBN 1-897039-30-4
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Teacher's Guide $7.95 |
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Bats on Break - by Sharon Jennings |
Sam and Simon are off for a Spring Break vacation. Of course there's a crime to solve – someone has stolen four giant turtles. Soon the Bat Gang is on the case....
Reading level: grade 2.3, Interest level: grades 3-6+ ISBN 978-1-926847-10-8
$9.95
Teacher's Guide $7.95
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Baseball Bats - by Sharon Jennings |
When their teacher is charged with stealing jewelry, Sam and Simon know he isn't guilty. The Bat Gang sets out to catch the real thief, but soon the boys get into more trouble than they can handle.
Reading level: grade 2.4, Interest level: grades 3-6+ ISBN 978-1-926847-12-2
$9.95
Teacher's Guide $7.95
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Other H.I.P. Books
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HIP Readers' Theater Plays - by Paul Kropp and Lori Jamison |
Fifteen readers' theater plays adapted from HIP Jr and HIP Sr novels - to be used with the novels or on their own. Each play calls for 4 to 6 student actors and can be ready for presentation in just two or three periods.
Each play has been classroom tested and specially typeset for effective reading by students in your classes. Includes an introduction on how to prepare students for reader's theater and how to assist in rehearsal and performance.
Teaching notes for each play . Classroom tested
$19.95 includes rights to reproduce for school use.
ISBN 1-897039-40-9 |
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HIP Reading Assessments
Covering Grades 2-8 |
The HIP Reading Assessment is a graded set of 200-word texts which, administered one-on-one, enables a teacher to determine a child's reading level and understand his/her strengths and weaknesses as a reader. The book also includes:
- An overview of how assessment should guide instruction
- The HIP "3-minute" reading assessments
- Suggestions for specific instruction to deal with student needs
$24.95 includes rights to reproduce for school use
ISBN 1-897039-41-7 |