A collection of two hundred Big Nate comic strips, originally published from June 2008 through January 2009, following the adventures of rebellious sixth-grader Nate Wright and his friends.
Presents annotated listings of 13,523 recommended books for students in grades six through nine, most published between 1999 and 2003, grouped in sixty-five major subject areas, each with publisher, price, ISBN, and review sources.
using picture books and novels to motivate middle school readers
Polette, Nancy
2002
Presents annotated listings of picture books on a wide variety of topics and discusses how they can be used to introduce middle school students to novels on related subject matters. Includes discussion questions.
Reprints "Big Nate" comic strips that follow the adventures of sixth-grader Nate Wright and his middle school friends from the first day of school to the start of summer vacation.
Mia, a new girl at Park Street School, must decide what to do when members of both the Popular Girls Club and Cupcake Club take an interest in her. Since the girls don't believe in mixing in with different groups of friends, Mia realizes she has a dilemma on her hands.
When Katie's best friend Callie leaves her for a clique called the Popular Girls Club on the first day of middle school, Katie decides to find a group that she can join.
Dan is about to give up wrestling when he discovers that he really likes rock climbing; however, he starts to take it too seriously when winning becomes too important.
Collects daily and Sunday "Big Nate" comic strips featuring sixth-grader and self-proclaimed genius Nate Wright as he wages a daily battle against overzealous teachers, undercooked cafeteria food, and conventionality in general.
Katie wants to find a sport to play since her friends all have other activities besides baking cupcakes for their club. But when she tries softball, she realizes that she just doesn't enjoy it and must make an important decision.
