Karen Wood

When Shara decides to join her friends in a protest against wild horse racing at the local show it sounds fun, even heroic. But she isn't prepared when police get involved, her friend Corey suffers severe head injuries, and her dream of rescuing a golden colt from its cruel owners seems unreachable. Can she clear her name? Will she ever see Goldie again? And what will happen between her and Corey now?

Golden Stranger

Finally the day has come when Jess can bring home her filly Opal—but after Opal almost drowns in a flooded river, she falls ill and won't get better. Has her spirit abandoned her? 'What did you decide to call her?' asked Lawson, looking over Jess's shoulder. 'Opal,' said Jess, gazing lovingly at the little chestnut foal. 'Bad-luck stones,' grunted Lawson. Finally the day has come when Jess can bring home her once-in-a-lifetime horse. But Opal falls ill, the local vet just can't find a cure, and Lawson casts her out onto his cattle station to "do or die." Wild with anger and refusing to give up, Jess heads west on an outback droving trip with her best friends—and Luke. Will she be able to bring Opal home? And could Luke be her once-in-a-lifetime boy?

Opal Dreaming

In this fifth book in the warm-hearted Diamond Spirit series, Jess and Luke are out to foil the "brumby runners" who so callously trap wild mountain horses and leave them broken and traumatized. Can they save the wild horses? Jess ran out to the front gate. "What are you doing? Where are you going?" "I'm going to stop those brumby runners," Luke wrenched open the door of the ute and climbed in. "What brumby runners? You don't even know who they are or where they come from." "I know where the horses come from." When Luke brings home a truckload of traumatized "brumbies," or feral horses, some with horrific injuries, Jess agrees something must be done. Can Jess, Luke, and their friends foil the runners and save the wild mountain horses from their cruel fate? And in going back to Matty's Flat, will Luke discover where he really belongs?

Brumby Mountain

Jess is determined to rescue the filly of her dreams from a cruel owner, and in doing so, restores a broken friendship.

Diamond Spirit (Diamond Spirit 1)

After a harsh childhood in foster care, Luke finally feels at home on Harry's farm, but when Harry dies and Luke has a falling out with his son, Luke runs away to look for wild brumbies.

Moonstone Promise

An addictive rural romance for teens from a born storyteller.

Jumping Fences

MOONSTONE CROSSING

You should come to the drought-relief fundraiser,' Kaydon said to Holly. 'It's a big fancy ball, heaps of fun.' Boy, could this girl use some fun. And some rump steak. Holly shook her head. Kaydon gave up. Trying to make her smile was like doing a rain dance. There were clouds and rumblings, and a sprinkle here and there. But no amount of fancy footwork was going to make it happen for real...Holly Price doesn't want to move to Gunnedah, far from her friends and her home near the beach. And she's a vegetarian, so living on a beef property, with cattle yards, polo ponies and pig shooting, makes it even worse. She and Kaydon are worlds apart - until a fight breaks out at the fundraising ball...

Rain Dance

When Kirra leaves school to begin her first job on the station where she grew up, she is unimpressed to find herself partnered with a new employee who will barely speak to her. Daniel is undeniably cute, but he has a serious attitude problem and a mysterious past - there are whispers that he's fresh out of juvenile detention, but no one will tell her why. Daniel gradually thaws and reveals his secrets and Kirra starts to see beyond the moodiness to a boy she can believe in. But others remain wary of him, and her best friend warns her to stay clear. Kirra has some decisions to make. Is Daniel worth fighting for? Or should she walk away?

Under the Flame Tree

Kelly Johnson

Diane Lapp

Thomas DeVere Wolsey

Your power tools for making the complex comprehensible Now more than ever, our students are being asked to do highly advanced thinking, talking, and writing around their reading. If only there were ingenious new tools that could give our students the space to tease apart complex ideas in order to comprehend and weld their understandings into a new whole. Good news: these tools exist—Mining Complex Text. You’ll learn how graphic organizers can: Help students read, reread, and take notes on a text Promote students’ oral sharing of information and their ideas Elevate organized note-making from complex text(s) Scaffold students’ narrative and informational writing

Using and Creating Graphic Organizers to Grasp Content and Share New Understandings

Mining Complex Text, Grades 6-12

Jared Ingersoll

After a horrific accident, Jess loses Diamond, her beloved pony. Her best friend, Shara, the only witness to the accident, won't tell Jess what happened. Hurt and betrayed, Jess breaks off the friendship. Then she gets to know a beautiful filly called Walkabout, and makes some new friends. Things are looking up - until it seems that Walkabout is to be sold to a cruel new owner. The kids come up with a rescue plan that involves Jess competing at the next campdraft. Can Jess win the campdraft and use the prize money to buy Walkabout, the filly of her dreams? And will she ever make it up with Shara, her ex-soul-sister?

Summer

Slow Food

Rachel McCormack

Jeanne Paratore

Brian Kissel

Reissue of ILA bestseller. In this e-book, well-known literacy scholars share practical ways to engage and challenge today’s students. Key topics covered include text complexity, vocabulary instruction, reading interventions, digital tools, critical literacy, and self-regulation. User-friendly chapters include enhanced content: classroom scenarios, transcripts, photo essays, links to videos, and screen shots of online strategies. “Insightful and thought-provoking, What’s New in Literacy Teaching? is a must-have resource that belongs in the hands of administrators, curriculum coordinators, preservice teachers, experienced teachers, and literacy coaches who want to see how theory and research can be transformed into practical and innovative instruction to engage and challenge today's students.” —Patricia A. Edwards, Michigan State University “Written by outstanding scholars, this is a must-read for all those engaged in literacy development.” —Lesley Mandel Morrow, distinguished professor, Rutgers University Contributors include P. David Pearson, Camille L. Z. Blachowicz, Julie Coiro, Peter Afflerbach, Jane Hansen, Diane Lapp, Elfreida H. Heibert.

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