Halloween is full of tricks and treats for Madison. A school dance, a sopoky sleepover and a ghost story contest on the web, have Madison thinking that life can get trickier than tricky around Halloween.
Meet a spunky preteen who uses her online journal to cope with her feelings—from junior high friendship drama to her parents’ divorce to her first crush. Twelve-year-old Madison Finn has found the perfect outlet for her worries about school and friendships and her mom and dad’s divorce: She’s started an online journal on her beloved orange laptop. For a girl who claims she’s allergic to change, this digital diary is the perfect way to sort out her feelings . . . Only the Lonely: Summer seems to be going by way too fast as Madison worries about starting seventh grade. Boy, Oh Boy!: Madison must balance a confusing class election with her feelings around her first crush. Play It Again: When Far Hills Junior High puts on a play, can Madison survive the drama? Caught in the Web: Forget ghosts—this Halloween, seventh grade is frightening enough. Thanks for Nothing: On her first Thanksgiving since her parents’ divorce, Maddie finds gratitude helping animals at a shelter. Lost and Found: On a snow day, Madison digs up some old—and surprising—memories. Save the Date: The Far Hills Junior High war of the sexes is on—and Madison is teamed up with her nemesis, Poison Ivy. Picture-Perfect: Madison and her friends are going to see their favorite singer in concert—but her friend Aimee is having a hard time. Just Visiting: Maddie has the red, white, and blues this Fourth of July when she learns she’ll be spending the holiday away from her friends, at her grandmother’s house on Lake Michigan. Give and Take: Will Maddie’s Christmas break be a total bust when her dad cancels a father-daughter ski trip?
DIVDIVForget ghosts—this Halloween, seventh grade is frightening enough/divDIV For Madison and her friends, the Halloween season is full of activity. There are ghost stories in English class, a big costume dance, and a scary-story contest on Madison’s favorite website. No wonder everyone has Halloween fever! But Madison still needs to find a costume to wear that doesn’t seem too babyish. And what if she looks stupid dancing in front of everyone? No matter what, this Halloween will be one to remember./div/div
Madison's summer is going to be special because she's heading to a camp on the beach, but soon she's up to her elbows in turtle eggs and miles from her BFFs. Madison feels way out of touch, but soon turtles come to her rescue.
What does Madison have to be thankful for? Not much, Madison thinks. It's the first Thanksgiving since her mom and dad split, and she feels stuck in the middle. But this holiday is stuffed with surprising revelations and good cheer--especially when Madison volunteers at the local animal shelter.
Move over star sleuths, Madison has traded in her laptop for a magnifying glass! After seeing a marathon of the TV show Crime Time, Maddie becomes convinced there are plenty of mysteries to solve in Far Hills. But what starts out as fun and games becomes more serious when she stumbles onto a real mystery.
Seventh grade is anything but calm for Madison Finn and her group of cyber-savvy friends. With budding romances, tricky friendships, old enemies, and new adventures, there is always something for Maddie to file in her laptop.
Things in Far Hills are starting to get frosty. Madison's dad has offered to take her on a ski trip to Big Mountain, but there's a catch-she can only take one friend! When she has to decide between Fiona and Aimee, things go from frosty to downright icy. With a mountain to ski, a cute instructor to crush on, and some friendships to thaw, Maddie's winter break is shaping up to be one fast ride.
DIVDIVWhen Far Hills Junior High puts on a play, can Madison survive the drama?/divDIV The seventh grade gets stage fever when Far Hills Junior High decides to perform the musical The Wiz. Since Madison doesn’t sing or dance, stage manager seems like the perfect role for her—until she begins to feel left out from all the cast action. Worst of all, her two best friends are partnering up with their nemesis, Ivy, both in and out of rehearsal. The play is bringing out the worst in her enemies and her friends, and Madison isn’t sure where she fits in anymore. How can she be the glue keeping the play together when she herself feels so unglued?/div/div
Highlighting practices used by exemplary literacy teachers in diverse schools across the nation Using teaching vignettes, cases for exploration, and research in the field, this text provides preservice and inservice teachers with effective, research-based literacy strategies they can use to improve their practice to best serve students from diverse backgrounds. The cases—based in urban, rural, and suburban settings—help teachers make connections between classroom challenges and the research literature that can help them to become problem solvers and reflective practitioners. Each chapter follows a consistent format in supporting the link between research and practice, and includes the following key features: Focus Questions: Help readers make associations between the chapter text and their prior knowledge and experiences Reading Research to Know: Relates a vignette to research in the field Inside the Classroom: Provides a detailed vignette of teacher instruction in literacy, followed by questions for discussion Summary of Strategies Used: Helps teachers connect the vignette to classroom practice Case for Exploration: Presents a classroom scenario, along with questions for discussion