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DEBATE SCAVENGER HUNT
Should You Give Up Summer Vacation?
Some schools are switching to a year-round schedule. Should yours be one of them?
DRAMA
Light
An amazing story about how
Thomas Edison changed the world
WRITE LIKE A PRO
Move Over, Fireworks!
Why some towns are swapping out their Fourth of July fireworks for high-tech drone light shows
PAIRED TEXTS
Beauty and Disaster
Two nonfiction texts about the world’s most active volcano, Kilauea, explore both the beauty and the destructive power of volcanoes.
DRAMA
Storm Chaser
In the aftermath of a devastating tornado, a teen encounters a brilliant scientist—and both their lives change forever.
FICTION
How to Make S’mores
The trip is supposed to be fun. But Raniya has never felt more alone.
PAIRED TEXTS
The Wave Catcher
How Hawaiian surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku helped bring surfing to the world
POEM
Grandfather’s Chopsticks
A beautiful poem by Janet Wong that uses simile and personification
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COURAGE AND RESILIENCE: Illustration by Allan Davey; FINDING YOUR VOICE: DNY59/Getty Images (Mask); timquo/Shutterstock.com (String); EARTH DAY EVERY DAY: iStockPhoto/Getty Images (Lionfish); WHAT MAKES A GOOD LEADER: Illustration by Allan Davey; WHAT MAKES A HERO?: Illustration by Shane Rebenschied; EXPLORING OUR WORLD: Illustration by Randy Pollak