• My Brother Sam is Dead, James Lincoln and Christopher Collier
• War Comes to Willy Freeman, James Lincoln and Christopher Collier
• The Incredible Journey, Sheila Burnford
• Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O'Dell
• Tuck Everlasting, Natalie Babbitt
• Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson
• Something Upstairs, Avi
• The Secret School, Avi
• Lord of the Flies, William Golding
• The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Avi
• White Fang, Jack London
• The Call of the Wild, Jack London

The following are some websites that I believe would be helpful and fun for use in or out of school...Enjoy!

• National Social Studies Project - 2006
  • Info on the National Social Studies Project that my 2006 class participated in.
• BookAdventure
  • You'll find some good book/short story quizzes for review here.
• The Six Traits of Writing
  • Some informative tips on the Six Traits of Writing can be found here.
• CoolMath
  • This is a good math site that features many fun and educational games. 
• World Book Online Encyclopedia
  • The above is an excellent, free encyclopedia that is useful for research papers and the like.
• Online Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translator
  • This site includes a high-quality dictionary, thesaurus, and translator - Very useful!