Young Adult Literature
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Ellen Raskin
Lesson plans and teaching resources for The Westing Game .

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Lesson plans for The Yearling and "A Mother in Mannville."

Erich Maria Remarque
Vocabulary and othe resources for teaching All Quiet on the Western Front .

Wilson Rawls
Vocabulary, writing, and other resources for teaching Where the Red Fern Grows .


Discussion questions and follow-up activities for both books. This 2-page document requires Adobe Reader for access.

Dreadful Sorry by Kathryn Reiss. Learn It Guide. Adobe Reader required for these resources.


  • Background information, character list, vocabulary words.

  • Students monitor their reading, work with suffixes, and make predictions.

  • Making inferences about character motivation, working with synonyms and connotations, making predictions.

  • Making predictions and using context clues.

  • Drawing conclusions, identifying antonyms, going beyond the novel.

  • Students identify key character details that help reveal theme.

  • Students summarize Molly's and Clementine's versions of events, then analyze the differences.

  • 7 discussion questions and 2 post-reading activities.

  • 10 questions.

Behind Rebel Lines by Seymour Reit, Reading Skills and Strategies. Access requires Adobe Reader.


  • Background information, character list, vocabulary words.

  • Making predictions; working with context clues.

  • Making inferences, creating a semantic map, making predictions.

  • Students use a graphic organizer to find evidence of character traits.

  • Students identify complications, climax, and resolution.

  • 6 discussion questions and 2 post-reading activities.

  • 10 questions.

Ann Rinaldi
Lesson plans, biography, and activities for this award-winning author.


Discussion questions, language study, writing prompts, and project ideas. This 8-page document requires Adobe Reader for access.

Rick Riordan
Lesson plans for The Lightning Thief and other books.


Summary, booktalk, 10 discussion questions, and related titles.


Words are presented in context and with definitions. Click on a word for pronunciation, examples of recent use, more.


14 discussion questions.


The activities to support this book are from Jennifer Roy's official site.

Pam Mu簽oz Ryan
Lesson plans for Esperanza Rising .