With four new titles, the Scholastic BookFiles reading guide series continues to enrich the experiences of students exploring middle-grade fiction. Each reading companion in this series has been written specifically to enhance book reports, to liven up discussion groups at school, at home, and at the library, for parents who want to talk about books with their kids, and for teachers who want background information about middle-grade novels. Each Scholastic BookFiles guide includes a brief discussion of plot, setting, themes, and characters, a glossary of words in the novel that might have been challenging, chapter-by-chapter questions that help readers think about the story in new and different ways, in-depth biographical information about the author, a personal interview with the novel’s author, when possible, and much, much more! As an added benefit, authors like Christopher Paul Curtis (The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963), Natalie Babbitt (Tuck Everlasting), and Jean Craighead George (Julie of the Wolves) have given interviews that help kids gain a deeper understanding of why the author wrote the book and what has made the book beloved by so many people. Scholastic BookFiles go a step beyond merely discussing the novel itself. Each reading guide contains fun activities (crafts, cooking, writing, and more) to make the novel even more enjoyable to read and study. Scholastic BookFiles are the perfect companions to children’s favorite novels!
