Viola's Violin
Viola Brown is like a lot of kids her age. She is twelve years old, and life is pretty tough. She feels like a misfit at home and at school. She finally gets the brand new pair of boots she has been waiting for, only to be teased by the "popular" girls that they are out of style. She is smart - smarter than most of the kids in her class. She plays the violin and plays in the school band. She wears glasses, has knobby knees and two left feet. She doesn't play on any of the school sports teams because that would just give the other kids way too much to ridicule her about . Most of the time she just wishes she was invisible.

But then something happens. One day at school, she catches a glimpse of the way things could be if only she has enough courage to risk it all and be herself. Will she be able to summon up the inner strength she needs?

Viola's Violin Novel Study Guide
Sarah Perry has developed a 25 page Novel Study Guide for grades four through seven. This study guide includes Comprehension Questions by chapter, word search puzzles, reading response assignments such as "Letter to the Author" and creating a new ending for "Viola's Violin". There are areas of visual interpretation, character webbing, creating dialogue and drama. Classroom teachers may photocopy pages for classroom use and a Rubric is included for student evaluation.

Clara's Road
Eleven-year-old Clara Reid's life changed in an instant the night her parents' car slid off an icy road, killing them both. She thought she would be able to stay in Tilson and live with Aunt Nini, but her parents had made other plans for her. They'd left instructions in their will that Clara was to go live with Matthew and Rosa Brightman, people Clara had never met. So now, still heavy with grief, Clara must leave Tilson, Aunt Nini, her friends and her beloved dog Riley.

Alone in a strange town with strangers, Clara must find her way. Can Clara learn to accept the Brightmans a her new parents? Can she get past her grief and anger and find happiness?

Clara's Road Novel Study Guide
Sarah Perry has developed a 25 page Novel Study Guide for grades four through seven. This study guide includes Comprehension Questions by chapter, word search puzzle, reading response assignments such as "Letter to the Author" and creating a new ending for "Clara's Road". There are areas of visual interpretation, character webbing, vocabulary, drama as well as a rubric for student evaluation. Classroom teachers may photocopy pages for classroom use.

Clara's Test
Clara Reid is having a really bad year. First, her parents are killed in a car crash and she has to leave her home and go live in a new town with new parents. She has to leave her friends, Aunt Nini and her dog, Riley, and start all over. At first things were okay, all things considered. Her new parents, the Brightman’s, were really nice to her: they cooked her favourite meals, didn’t bug her about her homework and pretty much let her have her own way.

Then things began to change. The Brightman’s started acting like real parents. They’d even grounded her! Her new best friend was mad at her, there was a big track meet coming up that she wasn’t nearly ready for and Clara was in such a bad mood all the time that even her dog would tuck tail and run when he saw her.

Could things possibly get any worse? Is Clara strong enough to carry on?

Clara's Test Novel Study Guide
Sarah Perry has developed a 25 page Novel Study Guide for grades four through seven. This study guide includes Comprehension Questions by chapter, word search puzzle, reading response assignments such as "Letter to the Author" and creating a new ending for "Clara's Test". There are areas of visual interpretation, character webbing, vocabulary, drama as well as a rubric for student evaluation. Classroom teachers may photocopy pages for classroom use.

The Tale of the Very Tall Tree
The very tall tree wasn’t happy
The very tall tree was sad
He wanted to fly and he wanted to play
Sometimes it just made him mad

Discover with your child what the Tall Tree learns from a boy and a girl – that he is perfect and valued just the way he is.

Illustrated by Karyn Boscariol

“A delightful tale about the fragile nature of self-esteem and the importance of telling those around us how much we value them. I look forward to sharing this touching story with students for years to come.”
Rachel Hanson, Grade One teacher, JR Henderson Public School, Kingston, ON

Be Nice to Nigel & A Summer Story
Nigel Nash isn't a great hockey goalie and he knows it. Tommy Bradshaw is a bully and Nigel is his favourite target. Will Nigel have the courage to trust his goalie equipment and become the goalie he can be? Will he have the courage to stand up to Tommy?

Steven dreads the two weeks he spends with his cousin Gabe every summer... until this summer. Gabe has found something in the old chicken coop out back that could change everything Steven has ever known about his grandfather. And a fishing trip turns out to be much, much more.

Be Nice to Nigel & A Summer Story Study Guides
Sarah Perry has developed a 25 page Novel Study Guide for grades four through seven. This study guide includes Comprehension Questions by chapter, word search puzzle, reading response assignments such as "Letter to the Author" and creating a new ending for "Be Nice to Nigel" & " A Summer Story". There are areas of visual interpretation, character webbing, vocabulary, drama as well as a rubric for student evaluation. Classroom teachers may photocopy pages for classroom use.

Tommy The Cat
Tommy was very frightened. He was scared of the dark, scared of his shadow and scared of being alone. His owners had packed up, moved all of their things and left Tommy when they left town. Will Tommy find a new home where he will be safe and loved?