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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Synopsis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 2

Background Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Pre-Reading Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Chapters 1, 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 7

Chapters 3, 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 10

Chapter 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 - 12

Chapter 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 - 14

Chapter 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 - 16

Chapter 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 - 18

Chapter 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 - 20

Chapters 10, 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 - 22

Cloze Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Post-Reading Activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 - 25

Suggestions For Further Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 - 29

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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NO PROMISES IN THE WIND

For the Teacher

This reproducible study guide consists of instructional material to use in

conjunction with the novel No Promises in the Wind. Written in chapter-by-chapter

format, the guide contains a synopsis, pre-reading activities, vocabulary and

comprehension exercises, as well as extension activities to be used as follow-up to the

novel.

NOVEL-TIES are either for whole class instruction using a single title or for

group instruction where each group uses a different novel appropriate to its reading

level. Depending upon the amount of time allotted to it in the classroom, each novel,

with its guide and accompanying lessons, may be completed in two to four weeks.

The first step in using NOVEL-TIES is to distribute to each student a copy

of the novel and a folder containing all of the duplicated worksheets. Begin instruction

by selecting several pre-reading activities in order to set the stage for the reading

ahead. Vocabulary exercises for each chapter always precede the reading so that new

words will be reinforced in the context of the book. Use the questions on the chapter

worksheets for class discussion or as written exercises.

The benefits of using NOVEL-TIES are numerous. Students read good

literature in the original, rather than in abridged or edited form. The good reading

habits formed by practice in focusing on interpretive comprehension and literary

techniques will be transferred to the books students read independently. Passive

readers become active, avid readers.

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SYNOPSIS

No Promises in the Wind tells the story of fifteen-year-old Josh Grondowski’s

struggle to survive along with his younger brother Joey during the bleak, despairing days

of the Great Depression in the United States. It is October 1932, and the nationwide

Depression has shattered the Grondowski family who live on the west side of Chicago. Dad

lost his factory job eight months before, sister Kitty lost her clerking job, and Mother, no

longer able to find students willing to pay for piano lessons, was forced to work in a

laundry. Josh awakens early each morning to deliver newspapers before school to

supplement his family’s meager income. Bitter over his inability to support his family, Dad

lashes out at Josh who retaliates by arguing constantly with his father. Josh’s only solace

is playing the piano to accompany his best friend Howie who plays the banjo.

Mrs. Grondowski, torn between loyalty to her husband and love for Josh,

reluctantly concedes that Josh might be better off striking out on his own. Accompanied by

his younger brother Joey and his friend Howie, Josh plans to leave Chicago on a freight

train and head west to Nebraska. Tragically, Howie is killed while they are climbing onto

a train. Although devastated by the loss of their friend, Josh and Joey are determined to

continue. As they travel, they are helped by various strangers, attacked by a gang of

toughs, forced to beg, and compelled to search through garbage cans for food. In spite of

small kindnesses, they are usually starving, exhausted, and cold.

Josh and Joey are picked up on the road by Lonnie Bromer, a kindly truck driver.

Lonnie is particularly sensitive to the boys’ plight because he sees in Josh his own dead son.

He drives the boys to Baton Rouge, Louisiana where they meet Pete Harris, who reluctantly

hires Josh to play the piano at his carnival. Because the carnival feeds, clothes, and shelters

the boys, they are able to save some money from Josh’s five-dollar-a-week salary. Josh falls

in love with thirty-year-old Emily, the circus clown and mother of three young boys, but is

upset to learn that she is going to marry Pete. A ruinous fire at the carnival convinces Josh

that it is time to head north again and find Lonnie.

Hitchhiking north, the boys are picked up on the road by Charley, a young

hoodlum, in a luxury car outfitted to carry bootleg liquor. In an effort to show off, Josh uses

all his money to change a twenty-dollar bill for Charley. When he later presents the bill to

a shopkeeper to pay for overshoes for Joey, the bill is confiscated as counterfeit. Now almost

penniless, the boys continue northward to Nebraska, where their physical condition

deteriorates and Josh develops pneumonia. After fighting over half a loaf of bread, Joey

abandons Josh.

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Josh, weak and remorseful, searches for Joey, but collapses from illness andexhaustion on the road. A couple find him and contact Lonnie, who, with the help of hisniece Janey, nurses Josh back to health. While Josh is recuperating, Lonnie searches forJoey.

Although Joey has relented for leaving his brother, he is now unable to find Joshand so joins a group of “wild boys.” After a wall collapse in the dilapidated barn where theboys have been staying, a radio broadcast describes the boys’ rescue. Lonnie, Janey, andJosh hear the broadcast and realize that one of the boys is Joey. Lonnie brings Joey to hishome and helps him regain his health.

Josh, meanwhile, has fallen in love with Janey. He encounters another stroke ofgood fortune when the couple who had rescued Joey get him a job playing the piano in arestaurant, allowing him to pay back some of his debt to Lonnie. Finally Josh and Joeydecide to return to their family in Chicago. They are met at the train station by theirgrateful family, and Josh, with a new level of understanding and compassion, is reunitedwith the parents he had vowed never to see again.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The Great Depression

The Great Depression refers to the severe worldwide economic crisis, which wasprecipitated by the Wall Street stock market crash in October 1929. At that time millionsof dollars of stock were subject to panic selling in a matter of hours. This forced the closureof many banks whose reserves were involved in stock speculation. Suddenly, theinvestments of millions of people were lost. In the United States businesses closed, peoplelost their homes, and by 1933, sixteen million people, or one-third of the labor force, wereunemployed. Complete recovery from the Depression came only with the heavy defensespending for World War II in the 1940s.

Prohibition

The period of Prohibition in United States history was 1920–33 when the 18thAmendment to the Constitution was in force. The passage of this amendment prohibitedthe manufacture, transportation, and sale of intoxicating liquors. It represented theculmination of a long campaign by proponents of temperance. This led to bootlegging, or theillegal distribution of liquor, and increased organized crime activity. Public opinion insistedon its repeal by the passage of the 21st Amendment in 1933.

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PRE-READING ACTIVITIES

1. Preview the book by reading the title and the author’s name and by looking at theillustration on the cover. What do you think the book will be about? When do youthink it takes place? Do you think it will be serious or humorous? Have you read anyother books by Irene Hunt?

2. This novel tells of an era in United States history referred to as “The GreatDepression.” Information concerning this period will enable you to have a betterunderstanding of Josh’s family situation and conditions in the country. Read theBackground Information on page two of this study guide and do some additionalresearch on the Great Depression. Find out the years of the Depression, what causedthe Depression, and what effect it had on people throughout the country.

3. Compare the economic conditions of the Great Depression to the economic conditionstoday. How are they the same? How are they different? Do some research to find outwhat measures the federal government provides to protect the population from totaleconomic devastation.

4. Have you ever considered running away from home? What might cause you to takesuch drastic action? How would you survive on your own? How do you think yourfamily and friends would view your departure? Can you think of any circumstances inwhich a child might be encouraged to leave home?

5. Read the Background Information on page two of this study guide and do someadditional research to learn about Prohibition. Find out the years it was in effect,the motivation for its passage into law, and the reasons for its dismal failure andultimate repeal.

6. The most dramatic way to appreciate the Depression is to see the human suffering itcaused. Locate photographs and documentary films that depict the era. Share theseimages with your class.

7. Cooperative Learning Activity: Work with a small group of your classmates todiscuss the effect of poverty and hopelessness on a family unit. What might happento a loving family if the breadwinners lose their jobs? How might the situation havebeen worse during the Depression, a time when there was no government financialaid or social agencies to help desperate people?

8. Obtain a road map of the United States. Locate Chicago, Illinois. As you read, tracethe boys’ journey from their home as they set out on their own.

9. Become familiar with the slang and words of the depression era that you will find inthe Glossary on page four of this study guide. Refer back to these words and theirdefinitions as you encounter them in your reading of the book.

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GLOSSARY

bank foreclosure repossession of property by the bank when people don’t pay the mortgage

ballyhoo (informal) noisy attempt to attract customers to a show

Bayou country area of southern United States; Louisiana

bread lines lines of people waiting for free food

Bulls (slang) railroad detectives whose job it was to remove hobos from trains

Cajun native of Louisiana descended from French-Canadian exiles

Dixieland kind of jazz with a strong two-beat rhythm

Feds (slang) government agents who enforced Prohibition

hooch (slang) liquor

installment buying buying items and paying for them in equal segments over anextended period of time

The Loop business section of Chicago

panhandling begging

Salvation ArmyKitchen orsoup kitchen place where soup and other food is supplied free to the needy

relief aid or assistance to those in need

speakeasy place for the illegal sale of alcoholic beverages during Prohibition

Windy City Chicago

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CHAPTERS 1, 2

Vocabulary: Draw a line from each word on the left to its definition on the right. Thenuse the numbered words to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.

1. rancor a. leftovers

2. docile b. untidy

3. disheveled c. owner

4. paltry d. deep-seated ill will

5. arpeggio e. petty; worthless

6. remnants f. notes of a chord played in succession

7. absurdity g. foolishness

8. proprietor h. obedient; weak

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1. After an entire day of cleaning the house, everyone looked ____________________.

2. An excellent pianist, she was able to play the ____________________ with ease.

3. After being fired from his job, he spoke with ____________________ about his boss.

4. Because there were only a few ____________________ left from the bolt of fabric, therewas not enough to make another outfit.

5. The ____________________ amount of food they were able to afford would hardly feedtheir family of five.

6. If you are looking for a pet for a young child, you should look for one with a(n)____________________ disposition.

7. The ____________________ of the store was trying to hire someone to make deliveries.

8. The ____________________ of the situation made us all laugh.

Questions:

1. What evidence revealed the Grondowski family’s poverty?

2. What evidence showed that poverty was widespread in America?

3. What was Josh’s special talent?

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Chapters 1, 2 (cont.)

4. What caused Josh’s father to become deeply unhappy?

5. Why did Josh feel secure at Penn High School?

6. What compassionate act did Joey perform that was unusual during these hard times?

7. How did Josh feel about his father?

8. How did Mother respond to Josh’s question about leaving home? Why do you thinkshe reacted this way?

9. What were the boys’ plans when they first left home? Do you think these plans wererealistic?

0. How did the hobo make Josh feel uneasy? What happened to confirm Josh’s feeling ofuneasiness?

Questions for Discussion:

1. Do you think Josh’s feelings toward his father were justified?

2. How do you think your family would react if you told them you were leaving?

3. Do you think Howie’s tragedy could have been averted? Might people or the timesthemselves be blamed?

4. What do you think the boys will do next?

Literary Device: Point of View

Point of view in literature refers to the voice telling the story. It could be a character inthe story or the author narrating the story. From whose point of view is this story told?

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of this point of view?

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Writing Activity:

Josh and his father were antagonistic towards each other. Josh felt his anger and hostilitywere justified. Write a journal entry that Josh might have written after one of hisarguments with his father.

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Literary Element: Characterization

You will meet many unusual characters as you read this book. Use this chart to makenotes about each one.

PhysicalCharacter Characteristics Occupation Other Information

JoshGrondowski

JoeyGrondowski

KittyGrondowski

Dad

Mom

Howie

LonnieBromer

JaneyBromer

Pete Harris

Emily

Charley

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CHAPTERS 3, 4

Vocabulary: Synonyms are words with similar meanings. Draw a line from each word incolumn A to its synonym in column B. Then use the words in column A to fill in the blanksin the sentences below.

A B

1. extravagant a. misery

2. ravenous b. shame

3. vivid c. indifferent

4. tenant d. starved

5. humiliation e. excessive

6. numb f. renter

7. grief g. bright

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1. After living through the tragedies of war, the soldier became ____________________ toeveryday problems at home.

2. We were tired and ____________________ after hiking for two days without food or rest.

3. The ____________________ colors of my painting faded when it was exposed to directsunlight.

4. It was difficult for the little girl to endure the ____________________ of being scoldedin public.

5. As a new ____________________ in an old building, I expect to join a group to get theowners to make some needed repairs.

6. Because of his ____________________ taste in clothing, the young man never had anymoney to add to his savings account.

7. The photographs clearly showed the ____________________ of the family as they stoodweeping at the funeral.

Questions:

1. Why were Joey and Josh anxious to get off the train? Why did they refuse to eat withthe men who offered food?

2. What decision did the boys make after Howie died? Why did they reach this conclusion?

3. How were the boys able to obtain food and shelter?

4. How have Josh’s thoughts and dreams changed?


5. What drove Josh to look through garbage cans for food?

6. How did Joey help to find food? Why was the role better for him than for Josh?

7. How did the elderly woman in Nebraska help the boys?

8. Why was Josh reluctant at first to share his reason for running from home withLonnie? Why do you think he changed his mind and told Lonnie his story?

9. What mistake did Lonnie reveal to Josh?


1. Do you think Josh could ever forgive his dad?

2. Why do you think Lonnie helped Josh and Joey?

Literary Elements:

I. Plot—Plot refers to the sequence of events in a work of fiction.

Number these events from Chapters 1 – 4 in the order that they occurred in the story.

______ Howie’s body was lifted by the express train and thrown down the tracks.

______ Joey wrote a letter home.

______ Josh’s father became angry with him for asking for more potatoes.

______ Joey and Josh begged for food during hard times.

______ The farmer’s wife gave the boys a bag of potatoes.

______ The boys met Lonnie.

______ Josh, Joey, and Howie left Chicago full of hope.

______ The boys enjoyed their first bath since leaving Chicago.

______ Howie and Joey earned seventy-eight cents playing and singing on thestreets.

______ Joey and Josh cooked a rooster in a ramshackle farmhouse.

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I. Characterization—Compare and contrast the characters of Lonnie and Mr. Grondowskiin the Venn diagram below. Record their similar personality traits in the overlappingpart of the circles.

Lonnie Mr. Grondowski

Writing Activities:

1. Josh and Joey showed qualities that help people face problems. Choose one of theboys and write about the qualities that made him a responsible person.

2. The elderly lady in Nebraska convinced Joey to write a letter to his mother. Pretendyou are Joey and write that letter.

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CHAPTER 5

Vocabulary: Use the words in the Word Box and the clues below to complete thecrossword puzzle.

WORD BOXantics grant motley optimismbayou ingenuity nonchalant skeptical

Across

2. funny acts

3. belief that good prevails

5. varied

6. cleverness

8. coolly unconcerned

Down

1. marshy land

4. doubtful

7. give or concede

Questions:

1. Why did Josh have a sense of relief now that he was with Lonnie?

2. Why did Josh keep track of the cost of the meals while traveling with Lonnie?

3. What evidence showed that Josh had not changed his feelings toward his father?

4. Why was Pete Harris hesitant to hire Josh? Why do you think he finally decided tohire him?

5. Describe the men who would be the boys’ neighbors.

6. What did Lonnie do that showed he would always care about the boys?

7. Why did Blegan have a negative attitude towards the boys?

8. What was Emily’s job and why did it come as a surprise to the boys?

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Chapter 5 (cont.)

9. What warning did Emily give Josh?

0. How did Josh feel about the way he expected to act on the first night of the job? Whydid he feel this way?


1. What particular dangers might Josh and Joey face if they stayed on at the circus?

2. In what ways do the lives of people in a carnival or circus differ from the lives of people who have ordinary careers?

Literary Device: Simile

A simile is a comparison of two unlike objects, using the words “like” or “as.” For example,Josh says:

I felt as heavy as lead inside.

What is being compared?

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What does this reveal about Josh’s feelings?

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Find at least one other simile in this chapter. Tell what is being compared and whetherthe comparison is appropriate.

Writing Activity:

Write about a time when you were asked to act in a way that ran counter to your nature.Describe what you were asked to do, why you didn’t want to do it, and how the situationresolved itself.

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CHAPTER 6

Vocabulary: Antonyms are words with opposite meanings. Draw a line from each wordin column A to its antonym in column B. Then use the words in column A to fill in theblanks in the sentences below.

A B

1. tedious a. divested

2. agony b. acceptance

3. vain c. unappreciative

4. rebuff d. genuine

5. acquired e. pleasure

6. imitation f. exciting

7. grateful g. humble

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1. You mistakenly judged my frown as a(n) ____________________, when I really justwanted to warn you of danger.

2. The lottery winner ____________________ a new home and automobile.

3. The field worker sang to make the ____________________ job of picking strawberriesgo faster.

4. The injured athlete was ____________________ to her teammates who got herimmediate care.

5. The ____________________ of losing their house and land was more than the familycould bear.

6. The film actor was too ____________________ to face reporters until he was perfectlydressed.

7. Even a good ____________________ pearl necklace is worth very little in comparisonto the real article.

Questions:

1. What was the carnival’s most popular act? Why were children fascinated by this act?

2. Why did the boys send money to Lonnie?

3. What did Joey and Josh send home for Christmas? Why do you think they did this?

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Chapter 6 (cont.)

4. How did Emily explain Josh’s “blues”? Why did Josh disagree with Emily?

5. Why did Josh get upset with Emily at the Christmas Eve party?

6. How did Emily feel about Pete? Why did she feel that way?

7. How did Josh feel about Emily and Pete’s relationship? Why?

8. How did the fire change Josh’s feelings toward Emily? Do you think he is being morerealistic now?


1. Do you think a relationship can survive when there is a large age difference betweentwo people?

2. Why did the author title this book No Promises in the Wind? Do you think it is anappropriate title?

Literary Element: Characterization

We find out about people in a work of fiction from what other people say about them, as well as from what they say and do. Emily says of Josh, “I think of you as a sensitive,talented boy—a bit on the stubborn side, but never a fool.” Do you agree with herassessment? Support your opinion with evidence from the story.

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Writing Activity:

When Josh went off to be alone, he thought about how much he hated the wind. Writeabout your own reactions to weather. Tell about a time when weather affected your moodand actions.

CHAPTER 7

Vocabulary: Use the context to determine the meaning of the underlined word in each ofthe following sentences.

1. We felt complacent about the value of our land until we learned that the state wasplanning to build a road through our acreage.

a. disheveled b. self-satisfied c. angry d. tired

2. After years of neglect, the cabin in the woods had become a dingy place.

a. bright b. narrow c. dreary d. luxurious

3. Only a worker with incredible gall would challenge the president of the company.

a. nerve b. height c. weight d. weakness

4. Without any light or flow of air, the cellar bedroom seemed like a frightful abyss.

a. sleepiness b. town c. colorful space d. bottomless pit

5. Everyone was astonished when the shabbily dressed man paid fifty dollars for hismeal with a flourish, and then left the restaurant without any other gestures in thewaiter’s direction.

a. smile b. wave in the air c. smirk d. stamp of hisfoot

6. Once the police posted notices of crime suspects, she became notorious throughout thestate.

a. fancy b. well regarded c. unfavorably d. uglyknown

Questions:

1. Why did Pete have to let Josh go?

2. Josh left the carnival with “mixed emotions.” How did he feel about leaving Emily,Pete, Edward C., and New Orleans?

3. Who was Charley and what was his “special job”?

4. What did Josh mean when he said, “We were still able to feel superior to theshallowness of a well-dressed minor hoodlum”? Why did he feel this way?

5. Why did Josh change Charley’s twenty-dollar bill?

6. How was the shoe salesman able to get the boys to leave without their twenty dollars?

7. In spite of their loss at the shoe shop, the boys weren’t as poor as they often hadbeen. What did they have to help them get by?

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Chapter 7 (cont.)

8. Why did Josh feel unhappy about just showing up at Lonnie’s door and expecting himto care for them?

9. What did Josh mean when he said he was “pulling his belt a little tighter”?

0. How did Joey spend the last of his money?

Question for Discussion:

The shopkeeper accused Josh of having a counterfeit bill. Do you think that the bill wascounterfeit?

Language Activity: Multiple Meanings

Some words in our language have multiple meanings. They must be considered in contextin order to determine their meanings.

What are some of the meanings of the word “bar”?

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What does “bar” mean in the following sentence:

The latch was broken, and there had been no attempt to bar entrance.

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Writing Activity:

Write about a time when you or someone you know was tricked. Describe the situationand its outcome. Also, tell how the situation might have been avoided.

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CHAPTER 8

Vocabulary: Replace each underlined word in the sentences below with a word from theWord Box. Write the word you choose on the line below the sentence.

WORD BOXcommenced defiance envelop lurchedcompassion dominate foremost preoccupied

1. After the introductions were completed, the meeting began.

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2. After the plane crashed in the mountains, surviving was first in everyone’s mind.

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3. During the earthquake, our bodies lunged forward, knocking us to the floor.

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4. A strong personality will usually control a weaker one.

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5. I was so engrossed with reading my program, I did not realize the play had begun.

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6. Everyone who saw photographs of war orphans felt sympathy and a desire to help.

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7. We couldn’t see the road as fog began to cover the area.

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Questions:

1. What windfall resulted from Joey’s attempt to sing and accompany himself on the banjo?

2. What caused the hysterical woman to change her mind about feeding Josh and Joey?

3. What act of kindness did Joey perform that upset Josh?

4. How did Joey and Josh become separated?

5. Why do you think the expression “lowest common denominator” kept whirlingthrough Josh’s brain? When did this phrase appear before?

6. What events led to Josh’s arrival at Lonnie’s home?

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Chapter 8 (cont.)

7. As Josh regained consciousness, what did he worry about?

8. What historical event did Janey and Josh listen to on the radio?

9. As Josh watched Janey at the stove, why did he ask her if she ever wore earrings?

Question for Discussion:

Do you think Joey would have acted differently if he had known that Josh was very sick?

Literary Device: Foreshadowing

Foreshadowing refers to clues an author gives to forthcoming events in a novel. Whatforeshadowed Josh’s illness?

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Social Studies Connection:

In the 1932 presidential election, President Hoover was not re-elected as president. Dosome research to find out about this election during the Depression. Learn why HerbertHoover was not reelected and why the electorate chose Franklin Delano Rooseveltinstead. Then go to www.americanrhetoric.com/speechbank.htm to find FDR’s famous firstinaugural address in which he tells Americans that “the only thing we have to fear is fearitself.”

Writing Activity:

Pretend that you are Josh, Janey, or Lonnie. Write a journal entry describing yourfeelings at this time.

CHAPTER 9

Vocabulary: Draw a line from each word on the left to its definition on the right. Thenuse the numbered words to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.

1. convalescence a. likely to be stricken or affected

2. speculate b. reflect; guess

3. incredulously c. ability; talent

4. remorse d. fall back; return to a former state or condition

5. aptitude e. time of healing

6. susceptible f. disbelievingly; skeptically

7. malnutrition g. result of not getting a balanced or sufficient diet

8. relapse h. painful feeling of guilt; sorrow

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1. After three years of drought, many who lived in farming communities suffered from____________________.

2. The smile on the convicted murderer’s face showed that he had no __________________.

3. There might be a long period of ____________________ after a bout with the flu.

4. Going without sleep and sufficient food may make you ____________________ to illness.

5. Before the first lunar landing, people could only ____________________ about the surface of the moon.

6. If you return to work before you have completely recovered, you run the risk of a(n)____________________.

7. Aware of my lack of athletic ____________________, I was surprised to be invited to jointhe track team.

8. She stared ____________________ at the tightrope walker who seemed fearless as shemoved across the highwire.

Questions:

1. Why did Josh have a troubled convalescence?

2. Where did Lonnie search for Joey?

3. How did the presence of an unopened letter to Lonnie from Mom affect Josh?

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4. In what ways did Mom encourage Josh to come home?

5. How did Lonnie feel about Janey and Josh spending time together?

6. Why did Lonnie rush from the house at night after hearing a radio broadcast?

7. Why didn’t Josh hug Joey upon his return?


1. Why do you think Janey began wearing dresses when she came to visit Josh?

2. Do you agree with Josh that it would have been inappropriate to hug his brother?Would it be inappropriate today?

Writing Activity:

Pretend you are Josh. Write a letter to your mother answering her letter and telling herabout Joey’s rescue.

CHAPTERS 10, 11

Vocabulary: Analogies are equations in which the first pair of words has the samerelationship as the second pair of words. For example: RAPID is to SLOW asATTRACTIVE is to HOMELY. Both sets of words are opposites. Choose a wordfrom the Word Box to complete each of the analogies below.

WORD BOXaghast decrepit repertoirealcove improvised turmoil

1. TRAVEL is to JOURNEY as RAMSHACKLE is to ____________________.

2. AMUSED is to COMIC as ____________________ is to HORROR.

3. HALL is to CORRIDOR as NOOK is to ____________________.

4. OBJECT is to COLLECTION as WORKS is to ____________________.

5. SUPERIOR is to INFERIOR as REHEARSED is to ____________________.

6. PEACE is to CONTENTMENT as WAR is to ____________________.

Questions:

1. Why did the people who had taken in Joey resent Lonnie?

2. How did Joey help Josh realize that the same difficult circumstances that had affectedhim had also affected their father?

3. What did Josh feel he had to do before he could return home?

4. How did Mrs. Arthur help Josh find work?

5. Why did Lonnie agree to take part of Josh’s salary?

6. Why didn’t Janey trust Josh’s promise to return?

7. How was the train ride home different from the train ride they had taken to leaveChicago?

8. Compare Josh’s and Joey’s thoughts about returning to Chicago.

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9. Josh compared their “borrowed” home in Omaha to their home in Chicago. What werehis feelings towards each home?

0. Why did Josh decide to give his dad a chance?


1. Do you think it might have been better for Joey to stay with the Arthurs?

2. Lonnie sent a wire, or telegram, to Josh and Joey’s parents. How might Lonnie havecommunicated with the boys’ parents if this happened today?

3. Do you think Dad should have been forgiven for the way he treated Josh in the past?Did Josh deserve to be forgiven for the way he treated Joey?

4. In your opinion, did Mr. Ericsson have the right to advertise Josh’s history withoutpermission?

5. Do you think that Josh and Janey really loved one another? Could you imagine themgetting married later in their lives?

6. How do you imagine Josh will get along with Dad upon his return?

Writing Activity:

Write about a time when you or someone you know was able to forgive another individual.Tell whether it was difficult to grant forgiveness and why it was offered.

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CLOZE ACTIVITY

The following excerpt has been taken from Chapter Eight of the novel. Read the entirepassage and then fill in each blank with a word that makes sense. Afterwards, you maycompare your language with that of the author.

We got to Nebraska the last week in February, exhausted, penniless, and hungry.

Joey tried to pick up a __________________1coins by singing and accompanying his

__________________2on the banjo, but icy __________________

3made his fingers numb and

the __________________4of people in general made them __________________

5past him

without paying much attention __________________6the plea that promoted his singing.

__________________7did get one windfall, though, in __________________

8gift of some beef

bones from __________________9kindly butcher who heard Joey’s songs _________________

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helped him in the kind of __________________11a butcher could afford.

It was __________________12

precious gift, and we eagerly hunted

__________________13

of the shabbiest houses we could __________________14—we tended

to seek out people __________________15

shabby as we were—and we __________________16

the good fortune to meet an __________________17

man who agreed to boil the

__________________18

on his cookstove for a share __________________19

the soup. He

was a gentle __________________20

man, very quiet and sometimes seeming

__________________21

little dazed. He asked us no __________________,22

but he

frowned when I had __________________23

particularly hard coughing spell; later he

__________________24

up the broken shoes which I __________________25

taken off to dry

in front __________________26

the fire, and he spent a __________________27

time fitting

cardboard soles inside them. When we were leaving, he gave me a pair of heavy gray

socks and in the quavering voice of aged people, warned me about keeping my feet dry.

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POST-READING ACTIVITIES

1. Return to the character study that you began on page seven of this study guide. Addmore information about each character and compare your responses with those ofyour classmates.

2. The ending of this book could be the beginning of another story. Choose one set ofcharacters and write another episode about them. You might choose to write aboutJosh and Dad, Josh and Janey, Pete and Emily, Josh and Joey, or Josh and Emily.

3. Social Studies Connection: Do some research to find out about major events thatoccurred in America from 1932 to 1939. Select five of these events and tell how eachmight have affected the Grondowski family.

4. Cooperative Learning Activity: Work with a small cooperative learning group tocompile a list of questions that you would like to ask Josh. Write a script with yourquestions and Josh’s probable responses. Present this Q and A to your classmates.

5. Through the many difficult situations Josh endured: he was forced to grow up quickly.Select two incidents from the story in which Josh was forced to make a decision. Atleast one of the incidents should show a mature decision that he made.

6. Some of the following adjectives could be used to describe Josh. Select three from thelist below and briefly cite an incident from the story to justify each choice.

compassionate loving realistic

courageous malicious spiteful

fickle mischievous stubborn

7. Lonnie proved to be a true friend to the boys. Do you feel his reasons were selfish ordid he really care for the boys? Use incidents from the story to support your answer.

8. Why do you think the book was called No Promises in the Wind? What might beanother good title for this book?

9. Imagine that this book is being made into a film. Who do you think might play theroles of Josh, Joey, Mom, Dad, Emily, and Lonnie? Should any scene be added,omitted, or changed? What kind of background music might accompany specificparts of the book?

0. Vocabulary Review: Select two vocabulary words that challenged you from eachchapter unit. Create a sentence about the story using each of the words. Work with apartner to compare and edit your sentences. Then choose ten of these sentences, replacethe vocabulary word with an underlined space and project the page on your classroomwhiteboard. Challenge your classmates to replace the words in the sentences.

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Post-Reading Activities (cont.)

1. Literature Circle: Have a literature circle discussion in which you tell your personalreactions to No Promises in the Wind. Here are some questions and sentence startersto help your literature circle begin a discussion.

• Do you identify with any of the characters in the book?

• Do you find the characters in the novel realistic? Why or why not?

• Which character did you like the most? The least?

• Who else would you like to read this novel? Why?

• What did you learn about the Great Depression in this book of fiction that youmight not have understood from reading a textbook?

• What questions would you like to ask the author about this novel?

• It was not fair when . . .

• I would have liked to see . . .

• I wonder . . .

• Josh learned that . . .

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SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING

Fiction

* Burch, Robert. Queenie Peavy. Puffin.

* Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. Scribner.

Kirby, Susan E. Home for Christmas. Avon.

* Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. Grand Central Publishing.

Lyon, George Ella. Borrowed Children. University Press of Kentucky.

* Paterson, Katherine. Come Sing, Jimmy Jo. Puffin.

* Peck, Robert Newton. A Day No Pigs Would Die. Laurel Leaf.

Reeder, Carolyn. Grandpa’s Mountain. HarperCollins.

Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath. Penguin.

* Taylor, Mildred. The Friendship. Puffin.

* _______________. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Puffin.

* Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Dover.

* _____________. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Dover.

Nonfiction

Beyer, Janet, and JoAnne B. Weisman. The Great Depression. History Compass.

Freedman, Russell. Children of the Great Depression. Times Books.

Lawson, Don. FDR’s New Deal. Ty Crowell Co.

Lindap, Edmund. Modern America: The Dazzling Twenties. Franklin Watts.

_________________. Modern America: The Turbulent Thirties. Franklin Watts.

Meltzer, Milton. Brother Can You Spare a Dime? The Great Depression. 1929 – 1933. Facts on File.

Stein, R. Conrad. The Great Depression (Cornerstones of Freedom). Children’s Press.

Watkins, T.H. The Hungry Years. Holt.

Other Books by Irene Hunt

* Across Five Aprils. Berkley.

* The Lottery Rose. Berkley.

* Up a Road Slowly. Berkley.

William. Ace Books.

* NOVEL-TIES Study Guides are available for these titles.

ANSWER KEY

Chapters 1, 2Vocabulary: 1. d 2. h 3. b 4. e 5. f 6. a 7. g 8. c; 1. disheveled 2. arpeggio 3. rancor 4. remnants

5. paltry 6. docile 7. proprietor 8. absurdityQuestions: 1. The Grondowski family’s poverty was revealed by the boys sharing a bed, broken furniture,

Josh’s paper route that required him to awaken at 3:45 A.M., Dad’s and Kitty’s loss of jobs, Mom’swork at a laundry, scanty meals, a treasured piano that was sold, and no savings in the bank.2. The fires in trash cans, banks closed, bread lines, cheerless faces, and overall despair revealedthat poverty was widespread in America. 3. Josh’s special talent was playing the piano. 4. Josh’sfather was deeply distressed over the loss of his job and the lack of savings. He no longer was theproud man he had been. 5. Josh felt secure at Penn High School because he was a good student.His music teacher made him feel good about himself and allowed him to practice on the piano.6. Joey spent a precious nickel that Kitty had given him to buy milk for a starving cat. 7. Joshfelt unyielding coldness toward his father. 8. Mother said that with no jobs or food at home, Joshwas probably right about wanting to leave. Answers to the second part of the question will vary.9. The boys planned to sneak rides on freight trains and head south and west. They hoped to getjobs singing and playing in a speakeasy, restaurant, or dance hall. Answers to the rest of thequestion will vary. 10. The hobo made Josh feel uneasy when he described the dangers ofclimbing on the trains. Later when Howie’s body was lifted by the express train and thrown downon the tracks, the hobo’s warning was confirmed.

Chapters 3, 4 Vocabulary: 1. e 2. d 3. g 4. f 5. b 6. c 7. a; 1. numb 2. ravenous 3. vivid 4. humiliation 5. tenant

6. extravagant 7. griefQuestions: 1. The boys wanted to get away from the place of tragedy. They needed to be alone as they were

in deep shock. 2. After Howie died, the boys decided they would continue. Josh remembered Momsaying it was best and he thought of Dad’s face and his anger. Joey would stick with Josh. 3. Inan abandoned farmhouse the boys made broth from an old tough rooster and stayed dry when itrained; a man and woman shared their meager meal and gave them a half dozen potatoes to takewith them. 4. Josh no longer hoped and dreamed of being a musician, of girls, or of adventure; heonly thought of food. 5. Josh resorted to looking for food in garbage cans because he and hisbrother were starving and there were no jobs. 6. Joey begged for food. He was younger andpeople had more sympathy for little kids whereas they might not give a scrap to someone older.7. The elderly woman in Nebraska gave the boys supper, their first bath since they’d left home,a real bed for the night, washed their clothes, gave them a good breakfast, and stationery to writehome. 8. At first Josh wouldn’t talk about his past because he was ashamed of things thathappened at home. He felt their problems were those of people from homes with low standards.Answers to the second part of the question will vary. 9. Lonnie told Josh that his son had diedbecause he made the mistake of giving him castor oil for a bad stomachache. His wife had wantedto call a doctor, but Lonnie thought the castor oil would cure him quickly. The boy actually hadappendicitis and the castor oil killed him.

Chapter 5Vocabulary: Across—2. antics 3. optimism 5. motley 6. ingenuity 8. nonchalant; Down—1. bayou 4. skeptical

7. grantQuestions: 1. Lonnie made Josh feel confident and assured. He gave Josh a sense of security, a lack of

worries, and he allowed Josh to be a boy again without tension and responsibilities. 2. Josh kepttrack of meals because he intended to pay Lonnie back. 3. It was clear that Josh’s feelings towardhis father had not changed when he said he’d never return, offer his father a hand of friendship,or sit at the same table with him. 4. Pete was reluctant to hire Josh because he was having hardtimes and was not sure how much longer he could hang on. Answers to the second part of thequestion will vary, but might include the fact that Pete’s cousin said he helped people down ontheir luck. Perhaps he felt sorry for the boys. 5. The two men who would be the boys’ neighborswere dwarves: Edward C. was a quiet, dignified little man; Blegan was rattle-brained andgossipy. 6. Lonnie showed his concern for the boys when he gave them a scrap of paper with hisname and address on it and told them to contact him if they ever needed help. 7. Blegan didn’tfeel they needed or could afford a piano player. He said Pete was a crazy old fool. 8. Emily was aclown. The boys were surprised because female clowns were rare. 9. Emily warned Josh that

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carnival people were strange and the boys, therefore, should be cautious. 10. Josh was upset thathe had to grin, wink, and urge people to pay their dimes to see the dancers. This was hard forhim to do because he was shy and reserved and felt it was a waste of his musical talent.

Chapter 6Vocabulary: 1. f 2. e 3. g 4. b 5. a 6. d 7. c; 1. rebuff 2. acquired 3. tedious 4. grateful 5. agony

6. vain 7. imitationQuestions: 1. The carnival’s most popular act was Emily the clown. Kids liked seeing a grown-up outwitted

by childish-looking dwarf men. 2. The boys sent money to Lonnie because they felt they owed himmoney and they were afraid he had lost his job. 3. Joey and Josh sent home a letter with twodollars, one from each of the boys. Answers to the second part of the question will vary. 4. Emilysaid Josh was “blue” because he was lonely: she wished there was a young girl around for him totake to the movies. Josh disagreed: he wished Emily was a girl his age. 5. At the Christmas Eveparty, Pete was there and called Emily “hon.” He had given Emily a personal gift of earrings.Josh had wanted to get her perfume, but Edward C. had persuaded him to give her dimesinstead. 6. Emily felt Pete was a good man, who was loyal, kind, and decent. He had looked afterher and her boys after her husband died. 7. Josh felt Pete was too old for Emily. He was jealous.8. After the fire, Josh saw Emily more as a mother-figure who was kind and understanding, andhe was grateful that she was there when he needed her. Answers to the second part of thequestion will vary.

Chapter 7Vocabulary: 1. b 2. c 3. a 4. d 5. b 6. cQuestions: 1. Pete had to let Josh go because it would probably be a while before the carnival got going

again. He was at rock bottom, he had to look after Emily and her boys, and couldn’t afford tocontinue carrying Josh. 2. Josh was sorry to leave the people he liked and the warmth of NewOrleans but couldn’t bear to see Pete and Emily together. He was sorry to leave Edward C.3. Charley was a young hoodlum, hauling liquor illegally. 4. Josh’s feeling of superiority wasbased on the fact that they had never stolen anything, had always been honest, and had neverdone anything illegal. Answer to the second part of the question will vary. 5. Josh changedCharley’s twenty-dollar bill because he was showing off. 6. The shoe salesman accused the boysof having a counterfeit bill and even called in the sheriff. He threatened the boys with jail if theydidn’t take the overshoes and leave. He kept the twenty and gave them no change. 7. The boyshad Emily’s cookies and pecans. Joey had over four dollars in his pocket. 8. Josh needed to showLonnie they could get along by themselves and only needed his friendship. 9. Josh meant hewould eat less. 10. Joey spent the last of his money on cough syrup for Josh.

Chapter 8Vocabulary: 1. commenced 2. foremost 3. lurched 4. dominate 5. preoccupied 6. compassion 7. envelopQuestions: 1. The windfall was some beef bones from a butcher. 2. The hysterical woman said she couldn’t

rest if she denied children because they weren’t her own. 3. Josh was upset when Joey took halfa loaf of bread to the hysterical woman who had fed them. 4. Josh became angry and struck Joey.Joey left and Josh went looking for him, but was too sick to know what he was doing andcouldn’t find his way back to the shack. He fell and couldn’t get up. Joey went back to the shackto look for Josh. 5. This statement appeared on the blackboard in the schoolhouse where the boyshad once spent the night. Answers to the rest of the question will vary but students may feel thatJosh realized how terribly he had behaved. 6. While looking for Joey and the shack, Josh fell andcouldn’t get up. A couple passing found him by the side of the road. They found Lonnie’s addressin his wallet and contacted him. Janey and Lonnie brought Josh home. 7. As Josh regainedconsciousness, he worried whether Joey was all right. 8. Janey and Josh listened to FranklinDelano Roosevelt’s inaugural address. 9. Josh focused on Janey’s earrings because Emily, his firstlove, had received earrings from Pete.

Chapter 9Vocabulary: 1. e 2. b 3. f 4. h 5. c 6. a 7. g 8. d; 1. malnutrition 2. remorse 3. convalescence

4. susceptible 5. speculate 6. relapse 7. aptitude 8. incredulouslyQuestions: 1. Josh was troubled during his convalescence because he had strong feelings of guilt concerning

the shabby way he had treated his brother. 2. Lonnie searched for Joey at detention homes andat police stations within a fifty-mile radius. He inquired of Pete at the carnival, and he contactedthe boys’ parents. 3. Josh was emotionally shaken by his mother’s letter because he could

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envision her at the table writing the letter. He was afraid to read the letter. 4. In the letter shehad enclosed for Josh in her letter to Lonnie, Mom indicated that her husband forgave Josh, thatshe and her husband would be unhappy until their sons returned, and that Josh must not feelguilty for anything that had happened. 5. Lonnie approved of Janey and Josh’s relationship. Hesaid that they were of an age when it was easy to be fond of one another. 6. Lonnie left the househurriedly in response to a radio broadcast that seemed to describe Joey and hint at hiswhereabouts. Lonnie believed he would be able to find Joey if he went to the radio station. 7. Joshdidn’t hug Joey because he believed that it was inappropriate for a fifteen-year-old boy to displayoutward affection to another boy, even if it were his brother.

Chapters 10, 11Vocabulary: 1. decrepit 2. aghast 3. alcove 4. repertoire 5. improvised 6. turmoilQuestions: 1. The Arthurs, the people who had taken in Joey, resented Lonnie because they didn’t want to

give up the boy whom they had taken care of that day. Even after such a short time, they hadbecome very fond of Joey. 2. Joey reminded Josh that Dad was upset when he turned on Josh, asituation parallel to the one in which Josh turned on Joey. 3. Before Josh could return home, hehad to get well, needed to find a job, and repay Lonnie. 4. Mrs. Arthur talked to her husband’sfriend who owned a restaurant, and she encouraged him to hire a piano player. He accepted herword concerning Josh’s playing ability. 5. Lonnie only agreed to take a part of Josh’s salarybecause he realized that the boys would not be comfortable accepting his charity and he wouldsave the money for the boys to use for their return home. 6. Janey didn’t trust Josh’s promise toreturn because she had suffered so many losses in her life: her parents, a cousin, and an aunt.7. On the train ride home, as opposed to the train ride away from Chicago, the boys had ticketsto ride legally, food to eat, and were not fearful of being found. 8. On the train ride home Joshwas worried and restless. He worried about getting along with his father as times were still bad.Joey was not worried and thought “we can handle Chicago.” 9. Josh thought that Lonnie’s homerepresented happiness and security, while his home in Chicago represented fear and insecurity.10. Josh was willing to give his dad a chance when he recognized the imperfections in his owncharacter.

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Abby .............................................L0813Alexander, and the Terrible, Horrible,No Good, Very Bad Day ..............L0043Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday .......................L2045Amelia Bedelia ..............................L0206Anansi the Spider .........................L0897Anna Banana and Me....................L0266Arthur’s Baby................................L1047A Big Fat Enormous Lie ................L0795Blueberries for Sal .......................L0331Bringing/Rain to Kapiti Plain.........L2666Caps For Sale ...............................L0336A Chair For My Mother .................L1370

Clifford the Big Red Dog...............L0685Clifford the Small Red Puppy .......L0342Cloudy with a Chanceof Meatballs................................L3135Corduroy ......................................L0344Crictor ..........................................L1198Curious George ............................L0345Dandelion .....................................L1226Franklin Fibs .................................L2398Gilberto and the Wind...................L1668Goodnight Moon ..........................L0687Gregory the Terrible Eater.............L0704 Harry the Dirty Dog ......................L0771Humphrey’s Bear ..........................L1186

Ira Sleeps Over .............................L0696The Last Puppy.............................L0736The Legend of the Bluebonnet ......L2929Leo the Late Bloomer ...................L0690The Little Island............................L0715Lyle, Lyle Crocodile.......................L1536Madeline.......................................L0505Madeline’s Rescue........................L0662Make Way For Ducklings ..............L0380May I Bring a Friend? ...................L0382Mike Mulligan andHis Steam Shovel .......................L0774Millions of Cats.............................L0691Miss Nelson is Missing ................L0707Miss Rumphius ............................L0932

Ox-Cart Man .................................L0646Pinkerton, Behave! .......................L2130Roxaboxen ...................................L1187The Snowy Day.............................L0658Stevie ...........................................L1360Stone Soup (Brown).....................L0412The Story of Ferdinand .................L0414Strega Nona..................................L1647Sylvester/Magic Pebble ................L0653Timothy Goes to School ...............L1225Umbrella.......................................L1368Where the Wild Things Are...........L0422Whistle For Willie .........................L0801Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears ..............................L0423

GRADE 1Arthur’s Camp-Out .....................S2543A Bargain for Frances ...................S0321Biscuit ..........................................S0290Buzby ...........................................S0157The Case of/Hungry Stranger .......S1211Danny and the Dinosaur ...............S0347Forest ...........................................S0272Frog and Toad All Year..................S3409Frog and Toad Are Friends............S0363Frog and Toad Together................S0364 George and Martha.......................S1451The Grandma Mix-up ...................S1826Grandmas at Bat...........................S2716Grandmas at the Lake ..................S1830The Great Snake Escape...............S0943Here Comes the Strikeout ............S1704Kick, Pass, and Run .....................S2730The Lighthouse Children ..............S2731Little Bear .....................................S0162Little Bear’s Friend........................S1389Little Bear’s Visit...........................S0504Little Runner of the Longhouse....S1318Mouse Tales .................................S0121Mrs. Brice’s Mice..........................S2073Newt.............................................S2930Oliver............................................S3760Sammy the Seal ...........................S3284The Smallest Cow in the World ....S0101Tales of Oliver Pig ........................S2544Uncle Foster’s Hat Tree.................S3115Wagon Wheels .............................S1321GRADE 2Anna, Grandpa and /Big Storm.....S2545Annie and the Old One..................S0758Balto: The Bravest Dog Ever .........S3744A Bear for Miguel .........................S2931The Beast/Ms. Rooney’s Room ....S0475The Big Balloon Race ...................S1322Blackberries in the Dark ...............S0148The Boston Coffee Party...............S1302The Boy with the Helium Head .....S3384Buffalo Bill and/Pony Express ......S2732Busybody Nora.............................S0018Cam Jansen /Dinosaur Bones ......S0130Cam Jansen /Gold Coins ..............S0462Chang’s Paper Pony .....................S2358Daniel’s Duck................................S1312Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House) .....................S1754Dolphins at Daybreak (Magic Tree House) .....................S3067The Drinking Gourd......................S1323Emma’s Magic Winter ..................S0681Flat Stanley...................................S2733Freckle Juice ................................S0361Henry and Mudge.........................S0408Hill of Fire.....................................S1324Hour of the Olympics ...................S3348 In the Dinosaur’s Paw (Polk Street) ...............................S0256The Jamie and Angus Stories.......S3794 The Josefina Story Quilt ...............S1317

Juan Bobo ....................................S2546Julian’s Glorious Summer ............S0549Junie B., First Grader (at last!) .....S3612Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus......................S1753Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie ....S3260 Kidnapped at Birth? (Marvin Redpost) .......................S3313The Knight at Dawn (Magic Tree House) ....................S1943Little Soup’s Hayride ....................S1402Molly’s Pilgrim .............................S1375Monster/3rd Dresser Drawer........S0558Mummies in the Morning.............S2560(Magic Tree House)Nate the Great ..............................S0602Nate the Great /Missing Key .........S0267Nate the Great /Musical Note........S1403Next Spring an Oriole ...................S1060The One in the Middle is aGreen Kangaroo .........................S0994The Outside Dog...........................S2547Rip-Roaring Russell .....................S0920Russell Sprouts............................S0921Sam the Minuteman .....................S1308 Seven Kisses in a Row .................S0528Snowshoe Thompson ..................S2273Song Lee in Room 4B ..................S1839The Stories Huey Tells ..................S3116The Stories Julian Tells.................S0765Thunder at Gettysburg .................S0420Tornado ........................................S2734Tye May and the Magic Brush ......S0158Who Cloned the President? (Capitol Mysteries) .....................S3568

GRADE 326 Fairmount Avenue ...................S3613Adventures/Ali Baba Bernstein .....S0918Aldo Applesauce...........................S0917Amber Brown Goes Fourth ...........S1009Amber Brown is Not a Crayon ......S2729Be a Perfect Person /Three Days ..S0515Ben and Me ..................................S1061The Boxcar Children .....................S0378The Chalk Box Kid ........................S0988The Chocolate Touch ....................S0532Class Clown..................................S0919Cool Zone/ Pain and Great One ....S3809The Courage of Sarah Noble.........S0833Donovan’s Word Jar.....................S3117Ellen Tebbits .................................S0146 Felita.............................................S1062Front Porch Stories ......................S2548A Gift for Mama............................S0539Go Fish.........................................S3306A Grain of Rice .............................S2361Helen Keller ..................................S0040Herbie Jones ................................S2735How to Eat Fried Worms ..............S0374The Hundred Dresses...................S0991The Hundred Penny Box...............S0760The Indian School ........................S2932Ivy and Bean.................................S3851

J.T. ...............................................S0052Jake Drake, Bully Buster...............S1139 Judy Moody Saves/World ............S0309Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World................................S3138The Littles ....................................S0553Maurice’s Room ...........................S1063Mishmash ....................................S3745The Most Beautiful Place/World ...S0299The Mouse and the Motorcycle ....S0181A Mouse Called Wolf ....................S0135Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle.......................S0298Muggie Maggie ............................S0127My Father’s Dragon ......................S0202My Name is Maria Isabel ..............S2140The Night Crossing.......................S3118O’Diddy ........................................S1064Ralph S. Mouse............................S2616Ramona Forever ...........................S0186Ramona Quimby, Age 8................S1158Ramona the Brave ........................S0565Ramona’s World...........................S0886The Secret Soldier ........................S0279The Shoeshine Girl .......................S0993Shortstop From Tokyo..................S0938Sidewalk Story .............................S2549Silver ............................................S1075The Skirt.......................................S0140Surprise Island(Boxcar Children) .......................S2000A Taste of Blackberries .................S0201There’s an Owl in the Shower .......S3144The Trouble with Tuck ..................S1404The Year of the Panda ..................S2171GRADE 4All-of-a-Kind Family......................S0005Almost Starring Skinnybones.......S2161Anastasia Krupnik ........................S0985Arthur, for the Very First Time ......S0522Baby .............................................S2680The Ballad of Lucy Whipple ..........S0250Because of Winn-Dixie .................S0959Best Christmas Pageant Ever .......S2624The BFG........................................S1393The Big Wave ...............................S0123Bunnicula .....................................S1065By the Great Horn Spoon .............S2550Caleb’s Story ................................S1761Charlie and the Chocolate Factory S0132Charlotte’s Web ............................S0023Chocolate Fever............................S2337The Cricket in Times Square.........S0229Dear Mr. Henshaw........................S0141Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective .............................S0449The Enormous Egg.......................S0147The Family Under the Bridge ........S1081Fantastic Mr. Fox ..........................S0033Finding Buck McHenry .................S2642The Friendship..............................S1613Frindle ..........................................S3119Fudge-A-Mania.............................S1477The Gold Cadillac .........................S1672

The Great Brain ............................S0037Henry Huggins .............................S0160House with/Clock in its Walls .......S1405Iggie’s House................................S0163The Indian in the Cupboard ..........S0992James and the Giant Peach ..........S0170The Janitor’s Boy..........................S3761Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William

McKinley, & Me, Elizabeth .......S0258Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key .....S0908Journey to Jo’burg .......................S1066The Kid in the Red Jacket .............S2227The Landry News .........................S1021The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ...................................S0060A Lion to Guard Us.......................S0835Little House in the Big Woods ......S0467Little House on the Prairie ............S0263A Long Way From Chicago...........S2379Loser ............................................S3642Lunch Money ...............................S3801Maggie Marmelstein for PresidentS0006The Midnight Fox .........................S0155The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane............................S3799 Mississippi Bridge........................S2736Misty of Chincoteague..................S0068Mr. Popper’s Penguins .................S0560My Brother Stevie.........................S0122Nightjohn .....................................S2675Nory Ryan’s Song.........................S3643The One & Only Ivan ....................S3826One Crazy Summer ......................S3850Our Only May Amelia....................S2720The Penderwicks ..........................S3795 Pippi Longstocking ......................S0563Poppy...........................................S2603Robin Hood/Sherwood Forest ......S1233Sadako/Thousand Paper Cranes...S0091Sarah, Plain and Tall .....................S0401Search for Delicious .....................S0277Shiloh...........................................S1372Shiloh Season ..............................S3120Skinnybones.................................S0939Skylark ........................................S2551Socks ...........................................S0100Soup.............................................S0406Stone Fox .....................................S0569Strider ..........................................S2453Stuart Little ..................................S2737Superfudge ..................................S0416The Tale of Despereaux ................S3640Tales/Fourth-Grade Nothing .........S1067There’s a Boy in theGirl’s Bathroom ..........................S3614The Tiger Rising ...........................S3764 Trouble River................................S0205Trumpet of the Swan ....................S0755Turtle in Paradise..........................S3818The Velveteen Rabbit....................S0288The Witch of Fourth Street ...........S0117Yang the Youngest/ Terrible Ear....S0242A Year Down Yonder ....................S3615

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GRADE 5Adam of the Road ........................S1248Al Capone Does My Shirts............S3762Among the Hidden .......................S1127Among the Imposters...................S3661Amos Fortune, Free Man ..............S2501Babe the Gallant Pig .....................S2206The Bad Beginning .......................S3522Baseball Fever ..............................S0365Bloomability .................................S0979 The Borrowers..............................S0519Boy in the Striped Pajamas ..........S3802Bridge to Terabithia ......................S0017Bud, Not Buddy ............................S3309Burning Questions/Bingo Brown ..S1406The Cabin Faced West ..................S0986Caddie Woodlawn.........................S0019Call It Courage ...............................S18ACastle in the Attic .........................S1249The Cat Ate My Gymsuit...............S0020The Cay ........................................S0022Crash............................................S3001 Crispin: The Cross of Lead ...........S3619Daniel’s Story ...............................S2514Danny/Champion of the World .....S0139Daphne’s Book .............................S0962Dectectives in Togas.....................S1242Diary of a Wimpy Kid ...................S3824Dragonwings................................S0234Elijah of Buxton ............................S3807Ella Enchanted..............................S3121Esperanza Rising..........................S3616Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff ...S1089Fever 1793 ...................................S3746The Fighting Ground.....................S0355Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule .....S3492Freaky Friday ................................S0034Freedom Crossing ........................S1162From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E.Frankweiler .....................S0243A Gathering of Days .....................S0629George Washington’s Socks.........S3618The Girl Who Owned a City ..........S0036Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! ......S3800 The Great Gilly Hopkins................S0039The Gypsy Game ..........................S0860Harriet the Spy .............................S0276Harry Potter/Chamber of Secrets S2696Harry Potter/Sorcerer’s Stone ......S0346The Higher Power of Lucky ..........S3763 Homeless Bird..............................S1013 Ida Early Comes Over/Mountain ...S1082In the Year of the Boar and .....................Jackie Robinson.........................S0434The Incredible Journey.................S0048Island of the Blue Dolphins ..........S0050Jacob Two-Two/Hooded Fang ......S0752 A Jar of Dreams ...........................S1625Jip:His Story.................................S3156Journey to America ......................S1103Julie .............................................S1513Julie of the Wolves .......................S0053The Land I Lost ............................S0261Letters from Rifka ........................S2066Lily’s Crossing..............................S0508Lizzie Bright/Buckminster Boy......S3758 The Maldonado Miracle ...............S1350Marley, a Dog Like No Other.........S3810Matilda .........................................S0375Missing ‘Gator/Gumbo Limbo ......S2303 Missing May.................................S0327Moon Over Manifest.....................S3816My Louisiana Sky .........................S1007My Side of the Mountain ..............S0070Olive’s Ocean................................S3556 On My Honor................................S0997Out of My Mind ............................S3825The Perilous Road........................S1160The Phantom Tollbooth ................S0184Philip Hall likes me ......................S1408Pictures of Hollis Woods..............S3747

The Pinballs..................................S0084Queenie Peavy..............................S1474Return of the Indian .....................S2204Rules............................................S3811Scat ..............................................S3817Seedfolks .....................................S3310Shades of Gray.............................S0339Sign of the Beaver ........................S0125Sing Down the Moon....................S0193Slake’s Limbo...............................S0098Summer of the Monkeys ..............S1123Summer of the Swans..................S0103Surviving the Applewhites............S3748The Talking Earth..........................S0626The Thief Lord..............................S3645Three Cups of Tea.........................S3806Timothy of the Cay .......................S2473Toliver’s Secret .............................S0837Touching Spirit Bear.....................S3646True Confessions/Charlotte Doyle S0428Tuck Everlasting ...........................S0107The Twenty-one Balloons .............S0573The Upstairs Room ......................S2532The Wanderer...............................S1578War Comes to Willy Freeman .......S1899The War with Grandpa..................S0574Weasel..........................................S0524Welcome Home, Jellybean ...........S0112When Zachary Beaver Cameto Town ......................................S2218The Whipping Boy........................S0576Who Really Killed Cock Robin? ....S0934The Wish-Giver ............................S0579Wonder ........................................S3822GRADE 6Abel’s Island.................................S2933The Acorn People .........................S0001Alice in Wonderland ....................S0218Anne of Green Gables...................S0521Artemis Fowl ................................S3617Becoming Naomi León .................S3093 Belle Prater’s Boy .........................S3122The Black Pearl.............................S0013Blue Willow ..................................S1499Brian’s Winter...............................S1411The Bronze Bow ...........................S2339Catherine, Called Birdy ................S2552Chasing Redbird...........................S3123Chasing Vermeer..........................S3750City of Ember ...............................S3759 The Crossing ...............................S1348The Devil’s Arithmetic...................S1407Dogsong.......................................S0923The Door in the Wall.....................S0233Down a Dark Hall..........................S0144The Egypt Game ...........................S1399The Endless Steppe......................S1271A Family Apart ..............................S0841Flush ............................................S3797 Follow My Leader .........................S0989Freak the Mighty...........................S0419Gathering Blue..............................S3749Gentlehands .................................S0395The Graveyard Book .....................S3803The Giver......................................S0436The Goats .....................................S0562The Golden Goblet........................S2148Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! ......S3800Hatchet.........................................S0990The High King...............................S0371Holes............................................S0838Homer Price .................................S0692Homesick .....................................S0253Hoot .............................................S2365The House of Dies Drear ..............S1855Interstellar Pig..............................S0545Island on Bird Street ....................S2515Jacob Have I Loved .....................S0169Jason’s Gold.................................S3437Journey Home .............................S1626Kira, Kira ......................................S2712

Lyddie ..........................................S0718Maniac Magee ..............................S1409The Master Puppeteer ..................S0175M.C. Higgins, the Great ................S0630The Midwife’s Apprentice .............S2738Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMHS0071Mysterious Benedict Society ........S3812Nothing But the Truth ...................S0415Number the Stars .........................S1069Old Yeller......................................S0077One-Eyed Cat................................S1070Out of the Dust .............................S3124Park’s Quest .................................S1071Parrot in the Oven ........................S3158The Planet of Jr. Brown ................S1094 The Pushcart War.........................S0086Rascal ..........................................S0088Red Scarf Girl...............................S3275The River......................................S2467Sarah Bishop................................S0191The Secret Garden........................S0278Shadow of a Bull ..........................S0634A Single Shard .............................S1043The Slave Dancer .........................S0631Small Steps ..................................S3805Snow Treasure .............................S1072So Far From the Bamboo Grove ...S0404Soldier’s Heart..............................S1161 The View from Saturday ...............S2934Walk Two Moons..........................S2553The Watsons Go to Birmingham ..S2935The Westing Game .......................S0113When My Name Was Keoko .........S3796When You Reach Me ....................S3813The White Mountains ...................S0210The Wind in the Willows...............S0291The Witch of Blackbird Pond........S0116Words By Heart ............................S0963Wringer ........................................S0762Year of Impossible Goodbyes.......S2170Zlata’s Diary..................................S0424GRADEs 7-8Across Five Aprils.........................S0984The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian ........................S3808Adventures of Tom Sawyer...........S0003Animal Farm.................................S0007Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl S0008April Morning ...............................S0009Bless the Beasts and Children ......S0014A Boat to Nowhere .......................S0015The Call of the Wild ......................S0987Catching Fire ................................S3823Cheaper By the Dozen ..................S0024Children of the River ....................S1624Chinese Cinderella........................S3756 The Chocolate War .......................S0226A Christmas Carol ........................S3125Come Sing, Jimmy Jo ..................S0343The Contender..............................S0510Criss Cross...................................S3399 The Dark is Rising ........................S0348A Day No Pigs Would Die .............S0230Deathwatch ..................................S0030Dicey’s Song ................................S0231El Bronx Remembered .................S2190Farewell to Manzanar ...................S0150Forged BY Fire..............................S2868The Golden Compass ...................S3169 The Hobbit....................................S0042Homecoming................................S0668Hoops...........................................S0372 The House on Mango Street.........S2188I Am the Cheese ...........................S0046I Heard the Owl Call My Name......S0047Johnny Tremain............................S0051Killing Mr. Griffin ..........................S0507A Lantern in Her Hand..................S0055Let the Circle Be Unbroken...........S1342The Light in the Forest .................S0058The Little Prince ...........................S0063

The Lottery Rose..........................S0066Milkweed......................................S3757 The Miracle Worker ......................S0891Monster........................................S1617My Brother Sam is Dead ..............S0069No Promises in the Wind .............S0387The Old Man and the Sea .............S0076Our Town......................................S0893The Outsiders ...............................S0080The Pearl ......................................S0081The Pigman ..................................S0083The Red Pony...............................S0089Redwall ........................................S2851Rifles for Watie.............................S0637Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry .......S0124Romeo and Juliet .........................S0190Rumble Fish .................................S0090Scorpions.....................................S1618Shabanu .......................................S1280Sounder .......................................S0198Stargirl .........................................S3602Streams to/River, River to//Sea ....S0675Summer of My German Soldier....S0102Tangerine......................................S3311Tears of a Tiger.............................S3766 That Was Then, This is Now.........S0966Treasure Island.............................S0287Watership Down...........................S0111When the Legends Die .................S0209Where the Lilies Bloom ................S0995Where the Red Fern Grows ..........S0114A Wrinkle in Time .........................S0119The Yearling .................................S0120Z for Zachariah .............................S0582GRADEs 9-121984.............................................S0074Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ...S0002All Quiet on the Western Front .....S0006Angela’s Ashes .............................S3312The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing........................S3804The Bean Trees.............................S3270 Beloved ........................................S3126Black Boy .....................................S0012The Book Thief .............................S3798 Catcher in the Rye ........................S0021The Crucible .................................S0894Death of a Salesman ....................S0029Ender’s Game ...............................S3814 Fahrenheit 451 .............................S0032Flowers for Algernon....................S0151Great Expectations .......................S0295The Great Gatsby..........................S0038Hamlet..........................................S0929The Hunger Games.......................S3815I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsS3256The Joy Luck Club........................S3127Julius Caesar................................S0502The Lilies of the Field ...................S1073Lord of the Flies ...........................S0065Macbeth .......................................S2682A Midsummer Night’s Dream .......S2684Murder on the Orient Express ......S0072My Ántonia ...................................S2554Night ............................................S0073Of Mice and Men ..........................S0075One Flew Over/Cuckoo’s Nest.......S0183Ordinary People............................S0078Picture of Dorian Gray..................S0082Raisin in the Sun ..........................S0087The Red Badge of Courage...........S0996The Scarlet Letter .........................S0093A Separate Peace .........................S0096Shane ...........................................S0097Things Fall Apart ..........................S0759To Kill a Mockingbird....................S0106Twelfth Night ................................S2687Up a Road Slowly .........................S0632The War Between the Classes ......S1074The Wave .....................................S0300

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