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Sabriel Nix Having lived safely outside the walls of the Old Kingdom her entire life, Sabriel must now enter into the world of the Dead and the land of Free Magic in order to save her missing father from a horrible fate. RL 8 IL 9-12
WB-22602 Paperback ... 7.99
WB-42602 Group Set ... 75.90
WB-52602 Class Set ... 227.70


Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes Coerr The biography of a Japanese girl dying of leukemia she contracted due to the bombing of Hiroshima. RL 5 IL 5-7
WB-2390 Paperback ... 5.99
WB-X03673 Cover Craft ... 12.65
WB-76283 Poster ... 9.95
WB-4390 Group Set ... 77.85
WB-5390 Class Set ... 197.65
*WB-76241 Portals ... 17.95
WB-371785 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-376310 Student Pack ... 12.99
WB-11103 Lit Links ... 8.99
WB-94007 Connections to Lit ... 19.95
WB-80091 Novel-Ties ... 16.95


Saffy’s Angel McKay Wondering why she is the only child in the family who hasn’t been named after a color, Saffron discovers that she is adopted and sets out to find the special stone angel that she remembers from her childhood, while her sisters Indigo, Cadmium, and Rose deal with their own problems, in a heartwarming and hilarious tale of an unforgettable family. RL 4.8 IL 5-7
WB-22568 Paperback ... 4.99
WB-42568 Group Set ... 47.40
WB-52568 Class Set ... 142.20


Sahara Special Codell Sahara Jones is going into fifth grade-again. Although she won’t be “Sahara Special” anymore (special needs, that is), she doesn’t expect this year to be any better than last year until she meets the new teacher. RL 4 IL 5-7
WB-2055X Paperback ... 5.99
WB-4055X Group Set ... 56.90
WB-5055X Class Set ... 170.70


Salt: A World History Kurlansky Explores the role of salt in shaping history, discussing how one of the world’s most sought-after commodities has influenced economics, science, politics, religion, and eating customs. RL 9 IL 9-12
WB-22413 Paperback ... 16.00
WB-770792 Audio CD ... 49.95
WB-42413 Group Set ... 152.00
WB-52413 Class Set ... 456.00


Sam, Bangs & Moonshine
Sam, Bangs & Moonshine  Ness  Samantha learns an important lesson when she is forced to separate fact from fantasy. A Caldecott Medal Book. IL 3-5
WB-2103 Paperback ... 7.95
WB-X28056 Cover Craft ... 13.60
WB-4103 Group Set ... 94.35
WB-5103 Class Set ... 253.35
*WB-1653 Mari Unit ... 17.85
WB-370401 Teacher Guide ... 11.99


Sam, the Minuteman  Benchley  An easy-to-read account of Sam and his father fighting as minutemen in the Battle of Lexington. An I Can Read Book. IL 1-3
WB-2190 Paperback ... 3.99
WB-X52704 Cover Craft ... 10.65
WB-4190 Group Set ... 56.85
WB-5190 Class Set ... 136.65
*WB-81308 Novel Ties ... 16.95


Same Stuff as Stars Paterson When Angel’s self-absorbed mother leaves her and her younger brother with their poor great-grandmother, the eleven-year-old girl worries not only about her mother, her brother, her imprisoned father, and the frail old woman, but also about a mysterious man who begins sharing with her the wonder of the stars. RL 4 IL 4-6
WB-22504 Paperback ... 6.99
WB-42504 Group Set ... 81.89
WB-52504 Class Set ... 221.69
*WB-370412 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-370429 Student Packet ... 12.99


Samurai’s Tale Haugaard In turbulent sixteenth-century Japan, orphaned Taro is taken in by a general serving the great warlord Takeda Shingen and grows up to become a samurai fighting for the enemies of his dead family. RL 5 IL 6-12
WB-22163 Paperback ... 6.95
WB-42163 Group Set ... 81.49
WB-52163 Class Set ... 220.49
*WB-378186 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-378194 Student Packet ... 12.99


Sarah Bishop  O’Dell  After the death of her family in Revolutionary America, Sarah is pursued by British soldiers and forced to flee into the wilderness. Based on a true story. RL 4 IL 5-12
WB-2497 Paperback ... 5.99
WB-X48065 Cover Craft ... 12.65
WB-4497 Group Set ... 77.85
WB-5497 Class Set ... 197.65
*WB-76499 Portals ... 17.95
WB-374865 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-80191 Novel-Ties ... 16.95


Sarah, Plain and Tall  MacLachlan  Papa advertises for a wife and Sarah, who is plain and tall and who sings, answers. A Newbery Medal Book. RL 3.5 IL 5-6
WB-2203 Paperback ... 5.99
WB-765427 Cover Craft ... 14.90
WB-526029 Audio CD ... 25.95
WB-74610 Poster ... 9.95
WB-4203 Group Set ... 68.89
WB-5203 Class Set ... 188.89
*WB-425 Literature Unit ... 8.99
WB-74594 Portals ... 17.95
WB-372471 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-376329 Student Pack ... 12.99
WB-14142 Lit Links ... 8.99
WB-16227 LEAP Pack ... 16.95
WB-94008 Connections to Lit ... 19.95
WB-80401 Novel-Ties ... 16.95


Sasquatch Smith Thirteen-year-old Dylan follows his father into the woods on the slopes of Mount St. Helens, which is on the brink of another eruption, in an attempt to protect the resident Sasquatch from ruthless hunters. IL 5-6
WB-2141 Paperback ... 5.99
WB-4141 Group Set ... 56.90
WB-5141 Class Set ... 170.70


Say What? Haddix When their parents begin saying the wrong thing every time six-year-old Sukey and her older brothers misbehave, the children discover that it is a plot and fight back with their own wrong phrases. IL 2-4
WB-2819 Paperback ... 3.99
WB-4819 Group Set ... 37.90
WB-5819 Class Set ... 113.70


Scarlet Letter Hawthorne A young woman, publicly scorned for bearing an illegitimate child, refuses to be vanquished by the Puritanical seventeenth-century Boston community in which she lives. Bantam Classics edition. RL 7.5 IL 9-12
WB-22104 Paperback ... 3.95
WB-886103 Audio CD ... 37.95
WB-74635 Poster ... 9.95
WB-42104 Group Set ... 51.49
WB-52104 Class Set ... 130.49
*WB-373389 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-373397 Student Packet ... 12.99
WB-80093 Novel-Ties ... 16.95


Scarlet Pimpernel Orczy The timeless classic detailing the French Revolution follows the enigmatic “Scarlet Pimpernel” who confounds the new French regime with his exploits, leaving his calling card—a blood-red flower—wherever he strikes. Signet Classics edition. RL 7 IL 8-12
WB-22105 Paperback ... 4.95
WB-009454 Audio CD ... 32.95
WB-42105 Group Set ... 61.49
WB-52105 Class Set ... 160.49
*WB-376385 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-376393 Student Packet ... 12.99


School Mouse King-Smith Flora, a young mouse, lives with her family in the cupboard of a kindergarten classroom, and after she teaches herself how to read, Flora becomes determined to follow the children into the first grade. IL 2-4
WB-2635 Paperback ... 4.99
WB-4635 Group Set ... 47.40
WB-5635 Class Set ... 142.20


School Story  Clements  Ten-year-old Natalie has written a novel and wants her editor mother to publish it. Only she doesn’t want to reveal her identity to her mother. Natalie’s best friend devises an elaborate scheme whereby Natalie’s mother unknowingly buys her daughter’s book. Good story and a detailed, accurate portrayal of the steps that lead toward publication.  RL 4.8 IL 5-7
WB-2426 Paperback ... 5.99
WB-91311X Cover Craft ... 12.65
WB-4426 Group Set ... 71.89
WB-5426 Class Set ... 191.69
*WB-375192 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-375206 Student Pack ... 12.99


The Schwa Was Here Shusterman Despite how hard he tries, Calvin Schwa just can’t seem to get noticed by anyone and becomes frustrated by his failure to make his mark in the world, but when his best friend begins to fade away, The Schwa can stand it no longer and decides to do something so drastic that no one will be able to miss him when he makes his next public appearance. An ALA Notable Book & Best Book for Young Adults. RL 4.5 IL 6-10
WB-22411 Paperback ... 5.99
WB-42411 Group Set ... 56.90
WB-52411 Class Set ... 170.70


Scorpions Myers After reluctantly taking on the leadership of the Harlem gang, the Scorpions, Jamal finds that his enemies treat him with respect when he acquires a gun—until a tragedy occurs. RL 6 IL 7-12
WB-22164 Paperback ... 6.99
WB-42164 Group Set ... 81.89
WB-52164 Class Set ... 221.69
*WB-372935 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-81618 Novel-Ties ... 16.95


Scrambled States of America Keller One day, Kansas wakes up grumpy. The other 49 states are stretching and yawning when Kansas an­nounc­es to his kindly neighbor Nebraska that life is dull and changes must be made. A wacky, engaging tale of mixed-up geography. RL 4 IL 5-6
WB-2148X Paperback ... 6.95
WB-4148X Group Set ... 66.00
WB-5148X Class Set ... 198.00


Seabiscuit Hillenbrand Retraces the journey of Sea­biscuit, a horse with crooked legs and a pathetic tail that made racing history in 1938, thanks to the ef­forts of a trainer, owner, and jockey who transform­ed a bottom-level racehorse into a legend. RL 7 IL 8-12
WB-22443 Paperback ... 7.99
WB-306390 Audio CD ... 29.95
WB-X21624 DVD ... 22.98
WB-42443 Group Set ... 75.90
WB-52443 Class Set ... 227.70


Seaman: The Dog Who Explored the West with Lewis and Clark  Karwoski  Based on a true story gleaned from period journals, this soundly researched, smoothly written story will bring the expedition alive for readers. RL 4.3 IL 5-8
WB-2417 Paperback ... 8.95
WB-926157 Cover Craft ... 15.90
WB-4417 Group Set ... 85.00
WB-5417 Class Set ... 255.00


Seaward Born Wait In 1805, Michael, a thirteen-year-old slave, and his friend Jim make a dangerous escape from Charleston, South Carolina, and stowaway to head north toward freedom. RL 4 IL 5-7
WB-22187 Paperback ... 4.99
WB-42187 Group Set ... 47.40
WB-52187 Class Set ... 142.20


Search For Delicious  Babbitt  The Prime Minister is compiling a dictionary and when no one at court can agree on the meaning of delicious, the King sends his twelve-year-old messenger to poll the country. RL 5 IL 5-12
WB-2986 Paperback ... 6.99
WB-767489 Cover Craft ... 12.60
WB-4986 Group Set ... 81.89
WB-5986 Class Set ... 221.69
*WB-37735X Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-80277 Novel-Ties ... 16.95


Secret Garden  Burnett  A self-centered English orphan forgets her own troubles as she and her invalid cousin make friends with Dickon and the world of growing things. RL 5.4 IL 5-9
WB-2204 Paperback ... 6.99
WB-918537 Cover Craft ... 10.60
WB-84023V DVD ... 17.98
WB-75606 Poster ... 9.95
WB-4204 Group Set ... 78.89
WB-5204 Class Set ... 218.69
*WB-414 Literature Unit ... 8.99
WB-75557 Portals ... 17.95
WB-370622 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-375268 Student Pack ... 12.99
WB-14164 Lit Links ... 8.99
WB-02170 LIFT Book ... 16.95
WB-80278 Novel-Ties ... 16.95


Secret in the Tower Ransom When Alex discovers an old spyglass, he and his two sisters find themselves back in time in the middle of the Revolutionary War where they meet George Washington. IL 3-4
WB-2441 Paperback ... 4.99
WB-4441 Group Set ... 47.40
WB-5441 Class Set ... 142.20


Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups Wisniewski A side-tickling guide to the secret world shared by adults invites young readers to explore truths never before suspected, revealing the real reasons grown-ups tell children what to do. IL 3-4
WB-2605 Paperback ... 6.99
WB-4605 Group Set ... 66.40
WB-5605 Class Set ... 199.20


Secret Life of Bees Kidd After her “stand-in mother,” a bold black woman named Rosaleen, insults the three biggest racists in town, Lily Owens, whose life has been defined by the tragic death of her mother, joins Rosaleen on a journey to Tiburon, South Carolina, where they are taken in by three black, bee-keeping sisters who show them the true meaning of love and family. RL 5 IL 7-12
WB-22479 Paperback ... 14.00
WB-115392 Audio CD ... 34.95
WB-42479 Group Set ... 151.99
WB-52479 Class Set ... 431.99
*WB-370245 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-370252 Student Packet ... 12.99


Secret of Platform 13 Ibbotson A wizard, and ogre, and a hag set out to rescue a prince who has been kidnapped from their enchanted kingdom. RL 4 IL 5-7
WB-2028 Paperback ... 5.99
WB-4028 Group Set ... 66.40
WB-5028 Class Set ... 199.20


Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew, Book 1) Keene Nancy Drew solves her first mystery when the accidental rescue of a little girl who lives with her two great-aunts leads to an adventurous search for a missing will. IL 3-5
WB-2535 Paperback ... 6.99
WB-4535 Group Set ... 66.40
WB-5535 Class Set ... 199.20


Secret School  Avi  More than anything, Ida Bidson wants to become a teacher. To do that, she must finish eighth grade, then go on to high school. But her dream falters when the one-room school in her remote Colorado town shuts down. Her only hope is to keep the school open without anyone finding out. She can’t be the teacher... Or can she?  IL 3-6
WB-2499 Paperback ... 5.95
WB-916259 Cover Craft ... 12.60
WB-4499 Group Set ... 56.50
WB-5499 Class Set ... 169.50


Secret Soldier  McGovern  Deborah Sampson wants to travel and have adventures, but since she has no money, the best way to do that was to join the army. This is the exciting true story of a woman who became a soldier during the American Revolutionary War. IL 2-4
WB-2335 Paperback ... 4.99
WB-X22767 Cover Craft ... 11.65
WB-4335 Group Set ... 66.85
WB-5335 Class Set ... 166.65
*WB-80279 Novel-Ties ... 16.95


Seedfolks  Fleischman  Thirteen very different voices – old, young, Haitian, Hispanic, tough, haunted, and hopeful – tell one amazing story about a garden that transforms a neighborhood. RL 5 IL 5-9
WB-2626 Paperback ... 5.99
WB-794826 Cover Craft ... 11.65
WB-332958 Audio CD ... 24.95
WB-4626 Group Set ... 71.89
WB-5626 Class Set ... 191.69
*WB-370771 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-370795 Student Packet ... 12.99
*WB-83310 Novel-Ties ... 16.95


Sense and Sensibility Austen As different as night and day, sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, the former practical and prudent, the latter carefree and impulsive, set their sights on men who will perfectly match their personalities, with unexpected results. Oxford’s World Classics edition. RL 8 IL 8-12
WB-22106 Paperback ... 5.95
WB-42106 Group Set ... 71.49
WB-52106 Class Set ... 190.49
*WB-378968 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-378976 Student Packet ... 12.99


Separate Peace Knowles A conflict of loyalties between Gene and his fearless friend, Phineas, leads to tragedy. RL 8 IL 8-12
WB-22107 Paperback ... 11.00
WB-124387 Audio CD ... 19.99
WB-42107 Group Set ... 121.99
WB-52107 Class Set ... 341.99
*WB-373990 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-374008 Student Packet ... 12.99
WB-80096 Novel-Ties ... 16.95


7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Covey Explores the adolescent years and draws on extensive research to offer teens practical ways to cope with such important issues as peers, parents, relationships, school choices, and the future. RL 7 IL 7-12
WB-22212 Paperback ... 14.95
WB-582755 Cassette (Abridged) ... 12.00
WB-494459 Audio CD (Abridged) ... 17.95
WB-42212 Group Set ... 142.00
WB-52212 Class Set ... 426.00


7 x 9 = Trouble!  Mills  Third-grader Wilson Williams needs to pass all the times-table tests by March 16th in order to get an ice-cream cone from his teacher. With help from his friends and the class pet hamster, he does it.  IL 2-3
WB-2265 Paperback ... 5.95
WB-933978 Cover Craft ... 12.60
WB-4265 Group Set ... 56.53
WB-5265 Class Set ... 169.58


Seven Tears into the Sea Farley Finally free from her controlling parents, Gwen Cook, while helping her grandmother run her Victorian inn on the coast of Northern California, falls in love with a mysterious boy named Jessie who is harboring a dark secret.
RL 5 IL 6-9
WB-22245 Paperback ... 6.99
WB-42245 Group Set ... 66.40
WB-52245 Class Set ... 199.20


Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs Birney Living in his boring town, Eben McAllister begrudgingly accepts his father’s challenge to locate the Seven Wonders in Sassafras in order to win the prize of a family trip to Colorado and, in the process, discovers the magic that lies within his community that he had never taken notice of before. IL 4-6
WB-2674 Paperback ... 5.99
WB-4674 Group Set ... 56.90
WB-5674 Class Set ... 170.70


Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind Staples When eleven-year old Shabanu, the daughter of a nomad in the Cholistan Desert of present-day Pakistan, is pledged in marriage to an older man whose money will bring prestige to the family, she must either accept the decision, as is the custom, or risk the consequences of defying her father’s wishes. A Newbery Honor Book. RL 6.5 IL 8-12
WB-22165 Paperback ... 6.99
WB-42165 Group Set ... 81.89
WB-52165 Class Set ... 221.69
*WB-376326 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-376334 Student Packet ... 12.99
WB-81280 Novel-Ties ... 16.95


Shackleton’s Stowaway McKernan Having stowed away on famed explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship, the Endurance, before it set sail for the Antarctic, eighteen-year-old Perce Black­borow’s exciting journey becomes a life-and-death experience after the ship is sunk by the crushing force of the ice and the surviving crew is forced to use all their combined wit, skill, and courage to stay alive. IL 4-6
WB-2355 Paperback ... 5.99
WB-4355 Group Set ... 56.90
WB-5355 Class Set ... 170.70


Shades of Gray  Reeder  At the end of the Civil War, twelve-year-old Will, having lost all his immediate family, reluctantly leaves his city home to live in the Virginia countryside with his aunt and the uncle he considers a “traitor” because he refused to take part in the war. RL 4.9 IL 5-9
WB-2772 Paperback ... 4.99
WB-X96256 Cover Craft ... 11.65
WB-75607 Poster ... 9.95
WB-4772 Group Set ... 67.85
WB-5772 Class Set ... 167.65
*WB-75558 Portals ... 17.95
WB-375926 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-07906 LIFT Book ... 16.95
WB-80339 Novel-Ties ... 16.95


Shadow of a Bull Wojciechowska Everyone expected Manolo to be the greatest bullfighter in Spain like his father; only Manolo knew himself for a coward. RL 5 IL 5-8
WB-2281X Paperback ... 5.99
WB-4281X Group Set ... 140.78
WB-5281X Class Set ... 191.69
*WB-371084 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-02183 LIFT Book ... 16.95
WB-80634 Novel-Ties ... 16.95


Shadowland (The Mediator, Book 1) Cabot Sixteen-year-old Suze Simon can mediate between the living and the dead, and she hopes her move to California will be a fresh start, but a hot ghost named Jesse haunts her bedroom and another ghost is bent on vengeance at school. RL 5 IL 5-8
WB-22603 Paperback ... 7.99
WB-42603 Group Set ... 75.90
WB-52603 Class Set ... 227.70


Shakespeare’s Secret Broach Named after a character in a Shakespeare play, misfit sixth-grader Hero becomes interested in exploring this unusual connection because of a valuable diamond supposedly hidden in her new house, an intriguing neighbor, and the unexpected attention of the most popular boy in school. IL 4-6
WB-2166 Paperback ... 5.99
WB-4166 Group Set ... 56.90
WB-5166 Class Set ... 170.70


Shakespeare Stealer Blackwood A young orphan boy is ordered by his master to infiltrate Shakespeare’s acting troupe in order to steal the script of “Hamlet,” but he discovers instead the meaning of friendship and loyalty. An ALA Notable Book. RL 5 IL 5-7
WB-22421 Paperback ... 6.99
WB-42421 Group Set ... 66.40
WB-52421 Class Set ... 199.20


Shane Schaefer A reformed gunfighter trying to escape his past befriends a family of homesteaders whom a local rancher is trying to drive out. RL 5 IL 6-12
WB-22108 Paperback ... 6.50
WB-42108 Group Set ... 76.99
WB-52108 Class Set ... 206.99
*WB-372773 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-375330 Student Packet ... 12.99
WB-80097 Novel-Ties ... 16.95


Shark Tooth Tale Klein When the owner of Treasures of Time agrees to hold a fossilized shark’s tooth for him for one week, Freddy must think of a way to earn the fifty dollar price. IL 2-3
WB-2362 Paperback ... 3.99
WB-4362 Group Set ... 37.91
WB-5362 Class Set ... 113.72


Shattered Air: A True Account of Catastrophe and Courage on Yosemite’s Half Dome Madgic On July 27, 1985, five hikers decided to attempt to climb Yosemite’s Half Dome despite gathering storm clouds. By night’s end, two were dead from a lightning strike, and three more were gravely wounded. In this volume outdoor writer and experienced climber Madgic draws upon interviews with the survivors to recount the events of that fateful day. He also describes the efforts of emergency medical personnel who performed a daring nighttime rescue of the injured by helicopter. RL 5 IL 6-12
WB-22500 Paperback ... 16.95
WB-42500 Group Set ... 161.00
WB-52500 Class Set ... 483.00


Shattering Glass Giles When Rob Haynes, the charismatic leader of the senior class, turns Simon Glass, the school nerd, into Prince Charming, his actions lead to unexpected violence. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. RL 4 IL 9-12
WB-22320 Paperback ... 7.99
WB-42320 Group Set ... 75.90
WB-52320 Class Set ... 227.70


Sheila Rae, The Brave  Henkes>  Sheila Rae is fearless. But when she becomes lost on the way home from school, it is her "scaredy-cat" sister Louise who teaches her about bravery. IL K-2
WB-2906 Paperback ... 6.99
WB-760670 Cover Craft ... 12.65
WB-4906 Group Set ... 66.40
WB-5906 Class Set ... 199.21

Shiloh  Naylor  Marty Preston rescues a mistreated dog and attempts to hide the dog from its real owner. IL 4-7
WB-2301 Paperback ... 5.99
WB-085004 Audio CD ... 14.99
WB-029072 DVD ... 14.98
WB-75398 Poster ... 9.95
WB-4301 Group Set ... 68.99
WB-5301 Class Set ... 188.69
*WB-566 Literature Unit ... 8.99
WB-75392 Portals ... 17.95
WB-374245 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-37606X Student Pack ... 12.99
WB-11158 Lit Links ... 8.99
WB-08280 LEAP Pack ... 16.95
WB-9774 L-I-T Guide ... 10.95
WB-6157 LitPlan on CD ... 19.95
WB-94009 Connections to Lit ... 19.95
WB-81372 Novel-Ties ... 16.95


Shiloh Season  Naylor  Although Marty rightfully owns the beagle Shiloh, his former owner Judd Travers has begun drinking and is ready to stir up trouble for Marty and his family. IL 4-7
WB-2926 Paperback ... 5.99
WB-478923 Cassette ... 18.00
WB-757478 DVD ... 14.98
WB-4926 Group Set ... 71.89
WB-5926 Class Set ... 191.69
*WB-37692X Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-376938 Student Pack ... 12.99
WB-12517 LEAP Pack ... 16.95
WB-83120 Novel-Ties ... 16.95


Shiva’s Fire Staples In India, Parvati, a talented dancer with supernatural powers, is invited to Madras to study with a great master and sacrifices friends and family for her art. RL 7 IL 6-9
WB-22166 Paperback ... 6.99
WB-42166 Group Set ... 81.89
WB-52166 Class Set ... 221.69
*WB-377462 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-377470 Student Packet ... 12.99


Shoeshine Girl  Bulla  Sarah Ida is sent to her aunt’s for the summer because her parents can’t cope with her. She gets a job in a shoeshine stand and has a summer full of surprises and learning. IL 3-5
WB-2108 Paperback ... 4.99
WB-4108 Group Set ... 67.75
WB-5108 Class Set ... 167.55
*WB-1658 Mari Unit ... 17.85
WB-77493 Portals ... 17.95
WB-12527 LEAP Pack ... 16.95
WB-80993 Novel-Ties ... 16.95


Shogun Clavell A narrative of conflicting cultures, loyalties, motivations, and traditions in early-seventeenth-century Japan, involving the powerful and powerhungry Lord Toranaga, the ambitious Englishman, Blackthorne, and the Lady Mariko, a Catholic convert in love. RL 5 IL 8-12
WB-22422 Paperback ... 7.99
WB-42422 Group Set ... 75.90
WB-52422 Class Set ... 227.70


Shrouding Woman Ellsworth When her Aunt Flo comes to help care for eleven-year-old Evie and her younger sister after their mother’s death, Evie wants nothing to do with her and she is especially uncomfortable with her aunt’s calling of helping prepare bodies for burial. RL 5 IL 5-8
WB-22397 Paperback ... 6.95
WB-42397 Group Set ... 66.00
WB-52397 Class Set ... 198.00


Siddhartha Hesse Blends elements of psychoanalysis and Asian religions to probe an Indian aristocrat’s efforts to renounce sensual and material pleasures and discover ultimate spiritual truths. Bantam Classics edition. RL 5 IL 9-12
WB-22109 Paperback ... 5.99
WB-42109 Group Set ... 71.89
WB-52109 Class Set ... 191.69
*WB-376946 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-376954 Student Packet ... 12.99


Sideways Stories from Wayside School  Sachar  Anything and everything happens in a school that was all mixed up the day it was built. RL 4 IL 5-6
WB-2392 Paperback ... 5.99
WB-X42113 Cover Craft ... 12.65
WB-4392 Group Set ... 69.89
WB-5392 Class Set ... 189.69
*WB-14184 Lit Links ... 8.99
WB-378655 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-378663 Student Pack ... 12.99


The Sign of the Beaver

Sign of the Beaver  Speare  Twelve-year-old Matt, surviving on his own in the Maine wilderness, is befriended by an Indian. Newbery Honor Book. RL 5 IL 5-7
WB-2205 Paperback ... 6.50
WB-771672 Cover Craft ... 15.95
WB-084970 Audio CD ... 14.99
WB-74611 Poster ... 9.95
WB-4205 Group Set ... 73.99
WB-5205 Class Set ... 203.99
*WB-402 Literature Unit ... 8.99
WB-74595 Portals ... 17.95
WB-372420 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-374954 Student Pack ... 12.99
WB-02124 LIFT Book ... 16.95
WB-9510 L-I-T Guide ... 10.95
WB-94035 Connections to Lit ... 19.95
WB-80125 Novel-Ties ... 16.95


Silas Marner Eliot Embittered by a false accusation and disappointed in friendship and love, the weaver, Silas Marner retreats into a life alone with this loom and his gold. Fate steals his gold and replaces it with a golden-haired foundling child. RL 12 IL 11-12
WB-22498 Paperback ... 3.95
WB-848735 DVD ... 20.98
WB-42498 Group Set ... 37.50
WB-52498 Class Set ... 112.50
WB-73291 Masterprose ... 21.95


Silent to the Bone Konigsburg When Branwell refuses to speak after his half-sister Nikki is injured, people begin to wonder if he had anything to do with it, yet Connor, his best friend, knows better and starts probing to find out who was really responsible. RL 6 IL 6-9
WB-22569 Paperback ... 5.99
WB-42569 Group Set ... 56.90
WB-52569 Class Set ... 170.70


Silver  Whelan  Deep in the Alaskan wilds, 9-year-old Rachel dreams of owning and racing a sled dog one day. When her father, who breeds and races huskies, gives her the runt of the litter, Rachel names the puppy Silver and sets out to prove he’s a champion.  IL 2-4
WB-2548 Paperback ... 3.99
WB-X78487 Cover Craft ... 12.65
WB-4548 Group Set ... 51.89
WB-5548 Class Set ... 131.69
*WB-374997 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-81075 Novel-Ties ... 16.95


Silver Kiss Klause Only Simon, the young vampire who comes to her house in the middle of the night, can help Zoe overcome her brooding thoughts of her dying mother and her own loneliness. Good for reluctant readers. RL 4 IL 5-8
WB-22238 Paperback ... 6.50
WB-42238 Group Set ... 61.75
WB-52238 Class Set ... 185.25


Simon’s Saga for the SAT I Verbal Geer A story about life in college and vocabulary exercises help students become familiar with 820 essential words found on the SAT I. RL 6.5 IL 10-12
WB-22370 Paperback ... 12.95
WB-42370 Group Set ... 123.00
WB-52370 Class Set ... 369.00


Sing a Song of Tuna Fish Codell A memoir of a ten-year-old childhood spent in Chicago makes ordinary events extraordinary and the unusual strangely familiar as the author shares stories and vignettes from her school, neighborhood, and family. IL 3-5
WB-2123 Paperback ... 5.99
WB-4123 Group Set ... 56.90
WB-5123 Class Set ... 170.70


Sing Down the Moon  O’Dell  The forced migration of Navajos from their homeland is described from the Indian point of view. A Newbery Honor Book. RL 5.3 IL 5-10
WB-2393 Paperback ... 6.50
WB-X18611 Cover Craft ... 12.65
WB-4393 Group Set ... 82.95
WB-5393 Class Set ... 212.95
*WB-76500 Portals ... 17.95
WB-372919 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-02171 LIFT Book ... 16.95
WB-9553 L-I-T Guide ... 10.95
WB-80193 Novel-Ties ... 16.95


Single Shard  Park  A 12-year-old boy is taken in by a master potter who entrusts the boy to deliver two exquisite vases to the palace. And then disaster strikes. A Newbery Honor Book. RL 5.8 IL 5-9
WB-2019 Paperback ... 6.99
WB-913799 Cover Craft ... 13.15
WB-084954 Audio CD ... 14.99
WB-4019 Group Set ... 78.89
WB-5019 Class Set ... 218.69
*WB-3158 Literature Unit ... 8.99
WB-79542 Portals ... 17.95
WB-377705 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-377713 Student Pack ... 12.99
WB-22513 LIFT Book ... 16.95
WB-1099 L-I-T Guide ... 10.95
WB-81043 Novel-Ties ... 16.95


Sir Cumference and the First Round Table: A Math Adventure Newschwander Assisted by his knight, Sir Cumference, and using ideas offered by his wife and son, King Arthur finds the perfect shape for his table. IL K-2
WB-2617 Paperback ... 6.95
WB-917514 Cover Craft ... 13.90
WB-4617 Group Set ... 66.00
WB-5617 Class Set ... 198.00


Sir Cumference and the Isle of Immeter Neuschwander In an adventurous title that teaches math skills such as finding the area and perimeter of a rectangle and a circle, young Per must figure out how to unlock the secrets of the mysterious island of Immeter. IL 3-4
WB-2671 Paperback ... 6.95
WB-4671 Group Set ... 66.00
WB-5671 Class Set ... 198.00


Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Brashares During their first summer apart, four teenage girls, best friends since earliest childhood, stay in touch through a shared pair of secondhand jeans that magically adapts to each of their figures and affects their attitudes to their different summer experiences. During summer break, longtime friends Lena, Tibby, Carmen, and Bridget each embark on adventures that they share with each other through a pair of jeans that they have decided will be worn by all and so will absorb all of their stories. RL 4 IL 5-8
WB-22604 Paperback ... 6.99
WB-243273 Audio CD ... 30.00
WB-42604 Group Set ... 66.40
WB-52604 Class Set ... 199.20


Skin I’m In Flake Thirteen-year-old Maleeka, uncomfortable because her skin is extremely dark, meets a new teacher with a birthmark on her face and makes some discoveries about how to love who she is and what she looks like. RL 4 IL 6-9
WB-22605 Paperback ... 5.99
WB-42605 Group Set ... 56.90
WB-52605 Class Set ... 170.70


Skinnybones  Park  A baseball player gets himself out of jams with finesse and humor. RL 4.3 IL 5-7
WB-2717 Paperback ... 5.50
WB-X06672 Cover Craft ... 10.65
WB-4717 Group Set ... 72.95
WB-5717 Class Set ... 182.95
*WB-79626 Portals ... 17.95
WB-376040 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-376059 Student Pack ... 12.99
WB-11118 Lit Links ... 8.99
WB-13328 LEAP Pack ... 16.95
WB-80939 Novel-Ties ... 16.95


Skylark  MacLachlan  When a drought hits the prairie, Sarah takes Anna and her brother Caleb to visit her first home in Maine while their father Jacob stays behind to save the farm. Will they all be together again as a family on the prairie? RL 4 IL 5-6
WB-2984 Paperback ... 5.99
WB-765079 Cover Craft ... 15.45
WB-4984 Group Set ... 71.89
WB-5984 Class Set ... 191.69
*WB-376558 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-12518 LEAP Pack ... 16.95
WB-94017 Connections to Lit ... 19.95
WB-82551 Novel-Ties ... 16.95


Slake’s Limbo Holman Thirteen-year-old Artemis Slake, assaulted by the hungers, fears, and violence of city life, finds refuge and a means of survival in the subway tunnels from which he emerges only after a four-month withdrawal. RL 6.5 IL 6-9
WB-22606 Paperback ... 4.99
WB-42606 Group Set ... 47.40
WB-52606 Class Set ... 142.20


Slam! Myers Despite his talents on the basketball court, sixteen-year-old Greg “Slam” Harris performs poorly in the classroom, and when his teachers confront him, an explosively angry Slam fears for his future for the first time. A Coretta Scott King Honor Book. RL 4 IL 7-10
WB-22110 Paperback ... 5.99
WB-42110 Group Set ... 71.89
WB-52110 Class Set ... 191.69
*WB-376407 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-376415 Student Packet ... 12.99


Slaughterhouse Five Vonnegut Billy Pilgrim survives capture by the Gemans in World War II, the Dresden bombings, and the struggle for financial success only to be kidnapped in a flying saucer and taken to the planet Tralfamadore. RL 9 IL 8-12
WB-22111 Paperback ... 7.99
WB-573775 Audio CD ... 29.95
WB-42111 Group Set ... 91.89
WB-52111 Class Set ... 251.69
*WB-377500 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-377519 Student Packet ... 12.99


Slave Dancer  Fox  Young Jessie, a musician, is hired to play for the slaves aboard a ship to America. A Newbery Medal Book. RL 5.9 IL 5-9
WB-2456 Paperback ... 6.50
WB-X17763 Cover Craft ... 12.15
WB-73873 Poster ... 9.95
WB-4456 Group Set ... 82.95
WB-5456 Class Set ... 212.95
*WB-76501 Portals ... 17.95
WB-371335 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-02173 LIFT Book ... 16.95
WB-6158 LitPlan on CD ... 19.95
WB-3378251 Puzzle Pack ... 19.95
WB-80631 Novel-Ties ... 16.95


Sleeping Ugly  Yolen  This morality tale about Plain Jane, beautiful inside but ugly in appearance, and Princess Miserella, beautiful but nasty, involves a misunderstanding with a fairy and a hundred-year sleep. IL 2-3
WB-2304 Paperback ... 6.99
WB-792343 Cover Craft ... 13.65
WB-4304 Group Set ... 66.40
WB-5304 Class Set ... 199.21


Sliding into Home  Butler  When thirteen-year-old Joelle, a star baseball player, moves to a new town where the only option for girls is softball, she starts an all-girl baseball league against the wishes of her school coaches and others in the town. IL 4-6
WB-2677 Paperback ... 5.95
WB-949211 Cover Craft ... 12.90
WB-4677 Group Set ... 56.50
WB-5677 Class Set ... 169.50


Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio  Kehret  A true story about the author, who one day at age 13, felt a terrible pain in her legs.Then she can barely walk, and is diagnosed with polio. Peg is frightened she will die, but gains strength and learns courage from her new roommates at the hospital. RL 4.3 IL 5-8
WB-2543 Paperback ... 6.95
WB-912334 Cover Craft ... 12.90
WB-4543 Group Set ... 81.49
WB-5543 Class Set ... 220.49
*WB-375214 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-375222 Student Pack ... 12.99


Smart Dog Vande Fifth grader Amy Prochenko finds her life growing complicated when she meets and tries to hide Sherlock, an intelligent, talking dog who has escaped from a university lab. IL 3-5
WB-2688 Paperback ... 5.95
WB-4688 Group Set ... 56.50
WB-5688 Class Set ... 169.50


Snow Falling on Cedars Guterson A Japanese-American fisherman’s 1954 murder trial becomes the backdrop of a story that follows a doomed love affair between a white boy and a Japanese girl, a simmering land dispute, and the wartime internment of San Piedro’s Japanese residents. RL 9 IL 9-12
WB-22112 Paperback ... 14.95
WB-42112 Group Set ... 161.49
WB-52112 Class Set ... 460.49
*WB-375842 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-375850 Student Packet ... 12.99


Snow Flower and the Secret Fan See An evocative story of friendship set against the backdrop of a nineteenth-century China in which women suffered from foot binding, isolation, and illiteracy follows an elderly woman and her companion as they communicate their hopes, dreams, joys, and tragedies through a unique secret language. RL 7 IL 9-12
WB-22488 Paperback ... 13.95
WB-334676 Audio CD (Abridged) ... 14.99
WB-42488 Group Set ... 132.50
WB-52488 Class Set ... 397.50


Snow Treasure  McSwigan  The children of Riswyk, Norway, begin a daring rescue of hidden gold during World War II. RL 5 IL 5-9
WB-2394 Paperback ... 4.99
WB-X25529 Cover Craft ... 11.65
WB-77243 Poster ... 9.95
WB-4394 Group Set ... 67.85
WB-5394 Class Set ... 167.65
*WB-76502 Portals ... 17.95
WB-81072 Novel-Ties ... 16.95
WB-372854 Teacher Guide ... 11.99


Snowy Day  Keats  A small boy experiences the joys of a snowy day. A Caldecott Medal Book. IL 1-3
WB-2206 Paperback ... 6.99
WB-703294 Cover Craft ... 13.65
WB-4206 Group Set ... 81.89
WB-5206 Class Set ... 201.69
*WB-374768 Teacher Guide ... 11.99


So B. It Weeks Living with her mentally disabled mother who only knows just over twenty words, young Heidi has learned to live in her special world until a new word is suddenly used and repeated by her mother; causing Heidi to think it might be a key to a secret past. Then she undertakes a journey from Reno, Nev­ada, to New York to find out who she is. RL 5 IL 6-9
WB-2500 Paperback ... 6.99
WB-951127 Cover Craft ... 13.65
WB-4500 Group Set ... 66.40
*WB-5500 Class Set ... 199.20


So Far From the Bamboo Grove Watkins The author recalls the harrowing close of World War II, when she was separated from her brother, Hideyo, and forced, along with her mother and older sister, to flee Korea for Japan. RL 5 IL 5-9
WB-22167 Paperback ... 5.99
WB-42167 Group Set ... 71.89
WB-52167 Class Set ... 191.69
*WB-375788 Teacher Guide ... 11.99
WB-375796 Student Packet ... 12.99
WB-80404 Novel-Ties ... 16.95


So Yesterday Westerfeld Hunter Braque, a New York City teenager who is paid by companies to spot what is “cool,” combines his analytical skills with his girlfriend’s creative talents to find a missing person and stop a conspiracy. RL 5 IL 7-10
WB-22570 Paperback ... 7.99
WB-42570 Group Set ... 75.90
WB-52570 Class Set ... 227.70


Sojourner Truth: Ain’t I a Woman?  McKissack & McKissack  A biography of the former slave who became well-known as an abolitionist and advocate of women’s rights. RL 4 IL 5-7
WB-2866 Paperback ... 4.99
WB-73839X Cover Craft ... 11.65
WB-4866 Group Set ... 66.85
WB-5866 Class Set ... 166.65
*WB-10042 LEAP Pack ... 16.95


Soldier’s Heart Paulsen At fifteen, Charley Goddard ran off to fight in the Civil War, not knowing what war truly meant, and he came back a changed person at the age of nineteen due to everything he had seen and experienced while living a soldier’s life. IL 4-Up
WB-2689 Paperback ... 6.50
WB-526111 Cover Craft ... 18.00
WB-4689 Group Set ... 76.99
WB-5689 Class Set ... 206.99
*WB-379409 Teachers Guide ... 11.99
WB-379416 Student Pack ... 12.99
WB-81161 Novel Ties ... 16.95


Solitary Blue Voigt Jeff Greene’s mother, who deserted the family years before, reenters his life and widens the gap between Jeff and his father, a gap that only truth, love, and friendship can heal. A Newbery Honor book. RL 6 IL 7-12
WB-22168 Paperback ... 6.99
WB-42168 Group Set ... 81.89
WB-52168 Class Set ... 221.69
*WB-371459 Teacher Guide ... 11.99


Someone Was Watching Patneaude When his baby sister disappears from the river near their summer home, eighth grader Chris fights the assumption that she has drowned and uncovers evidence that something entirely different has happened to her. RL 4 IL 5-8
WB-22279 Paperback ... 6.95
WB-42279 Group Set ... 66.00
WB-52279 Class Set ... 198.00


Something Upstairs Avi When he moves from Los Angeles to Providence, Rhode Island, Kenny discovers that his new house is haunted by the spirit of a Black slave boy who asks Kenny to return with him to the early nineteenth century and prevent his murder by slave traders. RL 5 IL 6-12
WB-22607 Paperback ... 4.99
WB-42607 Group Set ... 61.89
WB-52607 Class Set ... 154.69
*WB-376962 Teacher Guide ... 11.99