TIME Grades 6-8 Set 1, 17-Book Set

Build critical reading skills with this 17-book set of nonfiction readers. Developed by one of the leading experts in reading research-Timothy Rasinski-these high-interest readers feature purposefully leveled texts that will increase students' reading comprehension and engage different types of learners. Each level features complex and rigorous content with different types of readers including: Narrative (biography and memoir), Exposition (high level of text complexity broken into chapters), and Compendium (independent chapters with various genres in one book).

The intriguing, relevant topics cover a wide range of subjects including biography, history, science, social studies, and language arts that middle school students will find highly appealing. Aligned with Common Core State Standards, these informational texts connect with McREL and WIDA/TESOL standards and prepare students for college and career readiness. Nonfiction reader titles included in this set (titles may vary):

• History of Video Games
• Young Adult Literature: Magical Worlds
• You Are There! Ancient Greece 432 BC
• Struggle for Survival: Water
• The Science of Magic
• No Way! Spectacular Sports Stories
• FX! Lighting and Sound
• You Are There! Pompeii 79
• Stepping Into William Shakespeare's World
• STEM Careers: Metamorphosis of Medicine
• Power of Patterns: Cryptography
• Safe & Sound: Stop Bullying
• 16th Century Superstar: Da Vinci
• True Life: Alexander Hamilton
• Surprising Things We Do for Beauty
• You Are There! Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863
• Game Changers: Lin-Manuel Miranda