Character Development

Author Leona Lugan has developed 5 activities to accompanying her book Middle School Misfits: The Stained Glass Tree. The lessons are designed to help with emotional intelligence, developing healthy friendships and critical thinking skills. Four out of...

Read the storybook Parker Plum and the Rotten Egg Thoughts to discover how to look on the bright side when life seems to have you down and nothing is going your way. Each activity is specially designed to help reinforce the skills of positive...

Unrealistic images and messages from social media, TV shows, movies, books, and magazines all make it easy for teens to get caught up in a never-ending comparison game. But comparing yourself to others can also lead to feelings of unworthiness that get...

Cora June is B-O-S-S-Y! She points out her teacher’s boring assignments. She dictates the games people play at recess. She even objects to family dinners. If Cora June doesn’t get her way in the classroom, on the playground, or at home, she...

It’s diversity week at Amelia’s school, and she has no clue what it means or why it matters. Every day, she’s introduced to cultures, cuisines and customs that push Amelia outside her comfort zone and test her preconceived notions about...

Drama defines middle school, especially for Jilly. Not that she likes drama. She’d rather walk invisibly through the hallways than have any eyes turn toward her. But drama will always find Jilly. With Mom battling depression, and the family’s...

An insightful, inspirational and enlightening portrait of Father Edward J. Flanagan, the man who founded Boys Town and led a cultural revolution that forever changed the way children were viewed, valued, and cared for in society. Father Flanagan was a...

Purchasing the Set saves 15% Kids who enjoy the Michael McMichaels chapter books can have these 5 volumes as a set! Stories offer adventure and entertainment for independent readers, but also teach important lessons about the unwanted consequences of...

When teachers create environments that teach skills rather than punish individual actions, they reduce behavior problems and nurture the growth of all learners. This book expertly guides early childhood teachers to analyze their classroom elements,...

Clique: It's a word that's spelled funny and sounds funny, and (like a vampire) can be a pain in the neck. True friends don't make you feel left out, but for many kids, navigating social groups is tricky (because it's cliquey), and they end up feeling...

Every day Noodle hears all about what he needs to do and why he needs to do it. He hears it from his parents, teachers and coaches, and he’s sick of it! What’s the point of making his bed every morning? Does it really matter how he...

Whether we’ve been the subject of a rumor or the one spreading a rumor about someone else, most of us have been involved with rumors somehow. But how many people really stop to think about the damaging effects? Fortunately, award-winning...