Mini Read

The Candy Chemist

Lexile® measure:600L-700L
Skills: Grammar, Comprehension
Lexile® measure:600L-700L

Learn how James Curtis turned his love for food and science into a sweet career.

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In the News

Let Us Vote!

Lexile® measure:700L-800L, 500L-600L, 800L-900L
Skills: Vocabulary, Summarizing
Lexile® measure:700L-800L, 500L-600L, 800L-900L

Explore why some people say the voting age should be lowered.

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Graphic Fiction

The Open Window

Skills: Vocabulary, Inference, Character

Enjoy our delightful adaptation of this eerie and amusing short story by Saki.

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True Teen Story

Different Like Me

Lexile® measure:600L-700L, 500L-600L, 800L-900L
Skills: Vocabulary, Cause and Effect, Central Idea and Details
Lexile® measure:600L-700L, 500L-600L, 800L-900L

Find out what Wasima learned about herself when moving from Afghanistan to the United States.

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Nonfiction Feature

Long Journey to the Stars

Lexile® measure:500L-600L, LEXILE LOW, LEXILE HIGH
Skills: Sequencing, Text Evidence, Vocabulary
Lexile® measure:500L-600L, LEXILE LOW, LEXILE HIGH

See how hard work and patience helped José Hernández become an astronaut.

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Paired Texts

Will AI Change the World?

Lexile® measure:600L-700L, 500L-600L, 800L-900L
Skills: Synthesizing
Lexile® measure:600L-700L, 500L-600L, 800L-900L

Consider some positive and negative effects that artificial intelligence could have on our future.

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Debate

Should This School Celebrate Halloween?

Lexile® measure:600L-700L, 500L-600L, 900L-1000L
Skills: Writing and Editing
Lexile® measure:600L-700L, 500L-600L, 900L-1000L

Decide what you think about Halloween festivities in school.

Contest

Tell Us Your True Teen Story

Skills: Writing and Editing

Learn more about our personal essay contest.

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