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cover image of I Am Rebel by Ross Montgomery, published by Candlewick Press, 2025. The Basics Page Length: 240 Audiobook Length: ~5.5 hours Grade Reading Level: 4+ Target Audience Age: 9-12+ Goodreads Score: 4.24 out of 5 Buy it HERE Setting: Psuedo-Civil War Britain (1600s). The book takes place on farmlands ruled by a tyrannical king. Genre: Middle Grade Adventure Topics: Dogs, Adventure, Freedom, Courage, War, Rebellion, Loyalty, Love, Survival Plot: Rebel is a dog with

Check out this Sidekick Super Review of "When We Flew Away" by Alice Hoffman. Read for basic book info, mentor texts for writing lessons, and sentences for combining and imitation exercises.

Check out this Sidekick Short Review of "A Dangerous Idea" by Debbie Levy. Read for basic book info, content warnings, and an outline for book talking to your students.

Check out this Sidekick Super review of Olivetti by Allie Millington, including book basics, mentor texts for writing lessons, and an outline for book talking with students!

Check out this Sidekick Short Review of "Camp Frenemies" by Liz Montague. Read here for basic book info, content warnings, and an outline for book talking to your students.

Check out this Sidekick Short Review of "Three Blue Hearts" by Lynne Kelly. Read here for book basics, content warnings, and an outline for book talking!

Check out this Sidekick Super Review of The Ordinary and Extraordinary Auden Greene, including mentor texts, writing mini lessons, and an outline for book talking to your students!

Check out this Sidekick Short review of My Friends by Fredrik Backman. Find basic info and an outline for book talking to your students!

Check out this Sidekick Super Review of The Picasso Curse by Dan Gutman, including mentor texts, writing mini lessons, and an outline for book talking to your students!

Check out this Sidekick Short review of Destiny of the Diamond Princess by Sherri Winston. Find basic info and an outline for book talking to your students!

Check out this Sidekick Super Review of The Case of the Scarlet Snakebite by Christyne Morrell, including mentor texts, writing mini lessons, and an outline for book talking to your students!

Check out this Sidekick Short review of The Planet, The Portal, and a Pizza by Wendy Mass and Nora Raleigh Baskin. Find basic info and an outline for book talking to your students!

Check out this Sidekick Super Review of A Scar Like a River by Lisa Graff, including mentor texts, writing mini lessons, and an outline for book talking to your students!

Check out this Sidekick Short review of Dragonborn by Struan Murray. Find basic info and an outline for book talking to your students!

Check out this Sidekick Super Review of Moonleapers by Margaret Peterson Haddix, and an outline for book talking to your students!

Check out this Sidekick Short review of Last Chance Academy A Study in Secrets by Debbi Michiko Florence

Check out this Sidekick Super Review of The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin. Read for mentor texts, sentences for fluency practice, and an outline for book talking to your students!

Check out this Sidekick Short review of Outside by Jennifer L. Holm

Check out this Sidekick Super Review of A Glimmer of Change by Elle McNicoll. Read for mentor texts, sentences for fluency practice, and an outline for book talking to your students!

Check out this Sidekick Short review of The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day