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cover image of Blood in the Water by Tiffany Jackson, published by Scholastic Press, 2025. The Basics Page Length: 272 Audiobook Length: ~4.5 hours Grade Reading Level: 4+ Target Audience Age: 9-12+ Goodreads Score: 3.93 out of 5 Common Sense Media Score: 10+ Buy it HERE Setting: Contemporary Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts Genre: Middle Grade Mystery Thriller Topics: Murder Mystery, Summer, Racism, Wealth, Privilege, Reputation, Family Secrets, Friendship, Teen Sleuths Plot

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 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 Short review of My Friends by Fredrik Backman. Find basic info 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 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 Short review of The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day

Read this Sidekick Super Review of War Games by Alan Gratz. Find mentor texts, sentence exercises, and a template for book talking here!

Check out this Sidekick Short review of The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner

Read this Sidekick Super Review of Snoop by Gordon Korman. Find mentor texts, sentence exercises, and a template for book talking here!

Check out this short review of Vanya and the Wild Hunt by Sandu Mandanna.

Read this Sidekick Super Review of Kwame Crashes the Underworld by Craig Kofi Farmer. Get help book talking, mentor texts, and sentences for writing exercises!