Sr. Novels
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Novels $10.95 (ea) |
Teachers Guides $5.95 (ea) |
Now 24 titles in the HIP Senior series, reading levels gr. 3 - 4, interest levels gr. 6 - 12. There is a separate teacher's guide for each book full of pre-teaching ideas, discussion points, and after-reading activities.
Against all Odds by Paul Kropp. A special student risks his life in the sewers beneath the city to gain respect from his older brother.
Reading level: 3.4
Interest level: grades 6-10
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Avalanche by Paul Kropp. A group of teens is trapped by an avalanche in British Columbia — not all of them survive.
Reading level: 3.4
Interest level: grades 5-10
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The Bully by Liz Brown. A teenage girl struggles against lies and rumours spread by a female bully at her school.
Reading level: 3.2
Interest level: grades 4-9
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Caught in a Blizzard by Paul Kropp. Three teen-agers in the Arctic deal with rivalry and crime, then must survive a winter storm.
Reading level: 4.0
Interest level: grades 5-12
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Dark Ryder by Liz Brown. A teenage girl must train and ride a wild horse in order to keep him.
Reading level: 4.0
Interest level: grades 4-9
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Foul Shot by Paul Kropp The Cougars haven't won a game in years, but Luther sees a way to break the losing streak. There's a big kid named Frank. He can run plays and sinks baskets. Soon Frank turns the Cougars into a dream team, but not quite for the whole season.
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Reading level: 2.6
Interest level: grades 4-10
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Ghost House by Paul Kropp. Three boys spend a night in a haunted house. The ghosts are real!
Reading level: 3.2
Interest level: grades 4-10
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Hacker by Alex Kropp. A computer whiz and a football player fight computer crime at their school.
Reading level: 3.6
Interest level: grades 4-9
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Hitting the Road by Paul Kropp. A young teen and his best friend run away from home, only to find that the road is none too friendly.
Reading level: 3.2
Interest level: grades 6-12
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Juvie by Paul Kropp. A gripping story of the harsh life inside a juvenile detention centre. Not recommended for younger readers.
Reading level: 2.8
Interest level: grades 6-12+
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The Kid is Lost by Paul Kropp. A missing child leads to a search with ATVs through a deadly swamp.
Reading level: 3.6
Interest level: Grades 6- 10
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My Broken Family by Paul Kropp. A girl learns that her parents' divorce is not quite as terrible as she had thought.
Reading level: 3.8
Interest level: grades 5-10
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One Crazy Night by Paul Kropp. Adventures and misadventures of a teenage boy working at a small-town deli-gas station.
Reading level: 3.8
Interest level: grades 6-10
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Our Plane is Down! by Doug Paton. A small plane goes down in the bush, hours from anywhere. A teenage brother and sister must fight to rescue the pilot and survive themselves.
Reading level: 4.0
Interest level: grades 4-10
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Playing Chicken by Paul Kropp. Drinking, driving and drugs lead to tragedy when a group of teenage boys try to outrun a train.
Reading level: 3.6
Interest level: 6-12
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Running for Dave by Lori Jamison. When a track star gets cancer, his best friend finds new meaning for his own life.
Reading level: 3.2
Interest level: grades 6-10
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Scarface by Paul Kropp. A recent immigrant learns on a ski trip that the rich boy who picks on him has his own set of problems.
Reading level: 3.5
Interest level: grades 5-10
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Shola's Game by Shawn Durkin. A recent immigrant from Nigeria must deal with bullies and learn a new sport to fit in.
Reading level: 3.4
Interest level: grades 4-10
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Show Off by Paul Kropp. A teenage girl rejects the crazy vandalism of her friends after volunteering in a hospital.
Reading level: 3.8
Interest level: grades 5-10
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Stealing Homeby Shawn Durkin Josh is trying to fit in with the guys, trying to make his way in a new school. Baseball is the one thing he does really well. But his best friend on the school team is leading him into dangerous territory. Ultimately Josh must make a difficult moral choice - acceptance or honesty.
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Reading level: 3.8
Interest level: grades 4-10
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Street Scene by Paul Kropp. A group of black teens defend themselves against harassment from a white gang, with tragic results.
Reading level: 4.0
Interest level: grades 6-12
A HIP best-seller!
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Student Narc by Paul Kropp. A student goes undercover to bust a drug gang and avenge his best friend's death.
Reading level: 3.8
Interest level: grades 5-10
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Tag Team by Paul Kropp. A short high school student goes out for his school's wrestling team and finds that size doesn't matter.
Reading level: 3.5
Interest level: grades 4-10
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Terror 9/11 by Doug Paton. A teenage boy and his sister survive the collapse of the World Trade Center.
Reading level: 3.5
Interest level: grades 5-10
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All HIP novels are carefully controlled for readability and undergo considerable student testing to develop themes, characters and stories in the process leading up to publication. No publisher understands the needs of reluctant readers better than High Interest Publishing.
