• Death on the Sidewalk:  An innocent teen is caught in the crossfire of a gang fight
• The Edge is Burning:   Someone is setting fires in the neighbourhood and the boys have to find out who
• One Last Scar: Ethan is a troubled teen who lives by his own set of rules
• Outrage: He’s just trying to stay out of trouble – then gets blamed for a theft he didn’t commit
• Street Scene: Based on a true story of a protest turned violent
• Turf War: A racially charged encounter at the mall turns into a neighborhood fight

“Putting human faces to the lives behind the statistics”

Dwayne has big dreams that are shattered by a racial charged altercation in the city. Connor is just picking up a soda at the convenience store, when he’s accused of theft. Kasim and his buddies are hanging out in the mall when they’re threatened by a bunch of racist outsiders. Nick and Marco risk their lives to find out who’s starting fires in their neighborhood.

Get all 6 novels at a discounted price. Two stories based on tragic but true events; two stories based on neighborhood community; two stories based on troubled youth trying to change their ways.

With every order, get a complimentary QUIZ PACK for accountability or comprehension support.

Read more about WHY READ URBAN FICTION?

“Urban literature for young adults puts human faces to the lives behind the statistics, reminding teen readers — both those who live in the inner city and those who don’t — that people are people above and beyond their zip codes and the constraints by which society attempts to define them.” – Randy Ribay in hbook.com

Read more about WHY ALL STUDENTS SHOULD READ URBAN FICTION.

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Robert Marzano and his colleagues found that teaching students to engage in comparative thinking led to an increase of 45 percentile points on performance assessments – higher than any other classroom strategy!

Read more about teaching students to identify similarities and differences in literature – and download free graphic organizers.

The HIP PARTNER PACK contains best-selling novels from the HIP SR, HIP JR, HIP HI-SCHOOL and HIP XTREME collections, designed to help students engage in comparative thinking and reading.

• Frozen & Caught in the Blizzard:  Arctic survival
• Student Narc & Hacker: Teen crime solvers in school settings
• Our Plane is Down & Survival:  Surviving a plane crash
• Show Off & Curse of the Skull:  Dealing with peer pressure
• The Warning & Behind the Door:  Tales of the supernatural
• One Last Scar & Outrage: Troubled Teens, Author Study
• Turf War, Street Scene, Death on the Sidewalk:  Urban teens confronted with gangs
• Overboard & Wave: Danger in the water
• Choose Your Bully & The Bully: Bullying at school
• Playing Chicken & Street Racer:  Reckless behavior leads to tragedy
• Dark Ryder & Misty Knows:  Horse stories
• Ghost Hotel & Ghost House: Ghostly tales

HIP Teacher’s Guides for these novels are available for purchase, or free with 6 or more of this Pack.

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10 HIP novels about stories from plane crashes to runaways, from tsunamis to Arctic blizzards.

10 novels featuring a range of Survival Scenarios. From stories of plane crashes (Survival and Our Plane is Down) to getting stranded in Arctic blizzards (Frozen  and Caught in the Blizzard) to getting lost in the woods (Lost and You Can’t Make Me), your students will find these “traditional” survival tales offer the supports they need to anticipate and comprehend the structure of the stories.  However, we’ve also selected a few “non-traditional” survival stories for text-to-text comparisons:  two teens survive a bank robbery in Hostage; two runaways have to use their wits to survive numerous challenges in Hitting the Road. In Wave, two siblings survive an Asian tsunami, only to discover that the aftermath is just as dangerous when they try to find their family. And, finally, Avalanche, possibly the most “literary” of all the HIP Books, is the fictionalized account of a true story of high school students on a winter camping trip.

The HIP SURVIVAL THEME PACK contains novels from the HIP SR, HIP HI-SCHOOL and HIP XTREME collections and includes best-sellers Avalanche, Lost, and Our Plane is Down, along with 7 additional popular titles:

• Avalanche
• Caught in the Blizzard
• Frozen
• Hitting the Road
• Hostage
• Lost
• Our Plane is Down
• Survival
• Wave
• You Can’t Make Me

Survival stories for struggling readers.

FREE DOWNLOADABLE! “The Winter Survival Rules of Three,” with Learning Activities Package.

What is it about survival stories that have an enduring appeal for YA readers?  Read more here.

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Hi-lo novels about crime and punishment.

Each of these novels features trouble with the law – vandalism, arson, bank robbery, drug deals, street racing, home invasion. Featuring realistic characters in difficult situations, this collection contains titles from the HIP SR, HIP XTREME and HIP HI-SCHOOL Collections. Includes the best-selling JUVIE, DEATH ON THE SIDEWALK and STUDENT NARC, as well as 6 other popular titles:

• Death on the Sidewalk
• The Edge is Burning
• Hostage
• Juvie
• One Last Scar
• Outrage
• Playing Chicken
• Show Off
• Student Narc

SPECIAL OFFER!  Over 20% off the list price of the individual novels

Tales of Teens and Trouble with the Law

9 Hi-lo novels about Crime and Punishment

Each of these novels features trouble with the law – vandalism, arson, bank robbery, drug deals, street racing, home invasion. Featuring realistic characters in difficult situations, this collection contains titles from the HIP SR, HIP XTREME and HIP HI-SCHOOL Collections. Includes the best-selling JUVIE, DEATH ON THE SIDEWALK and STUDENT NARC and more.

• Death on the Sidewalk
• The Edge is Burning
• Hostage
• Juvie
• One Last Scar
• Outrage
• Playing Chicken
• Show Off
• Student Narc

Tales of teens and trouble with the law

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FEBRUARY SPECIAL!  14 titles for $99.95

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The HIP Scary Stories Pack includes 6 novels for students in Grades 4-12.  Is the crystal skull really jinxed in Curse of the Skull? Are those strange creatures Behind the Door really ghouls? Is that a ghost or a real person living in the Ghost Hotel?  From traditional ghost stories in Ghost House and The Warning to Indigenous folklore in You Can’t Make Me, there’s something for every reader who enjoys a good fright.

This pack contains titles from HIP SR, HIP JR and HIP HI-SCHOOL Series. A TEACHER’S GUIDE for each novel is also available.

Interest Levels: Grades 4-12  Reading levels:  Grades 2-3

FREE DOWNLOAD:  Nonfiction article “Real Life Ghostbusters” – with Discussion Points and Vocabulary Chunking Practice

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Are you looking for books for readers who are beyond HIP JR but not quite ready for the more sophisticated HIP titles? The “TWEEN PACK” is for those “in between” readers – a little less edgy plots, somewhat younger characters, but still exciting storylines and Grade 2-3 reading levels.

May promo: 12 books for only $89.95.

o Against All Odds
o Dark Ryder
o Foul Shot
o Ghost House
o My Broken Family
o Our Plane is Down
o Overboard
o Quake
o Scarface
o Terror 911

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The Readers Theater Pack includes the HIP Readers Theater Plays book, HIP Readers Theater Plays in PDF, plus copies of 15 of the novels from which the plays are drawn – suitable for students in grade 4 to 10+. Titles included: Against All Odds, Avalanche, Bats in the Graveyard, Choose Your Bully, The Crash, Dark Ryder, Caught in the Blizzard, Ghost House, Juvie, One Crazy Night, Pump, Scarface, Street Scene, Student Narc, and Three Feet Under.  All titles are from the HIP SR and HIP JR collections.
ISBN 978-1-926847-03-0

“HIP Readers Theater Plays is highly recommended for school library or professional collections. Teachers will find much to appreciate and use with students.” – Resource Links Review

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