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Topics from the Restless: Book 1

National Edition

MHID: 0890611165 | ISBN 13: 9780890611166

Grades: 6 - 12

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It's important for students to connect with contemporary authors, people pushing the boundaries of ideas and style. We've created Topics from the Restless to reflect the joys and challenges of reading the great literature being produced right now!

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The best of today’s writing from today's authors

David Mamet
Charles Kuralt
Michael Palin
Maya Angelou
Jon Krakauer
Naomi Shihab Nye
Malcom X
Russell Baker
Dr. Elizabeth Kübler-Ross
Willard Scott
Ray Bradbury
. . . and many more!

INTRODUCTORY SELECTION

TOPIC 1: FAMILY PORTRAITS

"Spyglass," Bailey White

"The Rake," David Mamet

"Borderline," Kathleen Norris

"Becoming Number One," Jill Nelson

"How We Kept Mother's Day," Stephen Leacock

Topic Review

TOPIC 2: PLACES TO GO, PEOPLE TO SEE

"Cajun Country," Charles Kuralt

"Into the Kenyan Game Reserve," Michael Palin

"In Its Decay, Butte Sees a National Treasure," Timothy Egan

"Letter from France," Maya Angelou

"10 Moscow on the Make," Bill Powell and Owen Matthews

Topic Review

TOPIC 3: DOING WHAT'S RIGHT

"Red Fire Farm," Anchee Mm

"The Cow-Tail Switch," West African Folktale

"Then Came the Famous Kristallnacht," Elise Radell (as told toJoan Morrison and Charlotte Fox Zabusky)

"Children of the A-Bomb," Atsuko Tsujioka (as told to Dr. ArataOsada)

"After Twenty Years," O. Henry

Topic Review

TOPIC 4: FACING THE ELEMENTS

"The Day I Nearly Drowned," June Mellies Reno

"Autumn Storm," Faith McNulty

"Into Thin Air," Jon Krakauer

"A Match to the Heart," Gretel Ehrlich

"Alive," Piers Paul Read

Topic Review

Words-per-Minute Table

Progress Graph

Comprehension Skills Profile

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Topics from the Restless: Book 1

All Features

INTRODUCTORY SELECTION

TOPIC 1: FAMILY PORTRAITS

"Spyglass," Bailey White

"The Rake," David Mamet

"Borderline," Kathleen Norris

"Becoming Number One," Jill Nelson

"How We Kept Mother's Day," Stephen Leacock

Topic Review

TOPIC 2: PLACES TO GO, PEOPLE TO SEE

"Cajun Country," Charles Kuralt

"Into the Kenyan Game Reserve," Michael Palin

"In Its Decay, Butte Sees a National Treasure," Timothy Egan

"Letter from France," Maya Angelou

"10 Moscow on the Make," Bill Powell and Owen Matthews

Topic Review

TOPIC 3: DOING WHAT'S RIGHT

"Red Fire Farm," Anchee Mm

"The Cow-Tail Switch," West African Folktale

"Then Came the Famous Kristallnacht," Elise Radell (as told toJoan Morrison and Charlotte Fox Zabusky)

"Children of the A-Bomb," Atsuko Tsujioka (as told to Dr. ArataOsada)

"After Twenty Years," O. Henry

Topic Review

TOPIC 4: FACING THE ELEMENTS

"The Day I Nearly Drowned," June Mellies Reno

"Autumn Storm," Faith McNulty

"Into Thin Air," Jon Krakauer

"A Match to the Heart," Gretel Ehrlich

"Alive," Piers Paul Read

Topic Review

Words-per-Minute Table

Progress Graph

Comprehension Skills Profile

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