Chicken Scratch Books

Blending the timeless appeal of preteen and teen stories of yesteryear with more modern writing style and pacing, these middle-grade novels offer clean, engaging stories that highlight positive character traits and values. Young readers will read about kids handling diverse challenges, making choices, and understanding life’s deeper complexities through relatable narratives and meaningful consequences. There's a story for every preteen or teen with Chicken Scratch Books' selection of contemporary fiction, historical fiction, and fantasy/speculative fiction stories. For grades 4 - 8.

Online Novel Explore Courses provide an engaging, teacher-created way for students to delve into a story! Featuring reading reviews, paper-based assignments, an enrichment project, character analysis, and more, each course spans approximately four weeks. With nine instructional videos and two downloadable PDFs as well as guided interviews and a chance to meet the author, these interactive courses enrich novel study and encourage creativity and comprehension. In addition, each novel (included) and Explore course emphasize a specific character trait for students to think about. Each kit includes the softcover novel and a postcard with online access information. Recommended for grades 4 – 8.

Chicken Scratch Books' Online Novel Analysis Courses offer comprehensive, six-week literary studies that feature interactive learning opportunities. Each course features weekly guided close reading, focus skill analysis, vocabulary work, comprehension quizzes, and a final writing and enrichment project. Featuring 14 videos and five downloadable PDFs, this multi-format approach combines online work with paper-and-pencil assignments, providing a fun and educational way to analyze novels in-depth. In addition, each novel (included) and Analysis course emphasize a specific character trait for students to think about. Each kit includes the softcover novel and a postcard with online access information. Recommended for grades 6 – 8.