Books

Find these print and electronic books in our collections (click on the book title to go to the catalog record & description; if it's an e-book, the download will be available from the linked record). The book suggestions are organized by CCSS strands and topics. 

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Narrative Writing

Expository Writing

Writing Strategies for the Common Core

Shelf location: 372.62 WOLF

Journalistic Articles

Shelf location: 808.066 BOD

Argumentative/Persuasive Writing

Essays & Term Papers

E-book download

Argument in the Real World

Shelf location: 808 TURN

Reading Literature, Analysis

Reading Smart

E-book download

Critical Reading Series (multiple titles), short stories with critical reading questions

Shelf location: 418.4 BIL

Diving Deep Into Nonfiction

Shelf location: 428.407 WILH 

More Writing

The Everything Creative Writing Book

Shelf location: 808.042 WHI

Literature Suggestions for Writing Models, Reading Response, and Discussion

Odder Than Ever

Shelf location: FIC COV

Shelf Life: Stories by the Book

Shelf location: FIC SHE

English Learners (ELs, formerly ESL, ELL)

Hawai'i-Pacific Books

New Hawai‘i & Pacific books at the WIS Library