Study Guides
Welcome to the BabagaNewz Teachers’ Book Study Guide Archive. Here you will find all previous book study guides, and new ones for movies.
Please note that some titles have more than one study guide focusing on different themes.
| A Pickpocket's Tale by Karen Schwabach |
This novel shares the story of Molly, a ten-year old orphan living in the London slums in the... |
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| A Pickpocket's Tale by Karen Schwabach |
This novel shares the story of Molly, a ten-year old orphan living in the London slums in the... |
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| A Time of Angels by Karen Hesse |
Hannah Gold, 14, and her two younger sisters live with their Tanta Rose in Boston while their... |
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| A Time of Angels by Karen Hesse |
Hannah Gold, 14, and her two younger sisters live with their Tanta Rose in Boston while their... |
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| After The War by Carol Matas |
In the aftermath of World War II, 15-year-old Ruth joins the underground organization Brichah,... |
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| After The War by Carol Matas |
In the aftermath of World War II, 15-year-old Ruth joins the underground organization Brichah,... |
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| Alan and Naomi by Myron Levoy |
The novel features Alan, a fourteen year old boy growing up in New York during the second World... |
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| Alan and Naomi by Myron Levoy |
The novel features Alan, a fourteen year old boy growing up in New York during the second World... |
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| Blood Secret by Kathryn Lasky |
Jerry hasn't spoken a word in the six years since her mother disappeared. Sometimes she wants to... |
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| Blood Secret by Kathryn Lasky |
Jerry hasn't spoken a word in the six years since her mother disappeared. Sometimes she wants to... |
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| Dave at Night by Gail Carson Levine |
In 1926, Dave’s father dies and his stepmother doesn’t want him. Only the cold and strict Hebrew... |
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| Dave at Night by Gail Carson Levine |
In 1926, Dave’s father dies and his stepmother doesn’t want him. Only the cold and strict Hebrew... |
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| Dear Emma by Johanna Hurwitz |
In this sequel to Faraway Summer, Dossi Rabinowitz corresponds with Emma and her family during... |
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| Dear Emma by Johanna Hurwitz |
In this sequel to Faraway Summer, Dossi Rabinowitz corresponds with Emma and her family during... |
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| Despicable Me Study Guide |
In Despicable Me, super-villain Gru, with the help of a team of little yellow minions,... |
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| Despicable Me Study Guide |
In Despicable Me, super-villain Gru, with the help of a team of little yellow minions,... |
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| Dreams in the Golden Country by Kathryn Lasky |
New dreams and old traditions both clash and complement each other when a Jewish girl and her... |
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| Dreams in the Golden Country by Kathryn Lasky |
New dreams and old traditions both clash and complement each other when a Jewish girl and her... |
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| Duel by David Grossman |
The letter on the table said: 'You are a miserable old thief! Unless you return her mouth to me... |
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| Duel by David Grossman |
The letter on the table said: 'You are a miserable old thief! Unless you return her mouth to me... |
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| Haym Salomon: Liberty’s Son by Shirley Milgrim |
Here is the little-known story of the selfless and patriotic Jewish merchant who raised money to... |
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| Haym Salomon: Liberty’s Son by Shirley Milgrim |
Here is the little-known story of the selfless and patriotic Jewish merchant who raised money to... |
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| Holes by Louis Sachar |
"If you take a bad boy and make him dig a hole every day in the hot sun, it will turn him into a... |
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| Holes by Louis Sachar |
"If you take a bad boy and make him dig a hole every day in the hot sun, it will turn him into a... |
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| Ice Cream Town by Rona Arato |
In 1920, 10-year-old Sammy Levin searches for acceptance in a new country when he and his sister... |
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| Ice Cream Town by Rona Arato |
In 1920, 10-year-old Sammy Levin searches for acceptance in a new country when he and his sister... |
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| Jason's Miracle by Beryl Leiff Benderly |
Jason doesn't understand why his dad makes such a big deal about Hanukkah and the miracle of the... |
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| Jason's Miracle by Beryl Leiff Benderly |
Jason doesn't understand why his dad makes such a big deal about Hanukkah and the miracle of the... |
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| Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse |
Rifka and her family have fled Russia's brutal treatment of the Jews for a new life in America.... |
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| Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse |
Rifka and her family have fled Russia's brutal treatment of the Jews for a new life in America.... |
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| Love from Your Friend, Hannah by Mindy Warshaw Skolsky |
Hannah's best friend, Aggie, moves away and doesn't answer a single one of her letters.... |
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| Love from Your Friend, Hannah by Mindy Warshaw Skolsky |
Hannah's best friend, Aggie, moves away and doesn't answer a single one of her letters.... |
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| Meet Rebecca by Jacqueline Dembar Greene |
Rebecca Rubin, a second generation Russian-Jewish immigrant to the United States, yearns for the... |
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| Meet Rebecca by Jacqueline Dembar Greene |
Rebecca Rubin, a second generation Russian-Jewish immigrant to the United States, yearns for the... |
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| Mitzvah Magic by Danny Siegel |
Just like the kids in our Kid Power, articles, you too can take on projects to help change the... |
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| Mitzvah Magic by Danny Siegel |
Just like the kids in our Kid Power, articles, you too can take on projects to help change the... |
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| My Guardian Angel by Sylvie Weil |
Elvina is the granddaughter of Rashi, and she knows how to read and write. She draws strength... |
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| My Guardian Angel by Sylvie Weil |
Elvina is the granddaughter of Rashi, and she knows how to read and write. She draws strength... |
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| Next Year in Jerusalem by Howard Schwartz |
Jerusalem is a city that captures the imagination. This beautifully illustrated collection of... |
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| Next Year in Jerusalem by Howard Schwartz |
Jerusalem is a city that captures the imagination. This beautifully illustrated collection of... |
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| Of Heroes, Hooks, and Heirlooms by Faye Silton |
As part of her class’s Heritage Project, Mia is asked to bring in old family photos. But she... |
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| Of Heroes, Hooks, and Heirlooms by Faye Silton |
As part of her class’s Heritage Project, Mia is asked to bring in old family photos. But she... |
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| Out of Many Waters by Jacqueline Dembar Greene |
Kidnapped from their parents during the Portuguese Inquisition, Maria and Isobel Ben Lazar were... |
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| Out of Many Waters by Jacqueline Dembar Greene |
Kidnapped from their parents during the Portuguese Inquisition, Maria and Isobel Ben Lazar were... |
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| Plan a Summer Film Festival |
Invite students and their families to come once a week, once a month, or a couple times in the... |
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| Plan a Summer Film Festival |
Invite students and their families to come once a week, once a month, or a couple times in the... |
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| Plots and Players by Pamela Melnikoff |
It is 1594 and young William Shakespeare is working on a new play. When a Portuguese Jew, who... |
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| Plots and Players by Pamela Melnikoff |
It is 1594 and young William Shakespeare is working on a new play. When a Portuguese Jew, who... |
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| Rivka's Way by Teri Kanefield |
Rivka’s Way is set in Prague in 1778, when Jews were forced to live behind ghetto walls. Rivka... |
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| Rivka's Way by Teri Kanefield |
Rivka’s Way is set in Prague in 1778, when Jews were forced to live behind ghetto walls. Rivka... |
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| Secret Letters from 0 to 10 by Susie Morgenstern |
Ernest lives a quiet, orderly life with his grandmother and their elderly housekeeper in France... |
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| Secret Letters from 0 to 10 by Susie Morgenstern |
Ernest lives a quiet, orderly life with his grandmother and their elderly housekeeper in France... |
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| Speed of Light by Sybil Rosen |
It’s 1956. Eleven-year-old Audrey Ina has lived in the town of Blue Gap, Virginia all her life,... |
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| Speed of Light by Sybil Rosen |
It’s 1956. Eleven-year-old Audrey Ina has lived in the town of Blue Gap, Virginia all her life,... |
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| Strange Relations by Sonia Levitin |
Marne asks her parents permission to spend the summer in Hawaii with Aunt Carole and her family... |
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| Strange Relations by Sonia Levitin |
Marne asks her parents permission to spend the summer in Hawaii with Aunt Carole and her family... |
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| Tell Me a Mitzvah by Danny Siegel |
Tell Me a Mitzvah is a series of profiles of modern-day mitzvah heroes. Danny Siegel relates the... |
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| Tell Me a Mitzvah by Danny Siegel |
Tell Me a Mitzvah is a series of profiles of modern-day mitzvah heroes. Danny Siegel relates the... |
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| Thank You, Jackie Robinson by Barbara Cohen |
Sam and Davy come from different races, religions, and generations, but they have one thing very... |
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| Thank You, Jackie Robinson by Barbara Cohen |
Sam and Davy come from different races, religions, and generations, but they have one thing very... |
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| The Cross by Day, the Mezuzzah by Night by Deborah Spector Siegel |
Seville, 1492: 13-year-old Isabel Caruso de Carvallo has just discovered she is a Marrano, a... |
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| The Cross by Day, the Mezuzzah by Night by Deborah Spector Siegel |
Seville, 1492: 13-year-old Isabel Caruso de Carvallo has just discovered she is a Marrano, a... |
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| The Cure by Sonia Levitin |
Gemm 16884 is considered a deviant and a threat to the utopian society of the year 2407 because... |
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| The Cure by Sonia Levitin |
Gemm 16884 is considered a deviant and a threat to the utopian society of the year 2407 because... |
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| The King of Mulberry Street by Donna Jo Napoli |
This novel shares the story of Beniamino, a nine-year-old Jewish boy from Napoli, Italy, whose... |
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| The King of Mulberry Street by Donna Jo Napoli |
This novel shares the story of Beniamino, a nine-year-old Jewish boy from Napoli, Italy, whose... |
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| The Pushcart War by Jean Merrill |
The pushcarts have declared war! New York City's streets are clogged with huge, rude trucks, and... |
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| The Pushcart War by Jean Merrill |
The pushcarts have declared war! New York City's streets are clogged with huge, rude trucks, and... |
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| The Return by Sonia Levitin |
Desta is a fifteen-year-old orphan girl from Beta Yisrael, the Jews of Ethiopia who endured... |
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| The Return by Sonia Levitin |
Desta is a fifteen-year-old orphan girl from Beta Yisrael, the Jews of Ethiopia who endured... |
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| The Storyteller’s Beads by Jane Kurtz |
All that Rahel has left of her family in Ethiopia is a string of beads her grandmother gave her... |
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| The Storyteller’s Beads by Jane Kurtz |
All that Rahel has left of her family in Ethiopia is a string of beads her grandmother gave her... |
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| The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg |
In this brilliant and heartwarming novel, four diverse sixth-graders are chosen by their teacher... |
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| The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg |
In this brilliant and heartwarming novel, four diverse sixth-graders are chosen by their teacher... |
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| The War with Grandpa by Robert Kimmel Smith |
Peter is thrilled that Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves... |
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| The War with Grandpa by Robert Kimmel Smith |
Peter is thrilled that Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves... |
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| The War Within by Carol Matas |
Holly Springs, Mississippi, 1862: Hannah Green can't believe what is happening to her family... |
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| The War Within by Carol Matas |
Holly Springs, Mississippi, 1862: Hannah Green can't believe what is happening to her family... |
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| Toy Story 3 Study Guide |
In Toy Story 3, third in the Toy Story series, 17-year-old Andy has outgrown his childhood toys... |
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| Toy Story 3 Study Guide |
In Toy Story 3, third in the Toy Story series, 17-year-old Andy has outgrown his childhood toys... |
