Category Archives: Author

Comprehension Questions- Animal Ark #24 Foals in the Field

Foals in the Field

By Ben M. Baglio

Grades 3-7; Genre - Fiction; GRL Q; AR pts: 3.0

Mandy and James help Nick take care of his new foals as he tries to fix up his father’s old farm.  But Nick's father wants to sell the farm, so Mandy and James call in the troops as they help Nick prove to his father he can take care of the farm. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions- Animal Ark #31 Mare in the Meadow

Mare in the Meadow

By Ben M. Baglio

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL Q; AR pts: 4.0

Mandy and James meet Rhian as they try to find someone to help Mrs. Tandy take care of her daughter’s horse, Chamomile. They think Rhian would be the perfect person to help Mrs. Tandy, but she doesn't want to get attached to Chamomile.  Continue reading

Comprehension Questions- The Boxcar Children #127 Monkey Trouble

 Monkey Trouble

By Gertrude Chandler Warner

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; AR pts: 2.0

Its spring break and the Alden children head to the zoo for a special tour and photo contest.  One of their friend’s cameras goes missing and the children are stumped as they try to find out where it disappeared to. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions – The Boxcar Children #61 The Growling Bear Mystery

The Growling Bear Mystery

By Gertrude Chandler Warner

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL O; AR pts: 2.0

Grandfather takes the Alden children to Yellowstone.  They get to help out at the Old Faithful Lodge and hear about a lost cabin.  They begin searching for it, but run into lots of problems.  One of those problems is bears. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions- Brotherband Chronicles #1 The Outcasts

The Outcasts

By John Flanagan

Grades 6-9; Genre - Fiction; GRL Y; AR pts: 16.0

Hal has always been considered an outcast because of the lineage of his mother.  With a lot of hard work and ingenuity he proves himself a leader and true Skandian in brotherband training.  Continue reading

Comprehension Questions – The Boxcar Children #56 The Firehouse Mystery

The Firehouse Mystery

By Gertrude Chandler Warner

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL O; AR pts: 2.0

The Greenfield Fire Station is going to be torn down so the Alden children try to fix it up, but someone keeps trying to ruin their plans.  The children are on the case until their culprit is found. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions – The Boxcar Children #87 The Mystery of the Spider’s Clue

The Mystery of the Spider’s Clue

By Gertrude Chandler Warner

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL O; AR pts: 2.0

The four Alden children receive an invitation to a mystery.  Their friend Sam is a window washer and has been in a bicycle accident.  He gets a letter full of riddles that if he can solve the mystery, he’ll inherit a millionaire’s money.  The Alden’s eagerly work to help their friend crack the code. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions – The Boxcar Children #5 Mike’s Mystery

Mike’s Mystery

By Gertrude Chandler Warner

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL O; AR pts: 2.0

The Alden children go to Mystery Ranch for summer vacation and run into Mike, an old friend from Surprise Island.  The four friends are puzzled as Mike’s house is set on fire and he’s blamed for it.  They know Mike didn’t do it, so they spend their vacation putting clues together to solve the mystery. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions- Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle’s Magic

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle’s Magic

By Betty MacDonald

Grades 2-6; Genre - Fantasy; GRL O; AR pts: 5.0

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is at it again teaching children good manners through her clever cures and potions.  Some of the ailments she helps parents through are tattletaling, bad eating habits, carelessness, interrupting, and being ignorant. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions- Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

By Betty MacDonald

Grades 2-7; Genre - Fantasy; GRL O; AR pts: 3.0

Meet Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle as she rescues parents who need help managing their children’s bad habits.  Some ailments she helps treat in this book are impudence, greediness and selfishness, bad hygiene, and staying up late. Continue reading