Pearson Education Canada - Nitty Gritty Novels

Develop your students' critical literacy skills with these high-interest chapter books from Canadian and international authors, developed specifically for the adolescent reader. With this series, you and your students will:

Explore language
Think critically
Challenge thinking with strong themes and cutting-edge design

For component descriptions, including title synopses, and pricing, please go to the online catalogue. Or, download these materials:

Order Form

Brochure

Also, read these sample first chapters for each available title:

Series II	Series III
Contemporary Fiction
My Summer of the Lions	River Rat
One Wheel Drive	The Present
Mystery
Island Bound	Island of the White Spear
Ride of the Katipo	Lake of the Dead
Historical Fiction
Run	Walking into the Fire
This Land We Call Home	Jack No Name
Fantasy
The Spiral Chrysalis	Dogs of the Hinterland
Into the Hinterland	Inside the Game
Science Fiction
Flight From Ledron	The Time Stealers
Lost	Date of Origin
Adventure
The Sign of a Warrior	The Lost King
Silverstream	Win! Win!

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