Extras!
Not ready to be done with your reading experience? …
Well then you’ve come to the right place. Below you will find discussion guides, educational materials and all sorts of delicious extras to keep the fun going. If you don’t see something you’d hoped to find, email me and let me know, and we can work together to get you what you need. Happy reading! <3, Amanda
Close Quarters Extras
Listen to the first chapter of Close Quarters in this video, or send it out to your book club to see if they want to chose this family drama for their next month’s selection. Happy reading!
But wait, there’s more! In the back of Close Quarters you will find two lists. The first list includes all of the books mentioned in the story. As a book lover it was important to me to share stories that influenced the characters, especially since books were so important to their grandmother and the heavily influenced the creation and success of the bookstore.
The second list is of the many La Crosse area businesses that show up in the story. If you click HERE you can download a copy of the bookmark that gives you a check list of experiences, so that you can live out the story yourself!
In addition to these extras, I have also prepared a list of questions for book club discussion. You can download the questions HERE. If you’d like me to visit your book club, email me and we can work out the details. Happy reading!
Champion Chocolatier Extras!
In the back of Champion Chocolatier you will find several recipes for the delicious sweets you read about in the story… including Emmy’s famous hot chocolate.
I have also curated a list of Book Club Discussion Questions for readers to download HERE. If you and your book club want to take your experience to an even higher level, invite me to join you… either in person or via Skype/Facetime. You can contact me if you are interested, HERE.
You can also visit my Champion Chocolatier Pinterest board to get a behind the scenes view of my inspiration while writing. Finally, here is a sneak peek at chapter 1!
Champion Chocolatier: Reality Bites Extras!
So many fun extras for this book! First, click HERE find the Vanderbilt Valentine’s Day Candy-Making Competition Contestant Dossier. Meet all of Emmy’s competitors and see the way I envisioned them in my mind. If you click HERE, I will treat you to real recipes for items you find in the book (RECIPES COMING SOON!). And, finally, click HERE for a downloadable book club discussion guide. But wait! There’s more. Head over to my Pinterest boards to see images I used for inspiration while writing. I hope these extra goodies will make for an even sweeter reading experience!
Learn about the person and event that inspired the second book in the Champion Chocolatier series and listen to the first chapter too!
The Birthday Cache Extras!
Follow this link to a jam packed full of content to further explore and engage in the story, while also building up comprehension and writing skills. It includes vocabulary work (including dictionary practice/synonyms/antonyms/more), and journal writes for each chapter, a figurative language mini lesson and an end of book quiz. For quizzes only, click HERE.
Listen to the first chapter of The Birthday Cache and learn a few behind the scenes secrets too!
Orphan Train Riders: Three Historical Fiction Stories For Children
Extras!
These stories are the perfect fit for the upper elementary classroom and especially ideal for small group (RtI/intervention/enrichment) work.
Accomplish work for both ELA and Social Studies standards with these engaging and historically accurate stories and activities.
With these accompanying lesson plans, I’ve done most of the work for you! So save yourself some time and click HERE for high quality, ready to go resources.