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The Gatekeeper's Daughter: Cavern of Light
by Susan Reimer
The balance of Maira’s world is shifting.
The responsibilities as the next Gatekeeper leave 12-year-old Maira with little time to play beneath the waves. Instead, she works alongside her father learning the role held by her family for generations.
On a rare free morning, Maira discovers an extraordinary underwater cavern that resembles a long untold legend. She and her friends decide to keep their find a secret. But when Maira is confronted by treasure hunters, she learns their secret has been betrayed. Evil has once again entered her world.
Maira must find a way to protect the sea and unite her people to restore the balance of history, a task she can’t do alone. But the survival of her way of life and the sea itself depend on it.
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Explore Course
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Language-Arts-Based Study
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Explore
- Book Club-Type Model for Independent or Group Work
- Open-Ended Questioning of the Elements of Story through Interviews
- Tracking the Character Arc of Change
- Instructional Videos, Paper and Pencil Work, Online Work
- Students choose a Final Project
- Final Fun with the Author
Analysis
- Deeper Language Art Based Study for Independent (Analysis) or Group (Literature Circle) Work
- Reading for Clues to Understanding as they Read and Discuss
- Focus Skill that culminates in a Final Written Essay
- Vocabulary Work and Comprehension Quizzes
- Instructional Videos, Paper and Pencil Work, Online Work
- Students choose a Final Project
- Final Fun with the Author
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New Traditional Middle Grade Literature DOES NOT include:
- Swearing or overly harsh language
- Sexual reference or innuendo of any kind
- Descriptive violence or abuse
- Descriptive drug or alcohol abuse
- Social agendas, quotas, or lectures
- Developmentally unready situations portrayed
New Traditional Middle Grade Literature DOES include:
- New writing styles kids engage well with
- Stories that show committed, though imperfect families
- Positive relationships with parents and siblings
- Strong dads and devoted moms
- Genuine spiritual and religious foundations
- Values of integrity, hard work, compassion, and patriotism
- Positive portrayals of settings, whether rural, urban, homeschool, or Mars
- Characters learn from their mistakes
- Characters learn to react in positive ways to life’s challenges
- Lots of adventure, mystery, discovery, and growth
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