Mission Effectiveness Materials

Grades 4-6

The Staircase

THE STAIRCASE – Ann Rinaldi
Building Relationships
Learning to look past people’s “rough spots” and see what lies underneath. Also, developing an understanding heart.

Or Give Me Death

OR GIVE ME DEATH – Ann Rinaldi
Unity & Reconciliation ~ Building Relationships
Patrick Henry’s daughter learns to cope with the anguish of having a mother who suffers from severe mental illness.

 

Amelia's War

AMELIA’S WAR – Ann Rinaldi
“That all may be one”
A family realizes the importance of setting their differences aside and learns to stick together through the war.

The Coffin Quilt

THE COFFIN QUILT – Ann Rinaldi
Unity and Reconciliation
The ability of the Hatfields and the McCoys to forgive despite the senseless deaths of so many young family members.

 

The Blue Door THE BLUE DOOR – Ann Rinaldi
Unity and Reconciliation ~ Building Relationships
A journey to unite with family members who are far away while at the same time journeying into a deeper knowledge of the true self.
Girl in Blue GIRL IN BLUE – Ann Rinaldi
“That all may be one”
In an effort to join the war effort, even to the extent of a girl disguising as a boy, there comes the understanding that we are all one . . . North & South, men & women, soldiers & those on the home front.
Shakespeare Scribe

SHAKESPEARE’S SCRIBE – Gary Blackwood
Unity & Reconciliation ~ Building Relationships
A boy who starts off trying to steal one of Shakespeare’s plays discovers the need to feel loved and accepted as he becomes one of the players in a traveling troupe.

The Shakespeare Stealer THE SHAKESPEARE STEALER – Gary Blackwood
Unity & Reconciliation ~ Building Relationships ~“That all may be one”
Making rash judgments results in a lesson in forgiveness and new beginnings.

Grades 1-3

 

Grades 7-8

 

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