Twenty Questions That Work on Any Book
Twenty questions you can ask about any book at any age, grouped by where you are in it. You do not need to have read it.
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Free Resources
Free tools for raising thoughtful readers — whether you're using a LitPad or just opening a good book together.
Works With Any Book
No title required, and no email required. Print these once and use them all year.
The Reading Ladder
From sounding out a first word to arguing with Shakespeare - four steps, what to read at each one, and what to listen for.
How to Talk About a Book Without Turning It Into School
Seven things that go wrong at the kitchen table and what to say instead. No reading required.
Books I've Read
A printable log with room for fifteen books, a star rating, and one line in the reader's own words.
We Wear the Mask
One week from the Grade 7 Reading Year. Dunbar's poem printed in full, three questions worth asking about it, and the five books the year is built around. Twenty minutes, and nothing to grade.
Find your book
Every book with a free kit, grouped by where your reader is.
Grades 3-5
Chapter books they can mostly handle on their own.
Grades 6-8
Longer books, and the first ones that argue back.
Grades 9-12
The ones with a reputation. Shakespeare included.
