Each LIFT Teacher Resource Book includes:

• 18 reproducible student worksheets
• Teacher Guide with background information, comprehension and writing activities, assessment, and standardized tests

Joel's best friend Tony vanishes during a swimming contest in the hazardous Vermillion River, where he promised his parents he would never go. 90 pp. Lexile 750 GRL–S (RL 5.3, IL 4–7)

Awards: Newbery Honor

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