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Teachers, Librarians, and Educators

Our mission is to provide engaging, high quality literature for preteen girls aged 9-13. These are the kind of books that girls love and that adults – parents, teachers, librarians, and guidance professionals - can enthusiastically recommend. The Beacon Street Girls book series, with fourteen books in print and many more to come, chronicles the adventures of five contemporary seventh-grade girls with loads of energy and fun!

Welcome to the World of the Beacon Street Girls!

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Check out these supplemental materials for your Beacon Street Girls curriculum!
Download *free* Supplemental Classroom Materials/Activity Guides for:



BOOK #1: Worst Enemies/Best Friends

Worst Enemies/Best Friends Reading and Activity Guide (PDF)

Classroom Activity Guide Includes:
~ Full-color handouts
~ Tie-ins to Beacon Street Girls books
~ Materials lists
~ Activity descriptions
~ Directions
~ Facilitator’s discussion questions
~ True stories from real girls


BOOK #2: Bad News/Good News

Book Themes and Table of Contents
Table of Contents (PDF)

Discussion

  1. Shoplifting (PDF)
  2. Being the New Kid (PDF)
Writing
  1. Thank-You Notes (PDF)
  2. Bad News/Good News Stories (PDF)
  3. Change a Rule (PDF)
Research
  1. Community Service (PDF)
Art
  1. Project Thread (PDF)
  2. Community Collage (PDF)
  3. Cartoon Critters (PDF)

BOOK #3: Letters From the Heart

Book Themes and Table of Contents
Table of Contents (PDF)

Discussion

  1. Reunion Predictions (PDF)
  2. The Snowball Effect! (PDF)
Writing
  1. Award Acceptance Speech (PDF)
  2. More Resilient Than You Know (PDF)
  3. Letters from the Heart (PDF)
Research
  1. Wild for Colors (PDF)
  2. Irish Potato Famine (PDF)
Art
  1. Heritage Museum (PDF)

BOOK #4: Out of Bounds

Book Themes and Table of Contents
Table of Contents (PDF)

Discussion

  1. Good Sportsmanship (PDF)
  2. A Little Bravery Goes a Long Way (PDF)
Writing
  1. Be a Word Nerd (PDF)
  2. Sweet Fifteen (PDF)
Research
  1. Mystifying Magic (PDF)
  2. Hot Chocolate (PDF)
Art
  1. Talent Show (PDF)
  2. Home-style Cooking Extravaganza (PDF)

BOOK #5: Promises, Promises


Promises, Promises Reading and Activity Guide (PDF)


Discussion

  1. Loyalty or Duty? (PDF)
  2. Suspicious Minds (PDF)
Writing
  1. Qualifications (PDF)
  2. Sense and Cents (PDF)
Research
  1. Hidden Away (PDF)
Art
  1. Poster Project (PDF)
  2. Locker Organization (PDF)


BOOK #6: Lake Rescue


Book Themes and Table of Contents
Table of Contents (PDF)

Discussion

  1. Considering Chelsea's Feelings (PDF)
  2. Bullying (PDF)
  3. Role Playing (PDF)
Writing
  1. Speaking of Ghosts (PDF)
  2. Keeping a Journal (PDF)
Research
  1. Diabetes (PDF)
  2. Trail Markers - How to Read Them (PDF)
Art
  1. Design Your Own Pajamas (PDF)
  2. Design a Postcard (PDF)

BOOK #7: Freaked Out


  Freaked Out Reading and Activity Guide (PDF)


Discussion

  1. Be Heard (PDF)
  2. Separate Ways (PDF)
Writing
  1. Nervous Symptoms (PDF)
  2. Future Projections (PDF)
Research
  1. Hoop Shoot (PDF)
  2. Rosa Parks & Ruby Bridges (PDF)
Art
  1. Sneaker Designs (PDF)

Book #8: Lucky Charm

  Lucky Charm Reading and Activity Guide (PDF)

Classroom Activity Guide Includes:
~ Discussion Activity 1: Including Siblings
~ Discussion Activity 2: Cool Dog Tricks
~ Writing Activity 1: Poetry Corner
~ Writing Activity 2: Stuck Inside a Box
~ Art Activity 1: Lucky Charms
~ Art Activity 2: Horseshoe Project
~ Research Activity 1: Autistic Difficulties
~ Research Activity 2: Team Mascots



BOOK #9: Fashion Frenzy

  Fashion Frenzy Reading and Activity Guide (PDF

Classroom activity guide includes:
~ Discussion Activity 1: Finding your Fears
~ Discussion Activity 2: Learning from the Movies
~ Writing Activity: Something New
~ Research Activity 1: Model Behavior?
~ Research Activity 2: Women in Business: Then and Now
~ Art Activity 1: A Day in New York
~ Art Activity 2: Egyptian Urns

BOOK #10: Just Kidding

Just Kidding Reading and Activity Guide (PDF)

Discussion

  1. Confrontations (PDF)
  2. Gossip Alert (PDF)
Writing
  1. News or Gossip? (PDF)
  2. Examining Motives (PDF)
Research
  1. Jazz Swing (PDF)
  2. Papier-mache (PDF)
Art
  1. The True You (PDF)
  2. Telephone Game (PDF)

Book #11: Ghost Town

  Ghost Town Reading and Activity Guide (PDF)

Classroom Activity Guide Includes:
~ Discussion Activity 1: Personal Preferences
~ Writing Activity 1: Projecting Personality
~ Writing Activity 2: Making Headlines
~ Art Activity 1: Luggage Tags
~ Art Activity 2: Finding Recipes
~ Research Activity 1: Montana
~ Research Activity 2: Sled Dogs
~ Research Activity 3: Pet Care


  BSG SPECIAL ADVENTURE: Charlotte in Paris


Book Themes and Table of Contents
Table of Contents (PDF)

Discussion

  1. Being a Global Girl (PDF)
  2. Eavesdropping (PDF)
Writing
  1. Best Friend Adventure (PDF)
  2. Travel Poetry (PDF)
  3. The Powers of Observation (PDF)
Research
  1. Famous Americans in Paris (PDF)
  2. Parisian Landmarks (PDF)
Art
  1. Design a French Recipe Card (PDF)
  2. Picasso-Me-Crazy (PDF)

BSG SPECIAL ADVENTURE: Maeve on the Red Carpet

  Maeve on the Red Carpet Reading and Activity Guide (PDF)

Classroom Activity Guide Includes:
~ Discussion Activity 1: Haters
~ Discussion Activity 2: Having it All
~ Writing Activity 1: Best Friends
~ Writing Activity 2: If I Were Rich….
~ Writing Activity 3: An Exciting Life
~ Research Activity 1: Redheads
~ Research Activity 2: Peanut Gallery
~ Art Activity 1: Room Makeover
~ Art Activity 2: Create a Character


 BSG SPECIAL ADVENTURE: Freestyle with Avery

  Freestyle with Avery Reading and Activity Guide (PDF)

Classroom Activity Guide Includes:
~ Disussion Activity 1: Safety First
~ Discussion Activity 2: Withholding Information
~ Writing Activity 1: Stating an Opinion
~ Writing Activity 2: Projecting into the Future
~ Art Activity 1: Comic Book Cover
~ Art Activity 2: Magnetic Auto Sticker
~ Research Activity 1: Family Traits
~ Research Activity 2: The Name Game

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