Materials Links
Materials and discussion guides are provided here for free. To view the PDF files you will need Adobe Reader FREE from Adobe Systems.
RULES Discussion Guide (click to download)
RULES Reproducible Worksheets (click to download)
Writing Rules: Fabulous Tips from Middle-grade Authors (click to download)
Touch Blue Teacher's Guide (click to download)
Play Touch Blue Jeopardy with your students!
http://jeopardylabs.com/play/touch-blue
Interview with Cynthia Lord on Sarah Laurence's Blog
My Maine Island Tour: In October 2010, I was invited to do a tour for Touch Blue with Island Readers and Writers, a wonderful organization that connects Maine authors and illustrators with Maine island students. You can read about my visit to four Maine island schools in these archived blog entries:
Frenchboro (the real island that once took in foster children to save their school)
Frenchboro Island School
Islesboro Central School
North Haven Community School
Vinalhaven Island School
Discussion guide from the Scholastic Mother Daughter Book Club
Discussion guide from the Scholastic Mother Daughter Book Club
Recipe for blueberry enchiladas