What's Included

Grades K–3 Package | Grades 3–5 Package | Grades 6–8 Package | Trade Books

The program is made up of high-quality trade books.

The books include:

Novels written from a range of cultural perspectives
Short stories
Biographies
Other nonfiction

The books themselves:

Are well written and engrossing
Appeal to young people’s interests
Bring alive the core values on which a humane democracy depends
Broaden cultural horizons and sensitivities

Each is accompanied by a Leader's Guide.

Each guide provides:

Suggestions for activities to introduce the books to young people
Ways to acquaint young readers with the new words or background information they need to understand the story
Open-ended questions to stimulate discussion about the book
Activities that help young people extend thinking about the ideas in the book
Activities that help young people build connections with each other

These books and guides are organized into packages by grade level.

Books focus on:

Situations that are developmentally appropriate for students of that age
Concerns that are relevant to students of that age.

The complete K–8 program, including 180 trade books with 180 Leader’s Guides, comprises three packages:

AfterSchool KidzLit Grades K–3 Package
AfterSchool KidzLit Grades 3–5 Package
AfterSchool KidzLit Grades 6–8 Package

The grades K–5 program, for sites with younger children, comprises the K–3 and 3–5 packages. Each package is made up of 10-book sets on various themes.