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Teachers and students are saying about Choke Creek. . .

I stumbled across this book when I was searching for a way to help my high school juniors understand why history is inescapable. It's tricky to write a book that can engage all kinds of minds and ages, but this one does. I didn't want to put the book down and with every page found more and more reasons to have my students read this book. They LOVED it. The characters unlocked enduring themes of the burden of history, human rights, family loyalties and justice. The juxtaposition of Vietnam War and the Plains Indian Wars worked brilliantly to dislodge readers from their comfort zones and get them thinking. The book brought this history alive for my students.
                 --Rebecca Hanson, 11th grade American History, The Roland Park Country School 

Choke Creek would be an outstanding choice for an interdisciplinary 11th grade American literature/history course.
                    --Carol Jago, President of the National Council of Teachers of English

I thought the book, Choke Creek, was so compelling. I absolutely loved every part of it—this is saying something since I do not usually love to read.
                    –11th grade American History student, Baltimore, MD

 Small's story, based on the Sand Creek Massacre, is a fascinating story that weaves in and out of two American time periods with frightening similarities 
                  --Karen Hartman, director Colorado Writing Project 
I want my students to understand literature as an instrument for social messages and as an agent for social change; to take action in the world, and write creatively to convey their views of issues about which they have deep interest and concern. Bringing an author into the classroom who modeled that kind of social activism helped my students understand what I was driving at, and brought the message home.
                --Dana Maloney, Tenafly High School, Tenafly, NJ

   

Frequently asked questions about Choke Creek:

          Does Choke Creek meet my school's standards?

          What reading level is appropriate for Choke Creek?

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Order Choke Creek by Lauren Small
Order Choke Creek by Lauren Small

Join the growing list of high schools reading Choke Creek:

Roland Park Country School, Baltimore, MD
Lexington High School, Lexington, NE
Tenafly High School, Tenafly, NJ
Harrisburg Academy, Harrisburg, PA
Hallendale, High School, Hallendale Beach, FL

 

Teaching Choke Creek 

--A complete teacher's guide accompanies classroom orders, including pre-reading activities, lesson plans, quizzes, evaluations, research paper topics, creative projects and more.

--For online supplemental materials, including timelines, photo gallery, YouTube links and more,  Click here.


For information on school discounts contact info@bridlepathpress.com or 410-608-5841.

 

Small is available for classroom visits.  To see a sample speaking proposal, click here.

 

Lauren Small has presented at these and other schools across the nation:

The Oneida Tribal High School, Oneida, WI
Merino High School, Merino, CO
West High School, Billings, MT
The Gilman School, Baltimore, MD
Pungo Christian Academy, Belhaven, NC
Digital Harbor High School, Baltimore, MD
Kearney Public High School, Kearney, NE
Montana State University at Billings, Billings, MT
Northside College Preparatory High School, Chicago, IL

 

Choke Creek is also available through Follett Library Resources.    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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