Dear English Teachers, As this week marks Gush Katif Remembrance Day in the school system, please consider the compelling and inspiring historical novel *Grains Of Sand: The Fall Of Neve Dekalim *by Shifra Shomron. The book is written in English by an Israeli teenager who was raised there. * * *The Literature Study Guide for Grains Of Sand:The Fall Of Neve Dekalim* is available for ***free*** downloading and reproducible for educational purposes. The study guide includes challenging and exciting lessons, discussion topics, chapter questions, comprehension exercises, teaching ideas across the curriculum, research project ideas, and classroom activities, crossword puzzle, word search, and more. The study guide is appropriate for native English-speakers as well as EFL, grades 7-12. Publisher's website http://mazopublishers.com/welcome/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=16&zenid=b848e4d06e2612e3fe4e1732884a6c68 and the website of the book's author, Shifra Shomron http://grainsofsand.insightonthenews.net/studyguide.html Thank you, Sara L. Shomron ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------