At last, a cure for the common core!New! Literature guide for teachers and librarians based on Common Core ELA Standards for classroom 6-9. Created by educators for educators. Ready for immediate classroom adoption. Suggested assignments, writing prompts, glossaries, extension activities and more!Education benefits:Reading comprehension and vocabulary development Engage readers with high-interest adventure tales Fluency and pronunciation skills dramatically improved Lexile: 900AR: 6.2Guided Reading: ZStory: Tom Little is a circus midget with giant dreams. He may be king of the midgets, but he’s got grander ambitionsto become the ringmaster. Now, drawing on some dark ancient secrets, he’s about to get his wisha miniature Mickey Rooney transforming into Burt Lancaster. But in assuming another man’s identity, Tom must also take on his enemieswho want to make him pay for the big man’s sins.