Claudia Cangilla McAdam

A, B, SEE COLORADO An Alphabet Book of the Centennial State      View the book trailer

Resource material for this book provides interesting facts about some of Colorado's picturesque and unusual sites including:

  • where the highest continuous highway in the US runs
  • who built mammoth stone towers in the 1200s
  • what plant is among the largest organisms in the world
  • what evidence prehistoric people in Colorado left behind
  • what happened to the grassland farmers who came to the state in the 1800s and much MORE

​​​LOUIE'S LENT                                                   View the book trailer  


A Discussion and Activities Guide for Louie's Lent is available for use at home or at school. You'll find lots of things to do such as a maze, a coloring page, a crossword puzzle, and more, including ways to make your next Lent the best one ever!


Just drop me an email at the "Contact" page, and I'll send the PDF right out.

A MIRACLE FOR MICAH                                                 View the book trailer  


A Discussion and Activities Guide for A Miracle for Micah is available for use at home or at school. You'll find lots of things to do such as a maze, a coloring page, a crossword puzzle, and more. Plus, there are great discussion questions for use at school or at home.


Just drop me an email at the "Contact" page, and I'll send the PDF right out.

​​THE REAL PRESENCE                                                   View the book trailer  


A Discussion and Activities Guide for The Real Presence is available for use at home or at school. You'll find lots of things to do such as a maze, a coloring page, a crossword puzzle, and more. Plus, there are vocabulary words defined, great discussion questions for use at school or at home, and a deeper look at Jesus' "Bread of Life Discourse" in the Gospel of John.


Just drop me an email at the "Contact" page, and I'll send the PDF right out.

​​KRISTOPH AND THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE               View the book trailer


A Discussion and Activities Guide for Kristoph and the First Christmas Tree is available for use at school or home. It contains questions about the story, writing prompts, vocabulary, a craft, a word search, and more. Includes material relevant to discussion of the cardinal virtues and the theological virtues. 


AWAKENING                                                                                               View the book trailer


Chapter Exams
Book Club Discussion Guide
Teacher's Guide

Socratic Seminar Guidelines (developed by Sister Immaculata, O.C.D.)


If you are an educator using the chapter exams for Awakening, the answer key is available by request. Also, in conjunction with this book, I make author appearances (at no charge) to students or book club participants either in person or virtually. Request more information by sending an email from the "
Contact" page.


​​"E" IS FOR EUCHARIST: A CATHOLIC ABC                    View the book trailer  


A Discussion and Activities Guide for "E" is for Eucharist is available for use at home or at school. You'll find more information about many of the items found on the pages of this ABC book plus information about other Catholic terms.

There's also a maze, a word search, a crossword puzzle, a fill-in-the-blank, and much more. 


THE CHRISTMAS TREE CRIED the story of the White House Christmas Tree 

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Want to learn how the Christmas Tree for the Blue Room in the White House is chosen each year? Do you wonder how big the tree has to be?  Curious about how long it takes to decorate it? Interested in a history of Christmas trees in the White House? Can you guess which President didn't want a Christmas tree in the White House . . . until his children snuck one in?  


In addition to this resource material for The Christmas Tree Cried​, there is also a Discussion and Activities Guide.       

Resources

​​BECKONING                                                View the book trailer  


The Discussion Guide for Beckoning is a chapter-by-chapter guide featuring chapter recaps, Scripture (or other types of material) for reflection, and questions for discussion.


Reach out to me at the "Contact" page, and I'll send the PDF right out.

​​THE CHRISTMAS LIGHT                                                    View the book trailer  


A Discussion and Activities Guide for The Christmas Light is available for use at home or at school. You'll find lots of things to do such as a maze, a coloring page, a crossword puzzle, and more. Plus, there are great discussion questions for use at school or at home.


Just drop me an email at the "Contact" page, and I'll send the PDF right out.



Author of Works for Children and Young Adults



There are FREE resources available for each of the books listed here. To request any of this resource material, go to the "Contact" page and drop me an email, indicating what resources you'd like me to send you via PDFs. If you are interested in markets that take writing from kids and teens, there is a resource here.

THE WORDLESS WEAVER                                                      View the book trailer  


A Discussion and Activities Guide for The Wordless Weaver is available for use at home or at school. You'll find in-depth questions about the story and about the cardinal and theological virtues as well as thought-provoking questions for discussion.

There's also a maze, a word search, a vocabulary list, a fill-in-the-blank, and much more. 


THE MERMAID'S GIFT                                                              View the book trailer  


A Discussion and Activities Guide for The Mermaid's Gift is available for use at home or at school. You'll find in-depth questions about the story and about the cardinal virtues as well as thought-provoking prompts for discussion or writing projects.

There's also a maze, a word search, a vocabulary list, a craft and much more. To request the resource, specify that you would like either the secular version or the Christian educators' version of the guide.