{"product_id":"lit-4-the-modern-era-e5zp2-bbt6h","title":"Middle School Literature 1 (Live and Self-Paced options)","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMiddle School Literature 1 is a literature course organized by units in the genres of short story, poetry, drama, non-fiction, and novel and is designed for students in grade six. All our middle school level literature courses focus on reading a wide variety of literature that will challenge and engage students of all abilities. 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