2026-2027 Textbooks

We are excited to welcome you back to Brownell Talbot for the 2026-2027 school year! Order your textbooks as soon as possible to ensure the materials arrive before school starts. Timely ordering is essential to ensure books are here on time for the start of school. 

Students have been enrolled in their scheduled courses, so they can purchase their books. If a requested class does not appear, it is most likely a class that did not fit the student’s schedule. However, student schedules are still being finalized, and changes may be made if possible. Class schedules will be communicated no later than July 31. Textbooks will not be affected by any changes to the schedule unless a class is added or dropped. After schedules are visible in Veracross, we are still shifting students between sections to ensure classroom balance as much as possible. Again, textbook orders are not affected by section changes. 

How to Order Textbooks

Newly enrolled families: student credentials for your child have been emailed to parents. If you have not received your student's credentials, you can contact the main office at 402.556.3772 (Monday - Friday, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm) to obtain this information.

Brownell Talbot faculty have selected textbooks that are easily sourced through common retailers. Each textbook has its ISBN listed alongside it. If book is sold at via the link provided, you can use the ISBN to identify another retailer. 

If you have any questions about the ordering process, Julie Smith ([email protected]) is available to help.

Middle School Textbooks

Textbooks that Need to be Purchased

English-Reading 5

Esperanza Rising
ISBN: 9780439120425
Author: Ryan
Publisher: Scholastic Incorporated
Copyright: 2000

Fever 1793
ISBN: 9780689848919
Author: Anderson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Copyright: 2002

Number the Stars
ISBN: 9780547577098
Author: Lowry
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Copyright: 2011

The Red Pencil
ISBN: 9780316247825
Author: Pinkey
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Copyright: 2015

Where the Red Fern Grows
ISBN: 9780440412670
Author: Rawls
Publisher: Double Day Dell
Copyright: 1996
 

 

English 6

One Last Word
ISBN: 9781619635548
Author: Grimes
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Copyright: 2017

The Road to Paris
ISBN: 9780142410820
Author: Grimes
Publisher: Penguin (c/o Random House)
Copyright: 2006

Woods Runner
ISBN: 9780375859083
Author: Paulsen
Publisher: Random House Inc
Copyright: 2010

History Smashers: The American Revolution
ISBN: 978-0593120460
Author: Messner
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Copyright: 2021

 

 

English 7

Julius Caesar (Folger Shakespeare Library)
ISBN: 9780743482745
Author: Shakespeare
Copyright: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Copyright: 2021

The Red Badge of Courage
ISBN: 9798843063375
Author: Crane
Publisher: Independently Published
Copyright: 2022

The Portable Enlightenment Reader
ISBN: 9780140245660
Author: Kramnick
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Copyright: 1995

Omnivore's Dilemma: Young Readers Edition
ISBN: 9781101993835
Author: Pollan
Publisher: Penguin Random House Inc
Copyright: 2015

A Long Walk to Water
ISBN: 9780547577319
Author: Park
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
Copyright: 2010

Book Thief
ISBN: 9780375842207
Author: Zusak
Publisher: Knopf
Copyright: 2007

 

English 8

A Tale of Two Cities
ISBN: 9780141439600
Author: Dickens
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Copyright: 2003

Animal Farm
ISBN: 9780451526342
Author: Orwell
Publisher: Signet; 50th Anniversary Edition
Copyright: 2003

The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story
ISBN: 978-1984877826
Author: Freeman (editor)
Publisher: Penguin
Copyright: 2022

Romeo and Juliet
ISBN: 9780743477116
Author: Shakespeare
Publisher: Folger Shakespeare Library

 

Music/Chorus 5

The Sight-Singer for Unison/Two-Part Treble Voices
ISBN: 9780769246529

One-Minute Theory, Book 1
ISBN: 9780849742057

Note: Both of these texts will also be used in sixth grade. 

Music/Chorus 6

The Sight-Singer for Unison/Two-Part Treble Voices
ISBN: 9780769246529
This book was used in grade 5 - returning students should already own.

One-Minute Theory, Book 1
ISBN: 9780849742057
This book was used in grade 5 - returning students should already own. 

One-Minute Theory, Book 2
ISBN: 9780849742132
This text will also be used in seventh grade.

Music/Chorus 7

The Sight-Singer for Three-Part Mixed Voices
ISBN: 9780769219899 (dark blue cover, different from light blue grade 5/6 edition)

One-Minute Theory, Book 2
ISBN: 9780849742132
This book was used in grade 6 - returning students should already own it.  

Note: Both of these texts will also be used in eighth grade as well. 

Music/Chorus 8

The Sight-Singer for Three-Part Mixed Voices
ISBN: 9780769219899
This book was used in grade 7 - returning students should already own it. 

One-Minute Theory, Book 2
ISBN: 9780849742132
This book was used in grade 7 - returning students should already own it. 

 

Band 5

Required textbooks and supplies:

Alto sax

Trumpet

Trombone

Electric bass

Percussion

Band 6-8

Required textbooks and supplies:

Alto sax

Tenor sax

Trumpet

Trombone

Electric bass

Percussion

Guitar

Piano

Orchestra 5

Required textbooks and supplies:

Violin

Viola

Cello

Double bass

Orchestra 6-8

Required textbooks and supplies:

Violin

Viola

Cello

Double bass

Provided Textbooks and Digital Downloads

For the courses listed below, textbooks and resources are either provided by the teacher or require a digital download. Teachers will share digital download details directly. Any associated fees are noted below and will be charged to the student's FACTS account.

Upper School Textbooks

Textbooks that Need to be Purchased

Provided Textbooks and Digital Downloads

For the courses listed below, textbooks and resources are either provided by the teacher or require a digital download. Teachers will share digital download details directly. Any associated fees are noted below and will be charged to the student's FACTS account.