This is making me furious!!

MD does indeed provide money for parochial schools to buy textbooks. From the dept of ed:

The Maryland Nonpublic Student Textbook program provides "funding for the purchase of textbooks, computer hardware and computer software for loan to students in eligible nonpublic schools, with a maximum distribution of $60 per eligible nonpublic school student for participating schools, except that at schools where at least 20 percent of the students are eligible for free and reduced price lunch program, the distribution will be $90 per student. The textbooks and computers purchased under this program must be secular in nature and acceptable for use in any public elementary or secondary school in Maryland." Maryland Nonpublic Student Textbook Program: 2008-2009 Program Requirements and Procedures for Ordering Textbooks, Hardware, Software, and other Electronic Learning Materials, Maryland State Department of Education, October 2008.

Anonymous wrote:When OP says the book was provided, these are likely the surplused books that are available to the public through the warehouse.

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What warehouse? Is there a name I can look up? A phone number or link?

My kids are in college now, but I've been pushing for textbooks since my oldest started school. I've asked BOE candidates and members at community forums about textbooks. I served on a curriculum review committee. I'm also a frequent visitor of the public library and the library bookstores. I've heard parents talk about ordering textbooks from Amazon. Nobody ever said anything about textbooks available through a county warehouse. This would be a valuable resource for parents. If such a resource exists, let's publicize it so that it can be utilized by the broader public.

Such an odd post...and even odder there was an answer! I would like to know how the kid could write the essay? Was mom able to obtain the book last night?

That is pretty bad public school kids don't get text books and private school kids do.

When OP says the book was provided, these are likely the surplused books that are available to the public through the warehouse.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS has just started at a new private school in Montgomery County and has left his English lit textbook at school. He can’t remember the title of the book and has an essay due tomorrow. The book was provided by the county. The cover is blue and has a picture of a boy looking at flying books. Does anyone know the title and publisher? Thanks.

The book was provided by Montgomery County?? My tax dollars at waste! They don't even provide books for my child attending public school.

+1
My child is in 5th and is yet to see ANY textbook. WTF?

Anonymous wrote:Contacting a classmate would be easier, no?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS has just started at a new private school in Montgomery County and has left his English lit textbook at school. He can’t remember the title of the book and has an essay due tomorrow. [b]The book was provided by the county. [/b]The cover is blue and has a picture of a boy looking at flying books. Does anyone know the title and publisher? Thanks.

The book was provided by Montgomery County?? My tax dollars at waste! They don't even provide books for my child attending public school.

+1 , unless the county "recommended" the book...

Anonymous wrote:DS has just started at a new private school in Montgomery County and has left his English lit textbook at school. He can’t remember the title of the book and has an essay due tomorrow. The book was provided by the county. The cover is blue and has a picture of a boy looking at flying books. Does anyone know the title and publisher? Thanks.

The book was provided by Montgomery County?? My tax dollars at waste! They don't even provide books for my child attending public school.

Anonymous wrote:I believe it may be elements of literature and the name at the top is Holt.

This is it! Thanks. DS only started school last week and we don’t have any contact details for his classmates.

I believe it may be elements of literature and the name at the top is Holt.

Try the private school forum. This is the public school one and few are likely to know.

Contacting a classmate would be easier, no?

DS has just started at a new private school in Montgomery County and has left his English lit textbook at school. He can’t remember the title of the book and has an essay due tomorrow. The book was provided by the county. The cover is blue and has a picture of a boy looking at flying books. Does anyone know the title and publisher? Thanks.