The Hero Next Door
by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, Joseph Bruchac, Linda Sue Park, and Anna Dobbin
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- Grade
- 5-8
Year Published 2019
Word Count 50,010
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 730L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 503934, 7 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Adolescence
- Children's Books/All Ages
- Heroes--Fiction
- Short stories
- Courage
- Heroes
- Children's stories, American
- Courage--Fiction
- Courage--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Adolescence & Coming of Age
- Heroes--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Superheroes
- JUVENILE FICTION / Short Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Short Stories
- Lists With This Book
- Short Stories: American Indian Heritage
Our Original Resources 8
Audio Name Pronunciation with Joseph Bruchac
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Linda Sue Park
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
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In-depth Written Interview with Joseph Bruchac
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In-depth Written Interview with Linda Sue Park
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 11
Audio Name Pronunciation with Joseph Bruchac
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Linda Sue Park
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 21
In-depth Written Interview with Joseph Bruchac
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Linda Sue Park
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Created by WTKR
Interview with Joseph Bruchac
Created by We Need Diverse Books
Interview with Linda Sue Park
Created by We Need Diverse Books
Interview with Anna Dobbin
Created by We Need Diverse Books
Interview with Joseph Bruchac
Created by Reading Rockets
Interview with Joseph Bruchac
Created by Reycraft Books
Interview with Joseph Bruchac
Created by We Need Diverse Books
Interview with Linda Sue Park
Created by Reading Rockets
The World as Seen through Purple Eyes: Charlotte Zolotow Lecture, 2004, given by Linda Sue Park
Created by Children's Cooperative Book Center
Interview with Linda Sue Park
Created by Mackin Community
2019 National Book Festival speech by Linda Sue Park
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Linda Sue Park
Created by UW-Madison Education
Interview with Linda Sue Park
Created by Kids Ask Authors podcast
Interview with Linda Sue Park
Created by Kidlit These Days
Interview with Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Created by KidLit TV
Interview with Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Created by Children's Media Association
Interview with Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Created by It's Personal Podcast
Guest Post by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Created by PBS
Interview with Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Created by Kids Ask Authors podcast
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Educators' Guide from Random House Teachers & Librarians
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by various narrators
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