Beyond the Bright Sea
by Lauren Wolk
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
Year Published 2017
Word Count 61,837
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 770L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 189077
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Orphans--Fiction
- Buried treasure--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 20th Century
- Massachusetts--History--20th century--Fiction
- Islands--Fiction
- Children's Books/All Ages
- Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Orphans & Foster Homes
- Families--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Girls & Women
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Orphans & Foster Homes
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Lauren Wolk about Beyond the Bright Sea
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Lauren Wolk
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Educator's Guide from Penguin Classroom
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Educator Discussion Guide from State Library of Louisiana
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Discussion Questions from Two Book Worms Blog
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Discussion Guide from Penguin Publishing Group USA
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Lauren Wolk and Jorjeana Marie
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Vocabulary Lists 1

Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 7

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Audiobooks Selection, 2018

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2018

Scott O'Dell Award, 1984-2021
Winner, 2018

ILA Children’s Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Middle Selection, 2017

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2017

Fanfare, 2001 - 2020
Selection, 2017
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