Amal Unbound
by Aisha Saeed
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- South Asian
- Women / Girls
- Asian
Year Published 2018
Word Count 38,737
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 600L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 194712, 6.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Pakistan
- Conduct of life--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Middle East
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / General (see also headings under Family)
- Indentured servants--Fiction
- Family life--Pakistan--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Issues)
- Pakistan--Fiction
- Conduct of life
- Indentured servants
- Children's Books/All Ages
- Family life
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General (see also headings under Family)
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Middle East
- Courage--Fiction
- Families
- Courage
- Lists With This Book
- #OwnVoices for 4-8
- Asian Americans
- South Asian
- Long Island Students Read, Young Adult
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Aisha Saeed about Amal Unbound
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Aisha Saeed
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Aisha Saeed “Amal Unbound For Teachers, By Teachers Series”
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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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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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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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Curriculum Connections from Vermont Department of Libraries
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Connection Activity from Aisha Saeed
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Lesson Plan from Aisha Saeed
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Discussion Guide from Penguin Publishing Group USA
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Priya Ayyar
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Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Bethel Park Public Library Kids
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Vocabulary Lists 1

Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 12

South Asia Book Award for Children's & Young Adult Literature, 2012-2022
Winner, 2019

Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2023
Commended, 2019

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2019

ILA Teachers' Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2019

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2022
Selection, 2019

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Audiobooks Selection, 2018

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Middle Selection, 2018
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