Other Words for Home
by Jasmine Warga
42 Total Resources 16 Awards 46 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Poetry
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Middle Eastern
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Muslim
Year Published 2019
Word Count 30,180
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 930L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 504111, 5.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jasmine Warga about Other Words for Home
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jasmine Warga
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 4
Author Interviews 10
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jasmine Warga
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Jasmine Warga
Created by Kids Ask Authors podcast
Interview with Jasmine Warga
Created by National Book Festival
2020 Middle East Youth Literature Book Award Acceptance Speech by Jasmine Warga
Created by Christopher Rose
Interview with Jasmine Warga
Created by Publishers Weekly
Guest post by Jasmine Warga
Created by Teen Librarian Toolbox
Interview with Jasmine Warga
Created by Why We Write (Lesley Univ.)
Interview with Jasmine Warga
Created by Cambridge Common Writers
Interview with Jasmine Warga
Created by Middle Grade Book Party
Interview with Jasmine Warga
Created by Wisconsin Muslim Journal
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 9
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Club Guide from Girls Leadership
Created by Girls Leadership
Activity Sheets from RIF Literacy Central
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Activity Guide from Young Hoosier Book Award
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Activity and Discussion Guide from State Library of Ohio
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Discussion Guide from HarperCollins
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Activity Ideas from ESU #11 Battle of the Books
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Vaneh Assadourian
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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 16
Middle East Book Award, 2000-2022
Winner, 2020
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2020
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2023
Honor, 2020
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2023
Honor, 2020
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2023
Honor, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Middle Selection, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Arab American Book Award, 2007-2022
Honor, 2020
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2022
Selection, 2020
Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2023
Honor, 2020
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2023
Selection, 2020
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2020
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2022
Selection, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2019
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2022
Middle Grades Selection, 2019
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