The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
by Eugene Yelchin
25 Total Resources 7 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Jewish
Year Published 2021
Word Count 22,210
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 514172, 3.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Eugene Yelchin about The Genius Under the Table
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Eugene Yelchin
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Eugene Yelchin “The Genius Under the Table Virtual Book Tour”
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Invitation to Imagine from Eugene Yelchin
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Discussion Guide from Candlewick Press
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by David Aranovich
Created by Dreamscape Media
Awards & Distinctions 7

Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2023
Honor, 2022

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022

Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Commended, 2022

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

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2022
Illustration for Older Readers Honor, 2022

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2021

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2021
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