The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County
by Janice N. Harrington and Shelley Jackson
“Pruck! Pruck! . . . Squawkkk!” Despite Bigmama’s admonishment,... read more
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2007
Word Count 1,038
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 560L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 115655
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Farm Animals
- Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Chickens--Fiction
- Chickens
- Farm life
- Farm life--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | Farm Life & Ranch Life
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Awards & Distinctions 6

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2020
Commended, 2008

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2020
Commended, 2008

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2020
Selection, 2008

Fanfare, 2001 - 2020
Selection, 2007
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