The Young Landlords
by Walter Dean Myers
If you were looking for a real ghetto dump, you couldn't beat The Stratford Arms.... read more
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 1979
Word Count 50,931
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 820L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 11750, 8.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Lists With This Book
- African American Heritage and Culture
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
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Awards & Distinctions 1

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2022
Author Winner, 1980
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