In Defiance of Hitler: The Secret Mission of Varian Fry
by Carla Killough McClafferty
In 1935, Varian Fry, an American journalist, went to Germany to determine if reports... read more
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2008
Word Count 44,275
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 125849, 8.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Jews
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--France
- Rescue
- Fry, Varian, 1907-1967
- Fry, Varian
- Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust--United States--Biography
- War correspondents
- History | Holocaust
- World War, 1939-1945
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--France
- War correspondents--United States--Biography
- Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust
- Biography & Autobiography | Editors, Journalists, Publishers
- United States
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- France
- Biography / Autobiography
- Lists With This Book
- Holocaust and World War II
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Carla Killough McClafferty
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from Carla Killough McClafferty
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2023
Commended, 2009
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
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