January's Sparrow
by Patricia Polacco
Patricia Polacco's most powerful book since Pink and Say.
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- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2009
Word Count 7,372
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 760L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 133241, 1 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Slavery--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Underground Railroad
- Underground Railroad--Juvenile fiction
- Freedom
- Family life
- Fugitive slaves--Fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Slavery
- United States
- Families
- Underground Railroad--Fiction
- Liberty
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century
- Family life--Fiction
- Freedom--Fiction
- Fugitive slaves
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 3
Meet-the-Author Movie with Patricia Polacco
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Interview with Patricia Polacco
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Interview with Patricia Polacco
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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