Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness Into Light
by Tim Tingle and Karen Clarkson
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- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- American Indian
Year Published 2010
Word Count 1,611
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 137951
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Tingle, Tim--Family
- Wisdom
- Family
- Wisdom--Juvenile literature
- Blindness--Texas--Pasadena--Juvenile literature
- Crimes against
- Choctaw Indians--Biography
- Grandmothers
- Pasadena
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Tingle, Tim--Family--Juvenile literature
- Grandmothers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Blindness
- Tingle, Tim
- Choctaw Indians--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Choctaw Indians
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Native American
- Pasadena (Tex.)--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Tingle, Tim--Childhood and youth
- Texas
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
- Childhood and youth
- Tingle, Tim--Childhood and youth--Juvenile literature
- Choctaw Indians--Crimes against--Texas--Pasadena--Juvenile literature
- Pasadena (Tex.)--Biography
- Pasadena (Tex.)
- Lists With This Book
- Ability, Disability & Ableism
- Race & Racism
- #IndigenousReads by Indigenous Writers
- American Indians
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Tim Tingle about Saltypie
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Tim Tingle
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In-depth Written Interview with Tim Tingle
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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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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Teacher's Guide from Cinco Puntos Press
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Awards & Distinctions 4

Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2020
Multicultural and International Honor, 2011

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2020
Commended, 2011

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2020
Selection, 2011
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