Darkness Before Dawn
by Sharon M. Draper • Book 3 of the Hazelwood High Trilogy
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2001
Word Count 56,079
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 670L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 48136
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Subject Headings
- Schools--Fiction
- High schools--Fiction
- Schools
- Rape--Fiction
- Rape
- Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure
- High schools
- African Americans--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | United States - African American
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance | General
- Young Adult Fiction
- African Americans
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Sharon M. Draper
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Sharon M. Draper
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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 4
Author Interviews 7
Meet-the-Author Movie with Sharon M. Draper
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Interview with Sharon M. Draper
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Interview with Sharon M. Draper
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Interview with Sharon M. Draper
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Interview with Sharon M. Draper
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Margaret A. Edwards Speech given by Sharon M. Draper
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Interview with Sharon M. Draper
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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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Study Guide from Sharon M. Draper
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Sisi Aisha Johnson
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Awards & Distinctions 2
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