Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba
by Patricia C. McKissack • Part of the Royal Diaries Series
Patricia McKissack delivers a lively fictionalized account about a real young woman... read more
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- Grade
- 1-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Women / Girls
- African
Year Published 2000
Word Count 17,619
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 820L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 43740, 3.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Nzinga, Queen of Matamba, 1582-1663--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Royalty
- Diaries
- Slave trade--Fiction
- Angola--History--1482-1648--Fiction
- Angola
- Mbundu (African people)--Fiction
- Blacks--Angola--Fiction
- Sex role
- Nzinga
- Mbundu (African people)
- Princesses
- Angola--History--1482-1648--Juvenile fiction
- 1482-1648
- Sex role--Fiction
- History
- Princesses--Fiction
- Nzinga, Queen of Matamba, 1582-1663--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Africa
- Diaries--Fiction
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Patricia C. McKissack
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In-depth Written Interview with Patricia C. McKissack
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Author 2
Author Interviews 2
In-depth Written Interview with Patricia C. McKissack
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Interview with Patricia C. McKissack
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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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Awards & Distinctions 1
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
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