The Water Seeker
by Kimberly Willis Holt
Amos Kincaid is the son of a dowser – a person gifted in knowing how to... read more
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
Year Published 2010
Word Count 65,764
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 730L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 137269, 10.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Overland journeys to the Pacific
- Fathers and sons--Fiction
- Fathers and sons
- Frontier and pioneer life--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century
- Coming of age--Fiction
- Dowsing--Fiction
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Dowsing
- Coming of age
- Overland journeys to the Pacific--Fiction
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kimberly Willis Holt
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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 2
Interview with Kimberly Willis Holt
Created by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Interview with Kimberly Willis Holt
Created by Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from Henry Holt & Company
Created by Henry Holt & Company
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Will Patton
Created by Books On Tape® / Listening Library
Awards & Distinctions 1
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2011
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