Sweetgrass Basket
by Marlene Carvell
In prose poetry and alternating voices, Marlene Carvell weaves a heartbreakingly... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- American Indian
Year Published 2005
Word Count 31,627
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 930L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 102732, 5.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Identity
- Schools
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
- Pennsylvania--History--1865---Fiction
- United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.)--Fiction
- Sisters--Fiction
- Boarding schools--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Sisters--Juvenile fiction
- United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.)
- Identity--Fiction
- Mohawk Indians
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century
- Indians of North America--New York (State)--Fiction
- New York (State)
- Mohawk Indians--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Native American
- Mohawk Indians--Fiction
- Sisters
- United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.)--Juvenile fiction
- History
- Schools--Fiction
- Pennsylvania
- 1865-
- Boarding schools
- Indians of North America
- Lists With This Book
- Native American Heritage
- Sample: EL Education, Grades 6-8
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Marlene Carvell
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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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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Lesson Plan from Montana Office of Public Instruction
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Awards & Distinctions 3

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2006

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2022
Selection, 2006
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