Keeper
by Kathi Appelt and August Hall
Kathi Appelt weaves elements of legend, lore, and fantasy into a novel in which ten-year-old... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
Year Published 2010
Word Count 53,741
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 770L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 137052, 8.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Sailing
- Ocean--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Mothers and daughters
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Mothers and daughters--Fiction
- Gulf States--Fiction
- Sea stories
- Gulf States
- Mermaids--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Sailing--Fiction
- Mermaids
- Ocean
- Lists With This Book
- Family
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Kathi Appelt about Keeper
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kathi Appelt
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from Simon & Schuster
Created by Simon & Schuster
Book Trailers 1

Video Book Trailer from Kathi Appelt
Created by Kathi Appelt
Awards & Distinctions 3

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2022
Selection, 2011

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2010
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