What Momma Left Me
by Renée Watson
Just after their mother’s death, thirteen-year-old Serenity and her twelve-year-old... read more
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2012
Word Count 49,135
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 630L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 138568, 7.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Orphans--Fiction
- Family problems--Fiction
- Christian life--Fiction
- Christian life
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Violence
- Orphans
- Grief--Fiction
- Grief
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Christian fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Grandparents--Fiction
- Grandparents
- African Americans--Fiction
- Family problems
- African Americans
- Families
- Lists With This Book
- Grief and Loss Books
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Watson
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
About the Author 3
Author Interviews 4
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Catherine Stine's IDEA CITY
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by School Library Journal
Guest Post by Renée Watson
Created by Rethinking Schools
23rd Effie Lee Morris Lecture by Renée Watson
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Teacher Guide from Bloomsbury USA Children's Books
Created by Bloomsbury USA Children's Books
Reader Guide from Bloomsbury USA Children's Books
Created by Bloomsbury USA Children's Books
Book Readings 3
Video Book Reading of "Clip 3" narrated by Renée Watson
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Video Book Reading of "Clip 2" narrated by Renée Watson
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Video Book Reading of "Clip 1" narrated by Renée Watson
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Awards & Distinctions 1
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
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