What Momma Left Me
by Renée Watson
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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
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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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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Teacher Guide from Bloomsbury USA Children's Books
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Reader Guide from Bloomsbury USA Children's Books
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Book Readings 3

Video Book Reading of "Clip 3" narrated by Renée Watson
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Video Book Reading of "Clip 2" narrated by Renée Watson
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Video Book Reading of "Clip 1" narrated by Renée Watson
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Awards & Distinctions 1

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
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