A Tale Dark and Grimm
by Adam Gidwitz
16 Total Resources 3 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Adventure
- Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Humor
Year Published 2010
Word Count 42,491
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 690L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 141155, 6.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Fairy tales
- Characters in literature
- Brothers and sisters
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore | Adaptations
- Characters and characteristics in literature
- Characters in literature--Fiction
- Brothers and sisters--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Fifty Best Books for 9 & 10 Year Olds
- Author-Fan Face-Off
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Adam Gidwitz about A Tale Dark and Grimm
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Adam Gidwitz
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Adam Gidwitz “Inspiring Antonia”
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Fairy Tales / Folklore Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 2
Author Interviews 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Adam Gidwitz
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Adam Gidwitz “Inspiring Antonia”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Author Fan Face-off with Adam Gidwitz
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Interview with Adam Gidwitz
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Interview with Adam Gidwitz
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Interview with Adam Gidwitz
Created by GalleyCat
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Fairy Tales / Folklore Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Lesson Plan from Indiana Library Federation
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Lesson Plan from Penguin Publishing Group USA
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Johnny Heller
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Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Penguin Publishing Group USA
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Awards & Distinctions 3
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2011
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2022
Selection, 2011
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2010
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