Sylvia & Aki
by Winifred Conkling
16 Total Resources 6 Awards 5 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2011
Word Count 23,537
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 760L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 144851, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Japanese Americans
- Segregation in education--Fiction
- Segregation in education
- Farm life--California--Fiction
- Mexican Americans
- Poston Relocation Center (Ariz.)--Fiction
- Mexican Americans--Fiction
- Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945--Fiction
- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- California
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
- History
- Race relations--Fiction
- Orange County (Calif.)--History--20th century--Fiction
- Farm life
- Orange County (Calif.)
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Poston Relocation Center (Ariz.)
- Race relations
- Lists With This Book
- School Stories: Selected K-12 Literature
- Sample: EL Education, Grades 6-8
- Sample: Bookworms Grade 5 Classroom Libr
- WWII Asian Pacific American Perspectives
- WWII Japanese-American Incarceration
- Coming of Age: Big Changes
- Celebrating Women's History: AAPI
- Historical Fiction: AAPI Heritage
- Historical Fiction: AAPI Heritage
- School Tales for Middle Grades
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Winifred Conkling about Sylvia & Aki
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Winifred Conkling
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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 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Teaching Guide from Adventures through reading!
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Discussion Questions from Miss Griffin's Classroom Blog
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Curriculum Guide from Winifred Conkling
Created by Winifred Conkling
Awards & Distinctions 6

Américas Award, 1993-2023
Commended, 2012

Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2023
Winner, 2012

Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2023
Multicultural and International Honor, 2012

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
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