The Mzungu Boy
by Meja Mwangi
Against the backdrop of the struggle for British-ruled Kenya’s struggle for... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African
Year Published 2005
Word Count 33,084
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 700L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 87587, 5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Kenya--History--Fiction
- Great Britain--Colonies--Race relations--Fiction
- Kenya--Social conditions--Juvenile fiction
- Relations raciales--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- AmitieÌ--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Kenya--Conditions sociales--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Great Britain--Colonies--Africa--Fiction
- Kenya
- Race relations--Juvenile fiction
- Friendship--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General (see also headings under Family)
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | General
- Social conditions
- Friendship--Fiction
- Race relations
- Friendship
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Awards & Distinctions 3
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2006
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