Under the Mesquite
by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
34 Total Resources 12 Awards 9 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
- American Indian
Year Published 2011
Word Count 16,715
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 990L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 106917, 3 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- Family life--Texas--Fiction
- Cancer
- Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living | Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
- Mexican Americans--Texas--Fiction
- Mexican Americans
- Coming of age--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Responsibility
- Texas--Fiction
- Family life
- Cancer--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents
- Texas
- Coming of age
- Responsibility--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Adolescence & Coming of Age
- Young Adult Fiction
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Meet-the-Author Recording in Spanish and English (Bilingual) with Guadalupe Garcia McCall about Under the Mesquite
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Guadalupe Garcia McCall
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from Eastern Connecticut State Univ. Dept. of Education
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Discussion Questions from Lee & Low
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Lesson Plan from Teaching Latin America through Literature
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Close Reading Guide from The Open Book: Lee & Low's Blog
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Book Readings 1
Video Book Reading narrated by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Created by Poetry for Children
Awards & Distinctions 12

Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2023
Winner, 2013

American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2022
Middle Selection, 2013

Américas Award, 1993-2023
Honor, 2012

Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2023
Finalist, 2012

William C. Morris Debut Award, 2009-2023
Finalist, 2012

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2023
Author Winner, 2012

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2012

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2012

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Top 10 Selection, 2012
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