Jefferson's Sons
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
This story of Thomas Jefferson's children by one of his slaves, Sally Hemings, tells... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2011
Word Count 81,452
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 600L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 145768, 11.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Slavery--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Virginia
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Juvenile fiction
- Jefferson, Thomas
- Slavery
- Virginia--History--1775-1865--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century
- Hemings, Sally--Juvenile fiction
- Monticello (Va.)
- African Americans--Fiction
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Fiction
- Hemings, Sally
- Hemings, Sally--Fiction
- African Americans
- History
- 1775-1865
- Monticello (Va.)--Fiction
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from Penguin Publishing Group USA
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Adenrele Ojo
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Awards & Distinctions 3

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2012

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Middle Selection, 2012

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2022
Selection, 2012
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