Zora!: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston
by Judith Bloom Fradin and Dennis Brindell Fradin
A noted collector of tall tales, Zora Neale Hurston also knew how to tell one about... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2012
Word Count 33,972
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1110L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 152931, 6 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- African American women
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Folklorists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Hurston, Zora Neale
- Authors, American
- African American women--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Hurston, Zora Neale--Juvenile literature
- African American authors--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Authors, American--20th century--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Folklorists
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
- African American authors
- Lists With This Book
- Sample: EL Education, Grades 6-8
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