The Good Braider
by Terry Farish
The Good Braider was selected as the Bank Street College of Education Best... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2012
Word Count 32,570
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 630L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 155850, 5.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Portland (Me.)--Fiction
- Refugees
- Immigrants
- Mothers and daughters
- Civil War, 1983-2005
- Mothers and daughters--Fiction
- Portland (Me.)
- Sudanese Americans--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Violence
- Immigrants--Fiction
- History
- Sudan--History--Civil War, 1983-2005--Fiction
- Sudanese Americans
- Refugees--Fiction
- Sudan
- Lists With This Book
- Power of Peace
- Sample: EL Education, Grades 6-8
Our Original Resources 3
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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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 1
Interview with Terry Farish
Created by Linda Crotta Brennan
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion Guide from Terry Farish
Created by Terry Farish
Educator's Guide from Terry Farish
Created by Terry Farish
Discussion Guide from Terry Farish
Created by Terry Farish
Discussion, Educator, and Reader Guides from Book's Website
Created by Book's Website
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Cherise Boothe
Created by Recorded Books
Book Trailers 2
Video Book Trailer from Avon High School's Rosie Books
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Video Book Trailer from Book's Website
Created by Book's Website
Book & Adaptation Websites 1
Awards & Distinctions 3
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2013
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2012
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