Splendors and Glooms
by Laura Amy Schlitz
A meaty, intricately plotted gothic novel about two orphans, Lizzie Rose and Parsefall,... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Horror
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
Year Published 2012
Word Count 102,088
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 670L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 153476, 15 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Toys, Dolls & Puppets
- London (England)
- Orphans--Fiction
- Puppets--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Juvenile Fiction | Horror
- Blessing and cursing--Fiction
- Orphans
- Witches--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Europe
- JUVENILE FICTION / Toys, Dolls, Puppets
- Victoria, 1837-1901
- 19th century
- Kidnapping--Fiction
- Great Britain
- London (England)--History--19th century--Fiction
- Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901--Fiction
- Kidnapping
- History
- Puppets
- Witches
- Blessing and cursing
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Laura Amy Schlitz about Splendors and Glooms
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Laura Amy Schlitz
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Laura Amy Schlitz
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Interview with Laura Amy Schlitz
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Interview with Laura Amy Schlitz
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Interview with Laura Amy Schlitz
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Interview with Laura Amy Schlitz
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Interview with Laura Amy Schlitz
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Interview with Laura Amy Schlitz
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Davina Porter
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Awards & Distinctions 6
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2013
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2023
Honor, 2013
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Elementary Selection, 2012
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2012
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2012
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