Summer of the Mariposas
by Guadalupe Garcia McCall • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
When Odilia and her four sisters find a dead body in the swimming hole, they embark... read more
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Adventure
- Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experience
- Women / Girls
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2012
Word Count 84,553
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 840L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 155462, 13 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- Adventure and adventurers--Fiction
- Llorona (Legendary character)--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Sisters--Fiction
- Dead
- Family life--Texas--Fiction
- Mexican Americans
- Mexican Americans--Fiction
- Supernatural
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Texas--Fiction
- Family life
- Sisters
- Paranormal fiction
- Supernatural--Fiction
- Dead--Fiction
- Llorona (Legendary character)
- Texas
- Families
- Adventure and adventurers
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Mexico
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- LearnZillion, Grade 8
- Sample: EL Education, Grades K-8
- Sample: Amplify
- Growing Up Along the Border
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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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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 4
Interview with Guadalupe Garcia McCall
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Interview with Guadalupe Garcia McCall
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Interview with Guadalupe Garcia McCall
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No Voice Too Small Contribution with Guadalupe Garcia McCall
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 9
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Fairy Tales / Folklore Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Unit Plan from EL Education
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Reading Journal from Lee & Low
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Teacher's Guide from Lee & Low
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Discussion Questions from Lee & Low
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Mythological Glossary from Lee & Low
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Lesson Plan from Teaching Latin America through Literature
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Book Readings 1
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Vocabulary Lists 1
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Awards & Distinctions 4
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2023
Commended, 2013
Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2005-2022
Finalist, 2012
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2012
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