Silhouette of a Sparrow
by Molly Beth Griffin
Sixteen-year-old Garnet Richardson is staying with relatives in the Minnesota resort... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Area
- LGBTQ+
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2012
Word Count 40,794
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 156923
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Science
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Self-actualization (Psychology)
- Lesbians
- Feminism--Fiction
- Ornithology--Fiction
- Excelsior (Minn.)
- Self-actualization (Psychology)--Fiction
- Lesbians--Fiction
- Feminism
- Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
- History
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents
- Ornithology
- Excelsior (Minn.)--History--20th century--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Lists With This Book
- Gay and Lesbian Themes and Topics
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Awards & Distinctions 2

Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2020
Finalist, 2013

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
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