The Thing about Luck
by Cynthia Kadohata and Julia Kuo
37 Total Resources 10 Awards 9 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
Year Published 2013
Word Count 48,300
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 700L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 160447, 7 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Japanese Americans--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Luck--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Farm life--Kansas--Fiction
- Grandparents--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General (see also headings under Family)
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
- Brothers and sisters--Fiction
- Kansas--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | Farm Life & Ranch Life
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Cynthia Kadohata about The Thing about Luck
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Cynthia Kadohata
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Julia Kuo
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Cynthia Kadohata “Finding Inspiration for Writing”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Cynthia Kadohata
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Julia Kuo
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 12
Meet-the-Author Recording with Cynthia Kadohata
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Cynthia Kadohata “Finding Inspiration for Writing”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Interview with Cynthia Kadohata
Created by School Library Journal
National Book Award Acceptance Speech, 2013, given by Cynthia Kadohata
Created by National Book Foundation
Interview with Cynthia Kadohata
Created by Author Turf
Interview with Cynthia Kadohata
Created by Booklist Online
Interview with Cynthia Kadohata
Created by Book Browse
Interview with Cynthia Kadohata
Created by Fairfax Network - Fairfax County Public Schools
Interview with Julia Kuo
Created by Taiwanese American
Interview with Julia Kuo
Created by The Yarn Podcast
Interview with Julia Kuo
Created by Washington University Alumni Association
Interview with Julia Kuo
Created by Kids Ask Authors podcast
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Unit Plan from Illinois Reads
Created by Illinois Reads
Teacher's Guide from Simon & Schuster
Created by Simon & Schuster
Curriculum Guide from Simon & Schuster
Created by Simon & Schuster
Lesson Plan from Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
Created by Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Joy Osmanski
Created by Simon & Schuster Audio
Video Book Reading narrated by Cynthia Kadohata
Created by National Book Foundation
Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 10
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Elementary Selection, 2013
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2013
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2013
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2013
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2022
Fiction Selection, 2013
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