As Fast as Words Could Fly
by Pamela M. Tuck and Eric Velasquez
Young Mason Steele takes pride in turning his father's excited ramblings about... read more
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2013
Word Count 1,748
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 700L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 158449, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- 20th century
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Typewriting
- Greenville (N.C.)
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Typewriting--Fiction
- North Carolina
- School integration
- Civil rights movements
- Civil rights movements--Fiction
- Family life
- African Americans--Fiction
- Family life--North Carolina--Fiction
- African Americans
- History
- Racism--Fiction
- Families
- School integration--Fiction
- Racism
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Greenville (N.C.)--History--20th century--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Brave & Bold: Heroines
- African American Experience
- Race & Racism
- Social Justice
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Book Readings 1

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Awards & Distinctions 1

Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2023
Multicultural and International Honor, 2014
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