The Secret Side of Empty
by Maria E. Andreu
As a straight-A student with a budding romance and loyal best friend, M.T.'s life... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2014
Word Count 65,910
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 610L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 165207, 9.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Teenage girls
- Emigration and immigration--Juvenile fiction
- High school students--Juvenile fiction
- Teenage girls--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- High school students
- Emigration and immigration
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
Our Original Resources 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 1
Interview with Maria E. Andreu
Created by Maria E. Andreu
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Questions from Unleashing Readers
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Common Core Guide from Maria E. Andreu
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Discussion Questions from Maria E. Andreu
Created by Maria E. Andreu
Awards & Distinctions 2
Américas Award, 1993-2022
Commended, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Young Adults Selection, 2014
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