A Snicker of Magic
by Natalie Lloyd
Midnight Gulch used to be a magical place, a town where people could sing up thunderstorms... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
Year Published 2014
Word Count 69,414
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 680L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 164275, 10.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Magic--Fiction
- Tennessee--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Mothers and daughters
- Magic
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Mothers and daughters--Fiction
- Tennessee
- Tennessee--Juvenile fiction
- Magic--Juvenile fiction
- Single-parent families
- Single-parent families--Tennessee--Juvenile fiction
- Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction
- Family life
- Friendship--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents
- Friendship--Fiction
- Family life--Fiction
- Friendship
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- Mentor Texts: Similes
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Natalie Lloyd about A Snicker of Magic
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About the Author 4
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 7
Odyssey Award, 2008-2021
Honor, 2015
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2015
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2021
Commended, 2015
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2021
Selection, 2015
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2020
Winner, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Audiobooks Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Middle Selection, 2014
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