The Red Pencil
by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Shane W. Evans
35 Total Resources 9 Awards 12 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Women / Girls
- African
Year Published 2014
Word Count 21,920
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 620L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 168792, 3 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Refugees
- Blacks--Sudan--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Violence
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Blacks
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Africa
- Novels in verse
- Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Homelessness & Poverty
- Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
- Sudan--Fiction
- Education
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Africa
- Refugees--Fiction
- Sudan
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Andrea Davis Pinkney about The Red Pencil
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Andrea Davis Pinkney
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Shane W. Evans
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In-depth Written Interview with Shane W. Evans
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In-depth Written Interview with Andrea Davis Pinkney
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Educator's Guide from Little, Brown and Company
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Teacher's Guide from Classroom Bookshelf
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Book Readings 2
Video Book Reading narrated by Andrea Davis Pinkney
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Andrea Davis Pinkney
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Vocabulary Lists 1

Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 9

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2015

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2015

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2015

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Middle Selection, 2014

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2014

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2014

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2014
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