The Red Pencil
by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Shane W. Evans
32 Total Resources 9 Awards 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, 3.0 AR Points
- 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
Our Original Resources 10
Meet-the-Author Recording with Andrea Davis Pinkney about The Red Pencil
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Andrea Davis Pinkney
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Shane W. Evans
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Shane W. Evans
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Andrea Davis Pinkney
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Andrea Davis Pinkney
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Shane W. Evans
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 9
Meet-the-Author Recording with Andrea Davis Pinkney
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Shane W. Evans
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Andrea Davis Pinkney
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Andrea Davis Pinkney
Created by Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb
A conversation with Andrea Davis Pinkney
Created by Scholastic
Interview with Andrea Davis Pinkney
Created by Children & Libraries
2018 Effie Lee Morris Lecture by Shane W. Evans
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion Guide from Grand Rapids Public Library
Created by Grand Rapids Public Library
Educator's Guide from Little, Brown and Company
Created by Little, Brown and Company
Teacher's Guide from Classroom Bookshelf
Created by Classroom Bookshelf
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Created by Hachette Audio
Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 9
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2015
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2022
Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Middle Selection, 2014
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2014
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2014
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