This Side of Home
by Renée Watson
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2015
Word Count 53,038
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 670L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 174415, 8 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Dating (Social customs)
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Twins
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | City & Town Life
- Best friends--Fiction
- Portland (Or.)
- Best friends
- Neighborhoods--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Sisters--Fiction
- Urban renewal--Fiction
- Friendship in adolescence
- Neighborhoods
- Portland (Or.)--Fiction
- Urban renewal
- Sisters
- Twins--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Love & Romance
- Race relations--Fiction
- Dating (Social customs)--Fiction
- Friendship--Fiction
- Friendship
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- School Stories: Selected K-12 Literature
- Social Justice Books for Teens
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Renée Watson about This Side of Home
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Watson
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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 12
Meet-the-Author Recording with Renée Watson
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Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Reading While White
Guest post by Renée Watson
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by OPB - Oregon Public Broadcasting
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by KBOO Community Radio
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by BookPage
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by School Library Journal
Guest Post by Renée Watson
Created by Rethinking Schools
23rd Effie Lee Morris Lecture by Renée Watson
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Kids Ask Authors podcast
February 2017 Interview with Renée Watson
Created by First Draft Podcast
January 2019 Interview with Renée Watson
Created by First Draft Podcast
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from Author's Blog
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
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