The Detective's Assistant
by Kate Hannigan
Based on the extraordinary true story of America's first-ever female detective, this... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Mystery
- Cultural Area
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2015
Word Count 60,671
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 910L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 174111
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Orphans--Fiction
- Orphans
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Aunts--Fiction
- 19th century
- Sex role
- Mystery and detective stories
- Pinkerton's National Detective Agency--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
- Aunts
- Chicago (Ill.)--History--19th century--Fiction
- Chicago (Ill.)
- Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
- Lincoln, Abraham
- Sex role--Fiction
- History
- Pinkerton's National Detective Agency
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Fiction
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Kate Hannigan about The Detective's Assistant
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kate Hannigan
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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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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Activities and Lessons from STEM Read, Northern Illinois Univ.
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Unit Plan Presentation from Illinois Reads
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Unit Plan from Illinois Reads
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Discussion Guide from Kate Hannigan
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Christine Lakin
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Awards & Distinctions 1

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2020
Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction Winner, 2016
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