Rite of Passage
by Richard Wright and David Diaz
The story of fifteen-year-old Johnny Gibbs was written in the 1940s but published... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 1994
Word Count 21,456
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 600L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 11736, 3.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Fiction
- Gangs--Fiction
- Runaways--Fiction
- Bildungsromans
- African American teenage boys
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | Orphans & Foster Homes
- Runaways
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | United States - African American
- Gangs
- Young Adult Fiction
- African American teenage boys--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Multicultural Fiction for Young Adults
- Young Adult Fiction
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Audio Name Pronunciation with David Diaz
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Authors 3
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 1
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Selection, 1994
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