The Hired Girl
by Laura Amy Schlitz
A 2016 Association... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Jewish
Year Published 2015
Word Count 115,564
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 810L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 176200, 18 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Household employees
- Teenage girls
- Books and reading
- Young Adult Fiction | Religious | Jewish
- Women household employees--Juvenile fiction
- Sex role
- Teenage girls--Juvenile fiction
- Diaries--Authorship--Juvenile fiction
- Historical fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Class Differences
- Farm life--Juvenile fiction
- Pennsylvania--Juvenile fiction
- Baltimore (Md.)--Juvenile fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Love Your Neighbor
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Laura Amy Schlitz about The Hired Girl
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Laura Amy Schlitz
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Candlewick Press
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Rachel Botchan
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Book Trailers 1

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Awards & Distinctions 8

Scott O'Dell Award, 1984-2023
Winner, 2016

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2016

Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2023
Winner, 2016

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Middle Selection, 2015

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2015

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Young Adult Selection, 2015
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