Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan
by Ashley Bryan
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- African
Year Published 2015
Word Count 3,504
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 730L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 185729, 1.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Slavery--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Prejudice
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Slavery
- JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Africa
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Prejudice & Racism
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Africa
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United S
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Ashley Bryan
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Ashley Bryan
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Ashley Bryan about Freedom Over Me
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Ashley Bryan
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from High Museum of Art
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Book Readings 1

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Awards & Distinctions 15

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2022
Winner, 2017

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2017

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2022
Honor, 2017

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2022
Selection, 2017

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2021
Selection, 2017

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2022
Selection, 2017

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2022
Author Honor, 2017

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2022
Illustrator Honor, 2017

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2021
Selection, 2016

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2016

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2016

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2021
Selection, 2016
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