Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida
by Victor Martinez
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 1996
Word Count 44,063
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 20130, 7 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Subject Headings
- Alcoholism--Fiction
- Family life
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | General (see also headings under Family)
- Children of alcoholics
- Alcoholics
- Young Adult Fiction | Classics
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Mexican Americans
- Families
- Mexican Americans--Fiction
- Family life--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
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- #ArmMeWithBooks
- Identity: Who Am I?
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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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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Activity Guide from Am?ricas Award
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Lesson Plan from University of Alabama SLIS
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Robert Ramirez
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Awards & Distinctions 5

International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2022
Third Place Winner, 2006

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2023
Author Winner, 1998

Américas Award, 1993-2023
Winner, 1996

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1996
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