Reaching for Sun
by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
Josie Wyatt knows what it means to be different. Her family's small farmhouse seems... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Poetry
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Disability
Year Published 2007
Word Count 10,431
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 115269
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Social Studies
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Author Interviews 2
Interview with Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
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Interview with Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from Indiana Library Federation
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Lesson Plan from Bloomsbury and Walker Books for Young Readers
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Lesson Plan from Tracie Vaughn Zimmer's Blog
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2021
Winner, 2008
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