Sparrow
by Sarah Moon
The story of a sensitive, gifted African American girl who tells us with mordant... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2017
Word Count 61,724
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 680L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 192573, 9 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- School librarians
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Fiction
- Mothers and daughters
- Young Adult Fiction | Loners & Outcasts
- Librarians--Fiction
- School librarians--Juvenile fiction
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Juvenile fiction
- Grief--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Depression
- Psychotherapy--Fiction
- Psychotherapy
- Mothers and daughters--Fiction
- Grief
- Suicide--Fiction
- Grief in adolescence
- African American girls--Juvenile fiction
- Librarians
- Suicide--Juvenile fiction
- African American girls
- Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Performing Arts | Music
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Grief--Juvenile fiction
- Psychotherapy--Juvenile fiction
- Suicide
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | United States - African American
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Suicide
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Young Adult Fiction
Our Original Resources 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Author Interviews 1
Interview with Sarah Moon
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2018
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Top 10 Selection, 2018
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