Jazz Owls: A Novel of the Zoot Suit Riots
by Margarita Engle and Rudy Gutierrez
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2018
Word Count 13,310
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1300L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 508812
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945--United States--Fiction
- Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943--Fiction
- Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943--Juvenile fiction
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Poetry
- World War, 1939-1945
- Dancing
- Dancing--Fiction
- Mexican Americans
- Mexican Americans--Fiction
- Sailors--Fiction
- Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943
- Sailors
- Novels in verse
- Children's Books/All Ages
- Los Angeles (Calif.)
- History
- Race relations--Fiction
- United States
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--History--20th century--Fiction
- Race relations
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 4
Author Interviews 16
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by The Takeaway
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Valley Public Radio
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Behind the Books
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Multicultural Children's Book Day
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Toasted Cheese
March 23, 2016 interview with Margarita Engle
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Teaching Latin America through Literature
May 23, 2017 interview with Margarita Engle
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Pitch América
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Austin Public Library
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by American Libraries Online
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Spanish and English (Bilingual) Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Simon & Schuster
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Reading Group Guide from Simon & Schuster
Created by Simon & Schuster
Awards & Distinctions 5
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2021
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2020
First Place Winner, 2019
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