The Parker Inheritance
by Varian Johnson
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Mystery
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2018
Word Count 84,725
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 194181
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Buried treasure
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Treasure troves--Juvenile fiction
- Grandmothers
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 21st Century
- Buried treasure--Fiction
- Mothers and daughters
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- South Carolina--Juvenile fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Detective and mystery stories
- South Carolina--Fiction
- Mystery and detective stories
- Mothers and daughters--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Grandmothers--Fiction
- African American girls--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
- African American girls
- Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction
- Friendship--Juvenile fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Grandmothers--Juvenile fiction
- Friendship--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- South Carolina
- Friendship
- Treasure troves
- Lists With This Book
- BER: What's New 2018: Top 100 Books
- This List is Anti-Racist
- Window and Mirrors
- Multicultural Fiction for Young Adults
- Race and Racism
- Black Experiences
- Conversations through Literacy
- 7th Grade Battle of the Books
- Diverse Lit Kits, 5-8
- Name That Book - Intermediate
- BookQuest 2020-2021
- Project Lit Community 2020-2021
- Project Lit Community 2020-2021
- Juvenile Fiction
- Juvenile Collection
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Varian Johnson about The Parker Inheritance
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Varian Johnson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 4
Author Interviews 10
Meet-the-Author Recording with Varian Johnson
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Interview with Varian Johnson
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Interview with Varian Johnson
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Interview with Varian Johnson
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Interview with Varian Johnson
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Interview with Varian Johnson
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Guest post by Varian Johnson
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Interview with Varian Johnson
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Interview with Varian Johnson
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Interview with Varian Johnson
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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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Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
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Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf
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Discussion Questions from Middle Grade at Heart Book Club
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Cherise Boothe
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Book Trailers 1
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Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 10
Odyssey Award, 2008-2021
Honor, 2019
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2021
Author Honor, 2019
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2020
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Audiobooks Selection, 2018
Fanfare, 2001 - 2020
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Middle Selection, 2018
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2018
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