The Length of a String
by Elissa Brent Weissman
Imani is adopted, and she's ready to search for her birth parents. But when she discovers... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- Jewish
Year Published 2018
Word Count 68,348
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 730L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 196675, 10.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Jews
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Adoption
- Identity
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Identity--Fiction
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Adoption--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Adoption
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Holocaust
- Identity (Psychology)
- African Americans
- Adoption
- United States
- Families
- Families--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Holocaust
- Jews--United States--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United S
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- Love Your Neighbor
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Elissa Brent Weissman
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 6
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Paper Cup Telephone Activity from Elissa Brent Weissman
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Family Tree Activity from Elissa Brent Weissman
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Discussion Questions from Elissa Brent Weissman
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