Blended
by Sharon M. Draper
Isabella, 11, alternates weeks living with each of her divorced parents. Although... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2018
Word Count 49,971
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 610L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 198319
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Divorce--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Blended Families
- Racially mixed people--Fiction
- Racially mixed people
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Marriage & Divorce
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Emotions &
- Divorce
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Violence
- Family life--Ohio--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
- Family life
- Ohio
- Race relations--Fiction
- Families
- Ohio--Fiction
- Race relations
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Emotions & Feelings
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Stepfamilies
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- Race, Police And Justice
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- Black Experiences
- Conversations through Literacy
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- Grade 5 Text Sets
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Sharon M. Draper
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Sharon M. Draper
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Reading Group Guide from Simon & Schuster
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Reading Group Guide from Sharon M. Draper
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Sharon M. Draper
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Awards & Distinctions 3

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2020
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2019

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2018
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