The Cursed Ground
by T.R. Simon • Book 2 of the Zora and Me Series
A powerful fictionalized account of Zora Neale Hurston’s childhood adventures... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2018
Word Count 44,949
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 840L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 196918, 7.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Detective and mystery stories--Juvenile fiction
- Nineteen hundreds--Juvenile fiction
- Hurston, Zora Neale--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Slaves--United States--Juvenile fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Detective and mystery stories
- Hurston, Zora Neale
- Hurston, Zora Neale--Childhood and youth--Fiction
- Coming of age--Fiction
- African American girls--Juvenile fiction
- Eatonville (Fla.)--History--20th century--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION--Historical--General
- African American girls
- Juvenile Fiction | Biographical | United States
- Hurston, Zora Neale--Childhood and youth--Juvenile fiction
- African Americans--Juvenile fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- Florida--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction
- Florida
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | General
- Race relations--Fiction
- United States
- Slaves
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with T.R. Simon about The Cursed Ground
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Audio Name Pronunciation with T.R. Simon
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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 3
Author Interviews 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with T.R. Simon
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Interview with T.R. Simon
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Interview with T.R. Simon
Created by CBC Diversity
Interview with T.R. Simon
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Interview with T.R. Simon
Created by Candlewick Press
Series Interview with T.R. Simon
Created by Publishers Weekly
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Candlewick Press
Created by Candlewick Press
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Channie Waites
Created by Candlewick Studio
Awards & Distinctions 3
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Audiobooks Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Middle Selection, 2018
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