The White House Is Burning: August 24, 1814
by Jane Sutcliffe and Alexander Farquharson
In this "biography of a single day," the burning of the White House by the British... read more
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2014
Word Count 21,545
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 960L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 167109, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Washington (D.C.)
- Capture by the British, 1814
- White House (Washington, D.C.)
- White House (Washington, D.C.)--History--19th century--Juvenile literature
- Washington (D.C.)--History--Capture by the British, 1814--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 19th Century
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- History
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Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Reference Selection, 2015
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