Other Words for Home
by Jasmine Warga
38 Total Resources 15 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Poetry
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Middle Eastern
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Muslim
Year Published 2019
Word Count 30,180
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 930L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 504111, 5.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jasmine Warga about Other Words for Home
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jasmine Warga
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 4
Author Interviews 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jasmine Warga
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Jasmine Warga
Created by National Book Festival
2020 Middle East Youth Literature Book Award Acceptance Speech by Jasmine Warga
Created by Christopher Rose
Interview with Jasmine Warga
Created by Publishers Weekly
Guest post by Jasmine Warga
Created by Teen Librarian Toolbox
Interview with Jasmine Warga
Created by Why We Write (Lesley Univ.)
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 10
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Club Guide from Girls Leadership
Created by Girls Leadership
Activity Sheets from RIF Literacy Central
Created by RIF Literacy Central
Activity Guide from Young Hoosier Book Award
Created by Young Hoosier Book Award
Activity and Discussion Guide from State Library of Ohio
Created by State Library of Ohio
Discussion Guide from HarperCollins
Created by HarperCollins
Activity Ideas from ESU #11 Battle of the Books
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Discussion Questions from Redeemed Reader
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Vaneh Assadourian
Created by HarperCollins
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Bethel Park Public Library Kids
Created by Bethel Park Public Library Kids
Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 15
Middle East Book Award, 2000-2022
Winner, 2020
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2020
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2023
Honor, 2020
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2022
Honor, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Middle Selection, 2020
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2022
Honor, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2022
Selection, 2020
Arab American Book Award, 2007-2022
Honor, 2020
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2022
Selection, 2020
Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2022
Honor, 2020
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2023
Selection, 2020
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2021
Selection, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2019
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