The Bridge Home
by Padma Venkatraman
36 Total Resources 12 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- South Asian
Year Published 2019
Word Count 34,961
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 680L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 501239
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- India--Fiction
- Children's Books/All Ages
- Chennai (India)
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Asia
- Runaways
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Runaways
- Chennai (India)--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Runaways
- Runaways--Fiction
- India
- Homeless persons--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
- Homeless persons
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Asia
- Lists With This Book
- New Books and Resources Too! K-6
- New Books and Resources Too! 6-12
- BER: What's New in 2019, K-6
- BER: What's New in 2019, K-6
- #OwnVoices for 4-8
- BER: What's New in 2019, K-6
- 5th to 6th GT Summer Suggested Reading
- We Are Kid Lit
- Battle of the Books - Middle School Divi
- CPL Best Fiction for Older Readers of 20
- Diverse Lit Kits, 5-8
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Padma Venkatraman about The Bridge Home
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Padma Venkatraman
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Author 4
Author Interviews 12
Meet-the-Author Recording with Padma Venkatraman
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Padma Venkatraman
Created by Matthew C. Winner
Interview with Padma Venkatraman
Created by Padma Venkatraman
Interview with Padma Venkatraman
Created by The Highlights Foundation
Interview with Padma Venkatraman
Created by Highlights Foundation
Interview with Padma Venkatraman
Created by The Rumpus
Interview with Padma Venkatraman
Created by Crazy QuiltEdi
Interview with Padma Venkatraman
Created by Story in the Public Square
Interview with Padma Venkatraman
Created by Mirrors Windows Doors
Interview with Padma Venkatraman
Created by Braided Way: Faces & Voices of Spiritual Practice
Interview with Padma Venkatraman
Created by Highlights Foundation
Guest Post by Padma Venkatraman
Created by Publishers Weekly
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Writing Prompt from Penguin Classroom
Created by Penguin Classroom
Teacher Resources from Padma Venkatraman
Created by Padma Venkatraman
Chai Tea Recipe from Padma Venkatraman
Created by Padma Venkatraman
Discussion Guide from Penguin Publishing Group USA
Created by Penguin Publishing Group USA
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Padma Venkatraman
Created by Books On TapeŽ / Listening Library
Book Trailers 1
Trailer 1 from Padma Venkatraman
Created by Padma Venkatraman
Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 12
Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2020
Winner, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Audiobooks Selection, 2020
ILA Young Adults' Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2020
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2020
Commended, 2020
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2020
Selection, 2020
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Winner, 2020
South Asia Book Award for Children's & Young Adult Literature, 2012-2020
Winner, 2020
ILA Teachers' Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2020
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2020
Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction Winner, 2020
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2019
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Middle Selection, 2019
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