Orange for the Sunsets
by Tina Athaide
* A Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books of 2019 Selection * A Canadian... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- African
Year Published 2019
Word Count 49,804
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 600L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 502637, 7.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- History
- Uganda
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Social classes
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Africa
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship
- Ethnic relations--Fiction
- East Indians--Uganda--Fiction
- Amin, Idi
- Social classes--Fiction
- Ethnic relations
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Africa
- Families
- Uganda--History--1971-1979--Fiction
- Friendship--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Africa
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
- Family life
- Forced migration--Uganda--Fiction
- East Indians
- Forced migration
- Friendship
- JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Africa
- Family life--Uganda--Fiction
- 1971-1979
- Amin, Idi, 1925-2003--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Asia
- Lists With This Book
- Teaching About Africa
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About the Author 2
Author Interviews 3
Guest post by Tina Athaide
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Interview with Tina Athaide
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Interview with Tina Athaide
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Reader's Notebook from HarperCollins Canada
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Book Trailers 1
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Awards & Distinctions 5
Geoffrey Bilson Award, 1988-2021
Winner, 2020
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2021
Selection, 2020
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2021
World History & Culture Selection, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Middle Selection, 2019
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