From the Desk of Zoe Washington
by Janae Marks
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2020
Word Count 54,194
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 506687
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Fathers and daughters
- Prisoners families--Fiction
- Fathers and daughters--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents
- Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
- Prisoners families
- Family life
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Alternative Family
- African Americans--Fiction
- Family life--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Cooking & Food
- Bakers and bakeries--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
- Bakers and bakeries
- African Americans
- Lists With This Book
- Virtual Book Tours
- Race, Police And Justice
- Window and Mirrors
- CPS Culturally Relevant 2021
- 2021 CPS Battle of the Books, Grades 4-6
- Conversations through Literacy
- Reading Colors Your World: iREAD Child
- BER What's New in Children's Books 2020,
- Project Lit Community 2020-2021
- Project Lit Community 2020-2021
- Best Book Lists 2020
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Janae Marks about From the Desk of Zoe Washington
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Janae Marks
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Janae Marks “From the Desk of Zoe Washington Virtual Book Tour”
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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 Janae Marks
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Janae Marks “From the Desk of Zoe Washington Virtual Book Tour”
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Interview with Janae Marks
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Janae Marks
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Interview with Janae Marks
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Interview with Janae Marks
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Invitation to Imagine from Janae Marks
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Discussion Questions from HarperStacks
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Discussion and Activity Guide from Middle Grade at Heart Book Club
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Reading Guide from HarperCollins
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Bahni Turpin
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Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2020
Selection, 2020
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Selection, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2020
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