From the Desk of Zoe Washington
by Janae Marks
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2020
Word Count 54,194
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 660L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 506687, 8.0 AR Points
- 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
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
Created by TeachingBooks
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
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Author 3
Author Interviews 7
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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Author Fan Face-off with Janae Marks
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Interview with Janae Marks
Created by Middle Ground Book Fest
Interview with Janae Marks
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Janae Marks
Created by Shoreline Arts Alliance
Interview with Janae Marks
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Middle Reader Lesson Plan from Reading is Resistance
Created by Reading is Resistance
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
Created by HarperAudio
Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 5
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2021
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Selection, 2021
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2021
Selection, 2021
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2020
Selection, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2020
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