The Only Black Girls in Town
by Brandy Colbert
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2020
Word Count 62,911
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 508494, 9 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Brandy Colbert about The Only Black Girls in Town
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Brandy Colbert
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Brandy Colbert “The Only Black Girls in Town 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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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Questions from The Little Book Witch
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Invitation to Imagine from Brandy Colbert
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Jeanette Illidge
Created by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Vocabulary Lists 1

Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 5

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2021

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2022
Selection, 2020

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2020
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