Ways to Make Sunshine
by Renée Watson and Nina Mata • Book 1 of the Ryan Hart Stories
43 Total Resources 9 Awards 27 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2020
Word Count 27,053
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 760L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 508493, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Watson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Watson
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Author Interviews 14
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Politics and Prose
Interview with Renée Watson
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Interview with Renée Watson
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Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Melan Mag
American Sign Language and English (Bilingual) Interview with Renée Watson
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Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books with Zibby Owens
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Teachers Who Read
Interview with Renée Watson
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Interview with Renée Watson
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Guest Post by Renée Watson
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23rd Effie Lee Morris Lecture by Renée Watson
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Kids Ask Authors podcast
February 2017 Interview with Renée Watson
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January 2019 Interview with Renée Watson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 10
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Club Kit from Swanton Public Library
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Story Questions 2 from Shoreline Public Schools
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Story Questions 1 from Shoreline Public Schools
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Reader's Theater Script from Texas Bluebonnet Award
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Teaching Guide from Bloomsbury USA
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Book Club Activities from Heritage Mom
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Teaching Ideas from Scholastic
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Guided Reading Lesson from Reading is Resistance
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Sisi Aisha Johnson
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Book Trailers 3
Series Video Book Trailer from Bloomsbury
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Video Book Trailer from Scholastic
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Video Book Trailer from Texas Bluebonnet Award
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Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 9
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024
Commended, 2021
Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022
Winner, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Sid Fleischman Humor Award, 2004-2023
Finalist, 2021
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2023
Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction Winner, 2021
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2020
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Middle Grade Selection, 2020
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