Red, White, and Whole
by Rajani LaRocca
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- South Asian
Year Published 2021
Word Count 21,359
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 510574, 3.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- STEAM
- Subject Headings
- Mother-daughter relationship--Juvenile fiction
- Schools--Fiction
- East Indian Americans
- Leukemia--Juvenile fiction
- Middle schools--Juvenile fiction
- Middle schools--Fiction
- Families
- Schools
- Sick parents--Juvenile fiction
- Novels in verse
- Friendship--Fiction
- Sick parents
- East Indian Americans--Fiction
- Leukemia--Fiction
- Friendship--Juvenile fiction
- Family life--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
- Friendship
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General
- JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education
- Mother-daughter relationship--Fiction
- East Indian Americans--Juvenile fiction
- Families--Juvenile fiction
- Middle schools
- Schools--Juvenile fiction
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Rajani LaRocca about Red, White, and Whole
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Rajani LaRocca
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 14
Meet-the-Author Recording with Rajani LaRocca
Created by TeachingBooks
Guest Post by Rajani LaRocca
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Interview with Rajani LaRocca
Created by Reading With Your Kids
Interview with Rajani LaRocca
Created by YAYOMG!
Interview with Rajani LaRocca
Created by The Yarn Podcast
Interview with Rajani LaRocca
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Interview with Rajani LaRocca
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Interview with Rajani LaRocca
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Interview with Rajani LaRocca
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Interview with Rajani LaRocca
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Interview with Rajani LaRocca
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STEAM Team interview with Rajani LaRocca
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Interview with Rajani LaRocca
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Interview with Rajani LaRocca
Created by Kids Ask Authors podcast
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Activity Guide from South Carolina Association of School Librarians
Created by South Carolina Association of School Librarians
Teaching Guide from HarperStacks
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Parent/Family Discussion Guide from Anti-Defamation League
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Educator Discussion Guide from Anti-Defamation League
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Lesson Ideas from Judy Bradbury
Created by Judy Bradbury
Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt of "Clip 1" narrated by Priya Ayyar
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Audiobook Excerpt of "Clip 2" narrated by Priya Ayyar
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Book Trailers 2
Video Book Trailer from Rajani LaRocca
Created by Rajani LaRocca
Video Book Trailer from Rajani LaRocca
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Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 12
Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2023
Winner, 2022
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2022
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Selection, 2022
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2023
Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction Winner, 2022
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2023
Honor, 2022
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2022
Selection, 2022
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2023
Selection, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Middle Selection, 2021
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2021
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