Swim Team
by Johnnie Christmas
“Combines wonderful characters and history to create a story that will make... read more
18 Total Resources 5 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Graphic Novel
- Realistic Fiction
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2022
Word Count 10,029
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 515837, 1.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Physical Education
- Subject Headings
- Graphic novels
- Fear--Comic books, strips, etc
- African American students--Comic books, strips, etc
- Swimming
- JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Water Sports
- Neighbors
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / New Experience
- Swimming--Comic books, strips, etc
- Middle school students
- Swimming--Juvenile fiction
- Middle school students--Juvenile fiction
- Neighbors--Juvenile fiction
- Neighbors--Comic books, strips, etc
- Fear--Juvenile fiction
- African American students--Juvenile fiction
- African American students
- Fear
- Middle school students--Comic books, strips, etc
- Lists With This Book
- Long Island Students Read, Juvenile
Our Original Resources 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Graphic Novel / Graphic Format Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Graphic Novel / Graphic Format Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Awards & Distinctions 5

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2023
Illustrator Honor, 2023

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

Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Longlist, 2022
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