Tamarind and the Star of Ishta
by Jasbinder Bilan
A powerful story of loss and identity, home and family, Tamarind and the Star... read more
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experience
- South Asian
Year Published 2022
Word Count 38,954
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 515629, 6 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Magic--Fiction
- Monkeys--Juvenile fiction
- Magic--Juvenile fiction
- Girls
- Identity (Psychology)--Juvenile fiction
- Mothers--Death--Juvenile fiction
- Monkeys--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Asia
- Friendship--Juvenile fiction
- Monkeys
- Families--Juvenile fiction
- Girls--Fiction
- Identity (Psychology)
- Magic
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings
- Girls--Juvenile fiction
- Mothers--Death--Fiction
- Families
- Identity--Fiction
- Friendship--Fiction
- Mothers--Death
- Family life--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family
- Friendship
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