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2) Apple
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Winner of the American Indian Youth Literature AwardPrintz Honor WinnerNational Book Award LonglistTIME 10 Best YA and Children's Books of the YearNPR Best of the YearShelf Awareness Best of the YearPublishers Weekly Big Indie Books of FallAmazon Best Book of the MonthAICL Best YA Books of the YearCSMCL Best Multicultural Children's Books of the Year"Stirring…. Raw and moving."—TIME"Beautiful imagery and with words that soar and scald."—The...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Whether it's poetry, painting, fiction writing, or music, Black men and women have contributed so much to the artistic fabric of America. From David Drake to Beyoncé, students will explore some of the infinite ways the art of Black Americans have shaped our understanding of art and culture. The Racial Justice in America: Excellence and Achievement series celebrates Black achievement and culture, while exploring racism in a comprehensive, honest,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1010L
Language
English
Description
Born into the Northern Paiute tribe of Nevada in 1844, Sarah Winnemucca straddled two cultures: the traditional life of her people, and the modern ways of her grandfather's white friends. Sarah was smart and good at languages, so she was able to link the worlds. As she became older, this made her a great leader. Sarah used condemning letters, fiery speeches, and her autobiography, Life Among the Piutes, to provide detailed accounts of her people's...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"The term 'Apple' is a slur in Native communities across the country. It's for someone supposedly 'red on the outside, white on the inside.' Eric Gansworth is telling his story in Apple (Skin to the Core). The story of his family, of Onondaga among Tuscaroras, of Native folks everywhere. From the horrible legacy of the government boarding schools, to a boy watching his siblings leave and return and leave again, to a young man fighting to be an artist...
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
"A broad and varied collection of creative pieces resulting from a collaborative experiment: forty-four creators responded to a creative prompt provided by a co-contributor"--Provided by publisher.
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Description
Contains a collection of short stories, drawings, poems, and memoirs from well-known writers of "guy" fiction, written by boys, for boys. Includes pieces by Daniel Pinkwater, Neil Gaiman, Will Hobbs, Stephen King, Gary Paulsen, among other.
18) Writers
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Description
Introduces the lives and literary accomplishments of such women writers as Maya Angelou, Judy Blume, Astrid Lindgren, Jean Little, Lucy Maud Montgomery, and Beatrix Potter.
19) Vladimir Nabokov
Series
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
A selection of criticism, arranged in chronological order of publication, devoted to the writings of Vladimir Nabokov.
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