Kent State
by Deborah Wiles
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
Year Published 2020
Word Count 15,981
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 640L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 508829, 2 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- College students--Juvenile fiction
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--Juvenile fiction
- Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970--Fiction
- Universities and colleges--Fiction
- Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970--Juvenile fiction
- Novels in verse
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Hi/Lo Historical Fiction
- Transcending Time: YA Historical Fiction
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Deborah Wiles
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Readings 2
Video Book Reading narrated by Deborah Wiles
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Awards & Distinctions 5
Odyssey Award, 2008-2024
Winner, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Audiobooks Selection, 2021
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2024
Finalist, 2021
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2021
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2020
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