Preview this TitleHarlem Summer
by Walter Dean Myers
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Adventure
- Historical Fiction
- Humor
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2007
Word Count 34,383
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 114458, 5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century--Fiction
- 20th century
- African Americans--Fiction
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction
- African Americans
- History
- Harlem Renaissance--Fiction
- Harlem Renaissance
- Coming of age
- Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts | Music
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
- Coming of age--Fiction
- Harlem Renaissance--Juvenile fiction
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- Labor Books
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May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture, 2009, given by Walter Dean Myers
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 2
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2008
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