If You Come Softly
by Jacqueline Woodson
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 1998
Word Count 28,934
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 570L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 25181, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Schools
- Family life
- Interracial dating
- African Americans--Fiction
- Interracial dating--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- African Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | Love & Romance
- Schools--Fiction
- New York
- New York (N.Y.)
- New York (N.Y.)--Fiction
- New York (State)
- Family life--New York (State)--New York--Fiction
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Jacqueline Woodson
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jacqueline Woodson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 29
Meet-the-Author Movie with Jacqueline Woodson
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Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
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Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
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Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
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Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
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Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award acceptance speech, 2018, given by Jacqueline Woodson
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Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
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2018 Children's Literature Legacy Award Acceptance Speech given by Jacqueline Woodson
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Power of Stories conversation with Jacqueline Woodson
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2018 National Book Festival speech by Jacqueline Woodson
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2018 Children's Literature Legacy Award Acceptance Speech given by Jacqueline Woodson
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Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
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Panel Discussion with Jacqueline Woodson
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Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
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Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
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Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
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Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
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On developing characters with Jacqueline Woodson
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On bearing witness with Jacqueline Woodson
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On readers looking for themselves with Jacqueline Woodson
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On multicultural books with Jacqueline Woodson
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On facing controversy with Jacqueline Woodson
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On finding her voice with Jacqueline Woodson
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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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Educator Guide from Penguin Publishing Group USA
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Book Readings 1
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Vocabulary Lists 1
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 1999
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
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