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by Walter Dean Myers
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Drama
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
- African American
Year Published 2009
Word Count 22,161
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 134436, 3 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Irish Americans
- Racially mixed people--Fiction
- Racially mixed people
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Violence
- African Americans--Fiction
- Riots
- New York (N.Y.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Draft Riot, New York, N.Y., 1863--Fiction
- African Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Civil War, 1861-1865
- History
- Irish Americans--Fiction
- Race relations--Fiction
- Draft Riot, New York, N.Y., 1863
- Riots--Fiction
- Draft Riot, New York, N.Y., 1863--Juvenile fiction
- New York (N.Y.)
- Motion picture plays
- Race relations
- Lists With This Book
- Living Through Big Changes
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Movie with Walter Dean Myers
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Walter Dean Myers
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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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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 4
Author Interviews 15
Meet-the-Author Movie with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
Created by PBS
Interview with Walter Dean Myers
Created by Library of Congress
Children’s Literature Legacy Award Speech given by Christopher Myers on behalf of Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
Created by Reading Rockets
May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture, 2009, given by Walter Dean Myers
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On promoting reading and education with Walter Dean Myers
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On re-engaging teens in their communities with Walter Dean Myers
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On how schools are using his books with Walter Dean Myers
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On his pre-writing formula with Walter Dean Myers
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On being a teen with Walter Dean Myers
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by various narrators
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2009
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