Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans
by Don Brown
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Graphic Novel
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2015
Word Count 3,207
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 920L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 175216, 1 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- STEAM
- Subject Headings
- Disaster victims
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | United States - 21st Century
- Hurricane Katrina, 2005--Juvenile literature
- Disaster victims--Louisiana--New Orleans--Juvenile literature
- Racism--United States--Juvenile literature
- Social classes--Louisiana--New Orleans--Comic books, strips, etc
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | Modern
- Social classes--Louisiana--New Orleans--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | United States - State & Local
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction
- Graphic novels
- New Orleans
- Hurricane Katrina, 2005
- Social classes
- Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - General
- Comic books, strips, etc.--United States
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Disasters
- Disaster victims--Louisiana--New Orleans--Comic books, strips, etc
- Hurricane Katrina, 2005--Comic books, strips, etc
- Comic books, strips, etc
- Louisiana
- United States
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | General
- Racism
- Racism--United States--Comic books, strips, etc
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Graphic Novel / Graphic Format Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Awards & Distinctions 13
![Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024](/images/list_image/3300.jpg.pagespeed.ce.oAitndDtUc.jpg)
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Winner, 2016
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ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2016
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
![Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2024](/images/awards/86.jpg)
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2024
Commended, 2016
![Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024](/images/awards/104.png.pagespeed.ce.Wz2wwEQz-V.png)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2016
![Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024](/images/awards/103.png)
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2016
![Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024](/images/awards/124.jpg.pagespeed.ce.0M_BRl6cWE.jpg)
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2016
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Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Graphic Novels Selection, 2015
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2015
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Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2015
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023](/images/awards/90.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2015
![Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023](/images/awards/147.png.pagespeed.ce.nDFd7JXV8J.png)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Young Adult Selection, 2015
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