Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh
by Uma Krishnaswami
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
- Latino (US / Canada)
- Women / Girls
- South Asian
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Asian American
Year Published 2017
Word Count 49,721
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 680L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 189293, 7 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Physical Education
- Spanish
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Racially mixed people--Fiction
- Softball--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Baseball
- Farm life--California--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945--Fiction
- Mexican Americans--Fiction
- East Indian Americans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
- California--History--20th century--Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
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- Holocaust and World War II
- Baseball Stories
- #OwnVoices for 4-8
- South Asian History and Culture
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- Between Two Worlds: AAPI Heritage
- Historical Fiction: AAPI Heritage
- Sports Stories: AAPI Heritage
- Historical Fiction: AAPI Heritage
- Asian Pacific American Family Stories
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 11
Meet-the-Author Recording with Uma Krishnaswami
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Guest post by Uma Krishnaswami
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On why diverse books matter with Uma Krishnaswami
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Awards & Distinctions 5
Geoffrey Bilson Award, 1988-2024
Finalist, 2018
South Asia Book Award for Children's & Young Adult Literature, 2012-2024
Commended, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Sports Selection, 2017
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