Independent Dames: What You Never Knew about the Women and Girls of the American Revolution
by Laurie Halse Anderson and Matt Faulkner
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2008
Word Count 5,434
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 930L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 123474, 1 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, Female--Juvenile literature
- Revolution, 1775-1783
- Girls
- Girls--United States--History--18th century--Juvenile literature
- Girls--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Women--Juvenile literature
- History
- Women--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- 18th century
- United States
- Women--United States--History--18th century--Juvenile literature
- Women
- Participation, Female
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Biography--Juvenile literature
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Matt Faulkner
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Laurie Halse Anderson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 8
Audio Name Pronunciation with Matt Faulkner
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Laurie Halse Anderson
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Author Interviews 19
Interview with Laurie Halse Anderson
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Interview with Laurie Halse Anderson
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Interview with Laurie Halse Anderson
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Interview with Laurie Halse Anderson
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Margaret A. Edwards Speech given by Laurie Halse Anderson
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Interview with Laurie Halse Anderson
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Author Takeover with Laurie Halse Anderson
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On family influences with Laurie Halse Anderson
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On her conflicted relationship with animals with Laurie Halse Anderson
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On genre jumping with Laurie Halse Anderson
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On similarities to characters with Laurie Halse Anderson
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On favorite books with Laurie Halse Anderson
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On historical accuracy with Laurie Halse Anderson
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On next projects with Laurie Halse Anderson
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2023 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Acceptance Speech given by Laurie Halse Anderson
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Interview with Laurie Halse Anderson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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