A Place Where Hurricanes Happen
by Renée Watson and Shadra Strickland
“We’re from New Orleans, a place where hurricanes happen. But that’s... read more
- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2010
Word Count 1,924
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 590L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 137947
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | City & Town Life
- Neighborhoods--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 21st Century
- New Orleans (La.)
- Hurricane Katrina, 2005--Fiction
- Neighborhoods
- New Orleans (La.)--Fiction
- New Orleans
- Community life--Louisiana--New Orleans--Fiction
- Hurricane Katrina, 2005
- Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature | Weather
- Louisiana
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Community life
- Lists With This Book
- Survival Books
- Hurricane Katrina
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Shadra Strickland
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Watson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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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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Lesson Plan from Author's Blog
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Book Readings 1
Video Book Reading narrated by Author and Sydney Kelly
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Book Trailers 1

Video Book Trailer from Shadra Strickland
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