Going Home
by Eve Bunting and David Diaz
After sleeping under the stars for three nights, Carlos and his family finally arrive... read more
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Year Published 1996
Word Count 1,445
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 560L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 14450
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Mexicans
- Home
- Migrant labor
- Mexicans--United States--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Christmas & Advent
- Home--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- United States
- Migrant labor--Fiction
- Mexicans--United States--Juvenile fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Lists With This Book
- Holiday Booklist
- Immigrant Stories: Life Along the Border
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Eve Bunting about Going Home
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Eve Bunting
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Audio Name Pronunciation with David Diaz
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 2

Américas Award, 1993-2020
Commended, 1996

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1996
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