Kids of Kabul: Living Bravely Through a Never-Ending War
by Deborah Ellis
The lives of children and teens in Kabul, Afghanistan, are illuminated in eye-opening... read more
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Area
- South Asian
Year Published 2012
Word Count 27,228
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 800L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 151044
- Curricular Area
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Guerre en Afghānistān, 2001---Enfants--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Enfants--Afghānistān--Biographies--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Enfants et guerre--Afghānistān--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Children--Afghanistan--Biography
- Afghan War, 2001---Children
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Middle East
- Children
- Children and war--Afghanistan
- Afghan War, 2001---Children--Juvenile literature
- Afghan War (2001-)
- Children--Afghanistan--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Children and war
- Children and war--Afghanistan--Juvenile literature
- Afghanistan
- Lists With This Book
- Global Reading
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Deborah Ellis about Kids of Kabul
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Deborah Ellis
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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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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 5

Norma Fleck Award, 1999-2020
Winner, 2013

South Asia Book Award for Children's & Young Adult Literature, 2012-2020
Winner, 2013

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2021
Grades 9-12 Selection, 2013

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Nonfiction Selection, 2012

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2012
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