The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano
by Sonia Manzano
Fourteen-year-old Evelyn Serrano gets caught between her meek, mild-mannered mother... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2012
Word Count 38,132
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 720L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 153934, 6.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- East Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
- Grandmothers
- Identity
- New York (N.Y.)--History--20th century--Fiction
- Identity (Psychology)--Juvenile fiction
- Puerto Ricans--New York (State)--New York--Fiction
- Puerto Rican families--Juvenile fiction
- Protest movements
- Identity--Fiction
- East Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century--Fiction
- New York
- Harlem
- New York (State)
- New York (N.Y.)--History--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Grandmothers--Fiction
- Grandparent and child--Juvenile fiction
- Protest movements--New York (State)--New York--Juvenile fiction
- Puerto Ricans--New York (State)--New York--Juvenile fiction
- Family life
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General (see also headings under Family)
- Identity (Psychology)
- History
- Grandmothers--Juvenile fiction
- Protest movements--Fiction
- Puerto Rican families
- New York (N.Y.)
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Grandparent and child
- Puerto Ricans
- Family life--New York (State)--Harlem--Fiction
- East Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Juvenile fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Sonia Manzano about The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
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Lesson Plan from Teaching Latin America through Literature
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Awards & Distinctions 9

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2022
Author Honor, 2013

Américas Award, 1993-2022
Winner, 2013

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2013

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2022
Selection, 2013
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