The Hula-Hoopin' Queen
by Thelma Lynne Godin and Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Kameeka is determined to defeat Jamara Johnson and become the Hula Hoopin’... read more
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Sports
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2014
Word Count 1,519
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 600L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 166981
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Physical Education
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | City & Town Life
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Fiction
- Birthdays--Fiction
- Competition (Psychology)--Fiction
- Parties--Fiction
- Responsibility
- Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | General
- Competition (Psychology)
- African Americans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Birthdays
- Birthdays
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
- African Americans
- Parties
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
- Responsibility--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- African American Experience
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Awards & Distinctions 3

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2020
Commended, 2015

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
City Selection, 2014
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