Osceola: Memories of a Sharecropper's Daughter
by Alan B. Govenar, Osceola Mays, and Shane W. Evans
Osceola Mays’ grandmother was ten years old when she was freed by the Emancipation... read more
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2000
Word Count 6,418
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 640L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 39844, 1 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Women--Biography
- 20th century
- Harrison County
- African Americans--Texas--Harrison County--Social life and customs--Juvenile literature
- African American women
- Social life and customs
- Harrison County (Tex.)
- African American women--Texas--Harrison County--Interviews--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Texas--Harrison County--Interviews--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Women
- Sharecropping--Texas--Harrison County--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Harrison County (Tex.)--Biography--Juvenile literature
- African Americans
- History
- African American women--Texas--Harrison County--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Texas
- Sharecropping
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Literary
- African Americans--Biography
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Shane W. Evans
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In-depth Written Interview with Shane W. Evans
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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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About the Authors 4
Author Interviews 2
In-depth Written Interview with Shane W. Evans
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2018 Effie Lee Morris Lecture by Shane W. Evans
Created by San Francisco Public Library
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
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Honor, 2001
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2001
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2001
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