Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms
by Katherine Rundell
Even a life on the untamed plains of Africa can’t prepare Wilhelmina for the... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2014
Word Count 48,315
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 720L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 167608, 7.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Orphans--Fiction
- Zimbabweans
- Schools
- London
- England
- Orphans
- Boarding schools--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Zimbabwe--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Africa
- Zimbabweans--England--London--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Homelessness & Poverty
- Zimbabwe
- Schools--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Interpersonal relations--Fiction
- Interpersonal relations
- Boarding schools
- England--Fiction
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Author 1
Author Interviews 2
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Acceptance Speech, 2015, given by Katherine Rundell
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Interview with Katherine Rundell
Created by Simon & Schuster
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Curriculum Guide from Simon & Schuster
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Bianca Amato
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Awards & Distinctions 4
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2021
Winner, 2015
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2021
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Elementary Selection, 2014
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2014
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