Stella by Starlight
by Sharon M. Draper and Sarah Jane Coleman
36 Total Resources 11 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2015
Word Count 51,847
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 740L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 171389
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Civil rights
- Prejudices
- Segregation--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Prejudices--Fiction
- North Carolina
- Segregation
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Civil rights--Fiction
- History
- North Carolina--History--20th century--Fiction
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | New Experience
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
- Young Adult Fiction
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Movie with Sharon M. Draper
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Sharon M. Draper about Stella by Starlight
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Sharon M. Draper
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Sharon M. Draper
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Author Interviews 9
Meet-the-Author Recording with Sharon M. Draper
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Sharon M. Draper
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Interview with Sharon M. Draper
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Interview with Sharon M. Draper
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Interview with Sharon M. Draper
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Interview with Sharon M. Draper
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Interview with Sharon M. Draper
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Interview with Sharon M. Draper
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Margaret A. Edwards Speech given by Sharon M. Draper
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Vermont Department of Libraries
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Study Guide from Sharon M. Draper
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Curriculum Guide from Simon & Schuster
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Heather Alicia Simms
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Book Trailers 1
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Vocabulary Lists 1
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Awards & Distinctions 11
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2021
Winner, 2016
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2020
Multicultural and International Honor, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2020
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2016
ILA Teachers' Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2016
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2020
Selection, 2016
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2020
Selection, 2016
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2020
Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Middle Selection, 2015
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