Shadowshaper
by Daniel José Older
Strange things are happening in Brooklyn even before a re-animated corpse attacks... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Mystery
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Area
- Latinx
Year Published 2015
Word Count 62,188
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 690L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 174530
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- Magic--Fiction
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Puerto Ricans--New York (State)--New York--Fiction
- Occultism--Fiction
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Juvenile fiction
- Magic
- Puerto Rican families--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Occultism
- Paranormal fiction--Juvenile fiction
- Magic--Juvenile fiction
- Paranormal fiction
- Hispanic Americans--Juvenile fiction
- Hispanic Americans
- Puerto Rican families
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Young Adult Fiction
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
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Discussion Guide from Scholastic
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Book Readings 4

Video Book Reading of "Chapter 28" narrated by Daniel José Older
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Video Book Reading of "Chapter 21" narrated by Daniel José Older
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Anika Noni Rose
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Anika Noni Rose
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Awards & Distinctions 10

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Audiobooks Selection, 2016

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2020
First Place Winner, 2016

Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2005-2019
Finalist, 2015

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
City Selection, 2015

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2020
Selection, 2015

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2015
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