Milkweed
by Jerry Spinelli
A stirring, first-person narrative set during the Holocaust reveals how a child’s... read more
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
Year Published 2003
Word Count 49,864
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 510L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 71828, 7.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Jews
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Jews--Poland--Fiction
- Boys
- World War, 1939-1945
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Orphans & Foster Homes
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Fiction
- Boys--Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945--Poland--Fiction
- Jewish fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Holocaust
- Warsaw (Poland)--Fiction
- Poland
- Warsaw (Poland)
- Historical fiction
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jerry Spinelli
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Author 2
Author Interviews 2
Interview with Jerry Spinelli
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ALA Newbery Author Event with Jerry Spinelli
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Teacher's Guide from Books On Tape® / Listening Library
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Lesson Plan from AdLit
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Ron Rifkin
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Vocabulary Lists 1
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2023
Fiction Winner, 2004
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2003
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