Trouble the Water
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
From the award-winning author of Dovey Coe comes a sweeping tale of the friendship... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2017
Word Count 47,720
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 920L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 181976
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Underground Railroad
- Juvenile Fiction | Ghost Stories
- Segregation--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Kentucky--History--20th century--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Segregation
- Family life
- Family life--Kentucky--Fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- Dogs--Fiction
- African Americans
- Dogs
- History
- Race relations--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Kentucky
- Families
- Underground Railroad--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dogs
- Race relations
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
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Awards & Distinctions 2

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2020
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2017

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