Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh
by Uma Krishnaswami
21 Total Resources 5 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
- Immigrant / Refugee
- South Asian
- Latino (US / Canada)
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2017
Word Count 49,721
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 680L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 189293, 7.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Physical Education
- Spanish
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Racially mixed people--Fiction
- Softball--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Baseball
- Farm life--California--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945--Fiction
- Mexican Americans--Fiction
- East Indian Americans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
- California--History--20th century--Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Lists With This Book
- Holocaust and World War II
- #OwnVoices for 4-8
- South Asian History and Culture
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Uma Krishnaswami about Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Uma Krishnaswami
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 10
Meet-the-Author Recording with Uma Krishnaswami
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Guest post by Uma Krishnaswami
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Interview with Uma Krishnaswami
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Interview with Uma Krishnaswami
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Interview with Uma Krishnaswami
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Interview with Uma Krishnaswami
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Interview with Uma Krishnaswami
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On why diverse books matter with Uma Krishnaswami
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Interview with Uma Krishnaswami
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Interview with Uma Krishnaswami
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Teacher's Guide from Lee & Low
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Awards & Distinctions 5
South Asia Book Award for Children's & Young Adult Literature, 2012-2022
Commended, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Geoffrey Bilson Award, 1988-2022
Finalist, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Sports Selection, 2017
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