Future Author Extraordinaire
by Susan Tan and Dana Wulfekotte • Book 1 of the Cilla Lee-Jenkins Series
“Meeting Cilla felt like making a new best friend.” —Grace Lin,... read more
15 Total Resources 2 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Humor
- Cultural Experience
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
- Asian American
Year Published 2017
Word Count 35,061
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 940L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 189588, 5.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Authorship
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Friendship in children
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship
- Racially mixed people--Fiction
- Racially mixed people
- Child authors
- JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
- Chinese American children
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Racially mixed children
- Authorship--Fiction
- Chinese Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
- Family life
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / Asian American
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Chinese Americans--Fiction
- Families
- JUVENILE FICTION / Girls & Women
- Friendship--Fiction
- Family life--Fiction
- Friendship
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United S
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Dana Wulfekotte about Future Author Extraordinaire
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Recording with Susan Tan about Future Author Extraordinaire
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Susan Tan
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Dana Wulfekotte
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Susan Tan
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Dana Wulfekotte
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 4
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Dana Wulfekotte
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Recording with Susan Tan
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Susan Tan
Created by Melissa Roske
Guest post by Susan Tan
Created by Kidliterati
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Make Your Own Monster Fighter from Authors Everywhere
Created by Authors Everywhere
Activity Kit from Macmillan
Created by Macmillan
Book Readings 1
Video Book Reading of "Chapter 1" narrated by Susan Tan
Created by Authors Everywhere
Awards & Distinctions 2
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2017
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