Weedflower
by Cynthia Kadohata
Sumiko is the only Japanese student in her sixth grade class, and she often feels... read more
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- Asian / Pacific American
Year Published 2006
Word Count 49,485
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 750L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 104757
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945--Juvenile fiction
- World War, 1939-1945--United States--Fiction
- Mohave Indians--Fiction
- Arizona
- Japanese Americans
- World War, 1939-1945
- Arizona--History--1912-1950--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Mohave Indians--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
- History
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Mohave Indians
- United States
- 1912-1950
- World War, 1939-1945--United States--Juvenile fiction
- Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
- Indians of North America--Arizona--Fiction
- Arizona--History--1912-1950--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Native American
- Indians of North America--Arizona--Juvenile fiction
- Indians of North America
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Cynthia Kadohata “Finding Inspiration for Writing”
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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