Root Magic
by Eden Royce
On Wadmalaw, an island 20 miles from Charleston, South Carolina, many in the Gullah... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2021
Word Count 78,787
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 510308, 12.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Gullahs--Fiction
- Magic--Fiction
- Race relations--Juvenile fiction
- Brothers and sisters--Juvenile fiction
- Gullahs
- Nineteen sixties--Juvenile fiction
- Race relations--Fiction
- Twins
- Brothers and sisters--Fiction
- Nineteen sixties
- African American families
- Magic--Juvenile fiction
- Brothers and sisters
- Fantasy
- JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 20th Century
- African American families--Juvenile fiction
- African American families--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
- Race relations
- Twins--Fiction
- Twins--Juvenile fiction
- Gullahs--Juvenile fiction
- Magic
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Author Interviews 8
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Interview with Eden Royce
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 9
Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2022
Honor, 2022
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Honor, 2022
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2022
Finalist, 2022
Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2005-2021
Finalist, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Mystery / Adventure Selection, 2021
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2021
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