Torch
by Lyn Miller-Lachmann
In Czechoslovakia in 1969 during the authoritarian Soviet occupation, 17-year-old... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
Year Published 2022
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 760L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Communism--Fiction
- Suicide--Fiction
- Defectors--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Global Reading
- Living Through Big Changes
- Autistic Authors/Illustrators on Autism
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Lyn Miller-Lachmann about Torch
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Lyn Miller-Lachmann
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Lyn Miller-Lachmann “Exploring Tough Topics Through Historical Fiction”
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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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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Discussion Guide from Lerner
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Melissa Moran
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Awards & Distinctions 3

CCBC Choices
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Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
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Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
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