Fire in the Streets
by Kekla Magoon
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2012
Word Count 59,371
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 650L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 153163, 8 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
- Civil rights movements--Juvenile fiction
- Brothers and sisters
- Chicago (Ill.)--History--20th century--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Black Panther Party--Fiction
- Civil rights movements
- Civil rights movements--Fiction
- Chicago (Ill.)
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- History
- Brothers and sisters--Fiction
- Black Panther Party
- Racism--Fiction
- United States
- Racism
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- United States--History--20th century--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Privacy Between the Pages
- Civil Rights, 6-12
- Civil Rights Movement
- YA Resists
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kekla Magoon
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Trailers 1
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Awards & Distinctions 5

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2013

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2012

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2012
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