They Called Themselves the K.K.K.: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group
by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2010
Word Count 34,266
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1180L
- ATOS Reading Level: 9.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 138631, 7 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Hate groups
- Hate groups--United States--History--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
- Racism--United States--History--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Law & Crime
- Ku Klux Klan (19th century)--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African American
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Ku Klux Klan (1915-)
- Ku Klux Klan (1915-)--Juvenile literature
- History
- Ku Klux Klan (19th cent.)
- United States
- Racism
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- United States--Race relations
- Race relations
- Lists With This Book
- Anti-Racist Reading List
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Susan Campbell Bartoletti about They Called Themselves the K.K.K.
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 2
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Awards & Distinctions 9
![Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024](/images/list_image/3300.jpg.pagespeed.ce.oAitndDtUc.jpg)
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Commended, 2011
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ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2011
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
![Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024](/images/awards/104.png)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2011
![YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2024](/images/list_image/4350.jpg)
YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2024
Finalist, 2011
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2010
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Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2010
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Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2010
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Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Nonfiction Selection, 2010
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