The Cruisers
by Walter Dean Myers • Book 1 of the Cruisers Series
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2010
Word Count 21,317
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 810L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 138804, 3 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Freedom of speech--Fiction
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Fiction
- Schools
- Middle schools--Fiction
- Freedom of speech
- Newspapers--Fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
- African Americans
- Schools--Fiction
- Race relations--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
- Race relations
- Newspapers
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Walter Dean Myers
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Walter Dean Myers
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 4
Author Interviews 15
Meet-the-Author Movie with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Children’s Literature Legacy Award Speech given by Christopher Myers on behalf of Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture, 2009, given by Walter Dean Myers
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On promoting reading and education with Walter Dean Myers
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On re-engaging teens in their communities with Walter Dean Myers
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On how schools are using his books with Walter Dean Myers
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On his pre-writing formula with Walter Dean Myers
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On being a teen with Walter Dean Myers
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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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Lesson Plan from Scholastic
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Kevin R. Free
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2010
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