Blessing's Bead
by Debby Dahl Edwardson
Nutaaq and her older sister, Aaluk, are on a great journey, sailing from a small... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- American Indian
Year Published 2009
Word Count 39,968
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 870L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 133412, 6 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Alaska--History--1959---Juvenile fiction
- 1959-
- Tundras--Fiction
- Alcoholism
- Alaska
- 1867-1959
- Villages--Fiction
- Alaska--History--1959---Fiction
- Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Native American
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Alcoholism--Fiction
- Villages
- Family life
- Inupiat--Juvenile fiction
- Family life--Alaska--Fiction
- Inupiat--Fiction
- History
- Tundras
- Inupiat
- Families
- Alaska--History--1867-1959--Fiction
- Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919--Fiction
- Alaska--History--1867-1959--Juvenile fiction
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Awards & Distinctions 3
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American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023
High School Selection, 2022
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Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
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Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2010
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