The Good Braider
by Terry Farish
The Good Braider was selected as the 2013 Bank Street College of Education... read more
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2012
Word Count 32,570
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 630L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 155850, 5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Portland (Me.)--Fiction
- Refugees
- Immigrants
- Mothers and daughters
- Civil War, 1983-2005
- Mothers and daughters--Fiction
- Portland (Me.)
- Sudanese Americans--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Violence
- Immigrants--Fiction
- History
- Sudan--History--Civil War, 1983-2005--Fiction
- Sudanese Americans
- Refugees--Fiction
- Sudan
- Lists With This Book
- Power of Peace
- Sample: EL Education, Grades 6-8
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Awards & Distinctions 3
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Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2013
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SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2012
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