P.S. Be Eleven
by Rita Williams-Garcia • Book 2 of the Gaither Sisters Trilogy
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2013
Word Count 53,593
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 770L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 158513, 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
- Family life--New York (State)--Brooklyn--Fiction
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century--Fiction
- Social life and customs
- Sisters--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
- African Americans--Fiction
- Sisters
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General (see also headings under Family)
- African Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Black History 2014
- African American Experience
- African American Grandparents
- Great Reads Booklist
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Rita Williams-Garcia about P.S. Be Eleven
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Rita Williams-Garcia
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Rita Williams-Garcia “Objects, Textures, and Characters”
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In-depth Written Interview with Rita Williams-Garcia
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Awards & Distinctions 7
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Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Winner, 2014
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ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2014
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
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Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2013
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SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2013
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Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2013
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Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Fiction Selection, 2013
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