Revolution
by Deborah Wiles • Book 2 of the The Sixties Trilogy
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2014
Word Count 105,988
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 840L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 166809, 16 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- African American girls--Fiction
- Greenwood (Miss.)--Fiction
- African American families
- Civil rights
- Greenwood (Miss.)--Juvenile fiction
- Mississippi--Race relations--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Mississippi
- Nineteen sixty-four, A.D.--Fiction
- Nineteen sixties
- Nineteen sixty-four, A.D
- African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction
- Voter registration--Fiction
- Voter registration
- African American girls--Juvenile fiction
- Voter registration--Juvenile fiction
- African American girls
- Nineteen sixty-four, A.D.--Juvenile fiction
- Nineteen sixties--Fiction
- African Americans
- History
- Nineteen sixties--Juvenile fiction
- Greenwood (Miss.)
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Mississippi--Race relations--20th century--Juvenile fiction
- African American families--Juvenile fiction
- African American families--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- African Americans--Civil rights--History--Fiction
- Race relations
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Civil Rights Movement
- Racism & Justice
- American Heroes
- Books From All 50 States - Mississippi
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Deborah Wiles about Revolution
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Deborah Wiles
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Discussion & Explorations Guide from Scholastic
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Discussion Questions 1 from Scholastic
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Book Readings 2

Video Book Reading narrated by Deborah Wiles
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Stacey Aswad
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Awards & Distinctions 16

Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Rescinded, 2024

CCBC Choices
Rescinded, 2024; Selection, 2015

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Fiction Winner, 2015

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Older Children Honor, 2015

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2015

Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2024
Finalist, 2015

Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2015

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2015

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2015

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2015

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Honor, 2015

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2014

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2014

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2014
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