When the Sea Turned to Silver
by Grace Lin
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- Grade
- 3-6
- Genre
- Adventure
- Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Cultural Experience
- Asian
Year Published 2016
Word Count 60,218
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 750L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 184123, 9 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Adventure and adventurers--Fiction
- Storytellers
- Fairy tales
- Grandmothers
- China
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Asia
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations
- Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore | Adaptations
- Kidnapping--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / A
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Grandmothers--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Storytellers--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic
- Kidnapping
- JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Asia
- History
- Adventure stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- China--History--Fiction
- Adventure and adventurers
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Grace Lin about When the Sea Turned to Silver
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Grace Lin
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In-depth Written Interview with Grace Lin
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Fairy Tales / Folklore Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Fairy Tales / Folklore Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Educator's Guide from Little, Brown and Company
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Activities from Grace Lin
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Book Club Guide from Little, Brown and Company
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Activity from Grace Lin
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Book Readings 2
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Video Book Reading narrated by Grace Lin
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Kim Mai Guest
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Book Trailers 1
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Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 9
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ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2017
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Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Elementary Selection, 2017
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
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Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2017
![Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2024](/images/awards/126.png.pagespeed.ce.3jsid8Kwrj.png)
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2024
Finalist, 2017
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023](/images/awards/90.jpg.pagespeed.ce.zRj_kxiuui.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2016
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SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2016
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