Sahara Special
by Esmé Raji Codell
Struggling with school and her feelings since her father left, Sahara gets a fresh... read more
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2002
Word Count 28,744
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 660L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 70099, 4 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Authorship
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Schools
- Teacher-student relationships
- Teacher-student relationships--Fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Schools--Fiction
- Self-esteem
- Chicago (Ill.)--Fiction
- Authorship--Fiction
- Self-esteem--Fiction
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About the Author 4
Author Interviews 2
Interview with Esmé Raji Codell
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Interview with Esmé Raji Codell
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