Coming Up Cuban: Rising Past Castro's Shadow
by Sonia Manzano
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African (Global)
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2022
Word Count 54,055
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 620L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 517202, 8 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Cubans--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Historical
- Resilience (Personality trait)--Juvenile fiction
- Social justice--Juvenile fiction
- Children
- Social justice
- Life change events--Juvenile fiction
- Life change events
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
- Families--Juvenile fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Caribbean & Latin America
- Cubans--Juvenile fiction
- Resilience (Personality trait)--Fiction
- Families
- Social justice--Fiction
- Children--Cuba--Juvenile fiction
- Life change events--Fiction
- Resilience (Personality trait)
- Family life--Fiction
- Cubans
- Lists With This Book
- Great Middle School Reads
- Forced Journeys 6-8
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Readings 2
Video Book Reading narrated by Sonia Manzano
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by various narrators
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Book Trailers 1
Author Introduction from Scholastic
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Awards & Distinctions 3
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
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