Lena and the Burning of Greenwood: A Tulsa Race Massacre Survival Story
by Nikki Shannon Smith and Markia Jenai
Twelve-year-old Lena is aware of racism, but she lives a comfortable life in the... read more
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2022
Word Count 11,736
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 580L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 515221, 2 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- African American neighborhoods--Oklahoma--Tulsa--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction
- Race relations--Fiction
- Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Okla., 1921--Fiction
- Massacres--Oklahoma--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction
- Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Okla., 1921--Juvenile fiction
- Survival--Fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- African American families--Oklahoma--Tulsa--Juvenile fiction
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