Other Words for Home
by Jasmine Warga
51 Total Resources 16 Awards 47 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Poetry
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Middle Eastern
- Muslim
Year Published 2019
Word Count 30,180
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 930L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 504111, 5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jasmine Warga about Other Words for Home
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jasmine Warga
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 9
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Activity Ideas from ESU #11 Battle of the Books
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Toolkit from State Library of Ohio
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Discussion Guide from HarperCollins
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Activity Guide from Young Hoosier Book Award
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Activity Sheets from RIF Literacy Central
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Book Club Guide from Girls Leadership
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Vaneh Assadourian
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Book Trailers 1
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Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 16
Middle East Book Award, 2000-2023
Winner, 2020
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2020
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Honor, 2020
Arab American Book Award, 2007-2024
Honor, 2020
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2020
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2020
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2020
Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2024
Honor, 2020
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2020
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2019
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2019
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2019
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