The Rock and the River
by Kekla Magoon
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2009
Word Count 59,211
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 550L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 128762, 8 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Chicago
- Brothers
- Civil rights movements--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
- Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men
- Chicago (Ill.)
- African Americans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- African Americans
- Illinois
- History
- Brothers--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Black Panther Party
- Racism--Fiction
- United States
- Black Panther Party--Fiction
- Racism
- United States--History--20th century--Fiction
- Civil rights movements
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Kekla Magoon about The Rock and the River
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kekla Magoon
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Reader's Theater Script from Kekla Magoon
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Study Guide from Kekla Magoon
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Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Dion Graham
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Vocabulary Lists 1
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Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 4
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Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
New Talent Winner, 2010
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ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2010
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
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