Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad
by Monica Edinger and Robert Byrd
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- African
Year Published 2013
Word Count 6,923
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 890L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 161858, 1 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Lists With This Book
- Black History 2014
- African American Experience
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Awards & Distinctions 4
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2014
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2014
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