Hurricane Child
by Kacen Callender
31 Total Resources 7 Awards 2 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experience
- LGBTQ+
- African American
Year Published 2018
Word Count 42,377
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1010L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 195696, 6 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Fathers and daughters
- Juvenile Fiction | LGBTQ
- Hurricanes
- Friendship in children
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Caribbean & Latin America
- Missing persons--Juvenile fiction
- Lesbians
- Juvenile Fiction | Ghost Stories
- Fathers and daughters--Juvenile fiction
- Mothers and daughters
- Hurricanes--Juvenile fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Acting out (Psychology)
- Mothers and daughters--Fiction
- United States Virgin Islands--Fiction
- United States Virgin Islands
- African American girls--Juvenile fiction
- Lesbians--Fiction
- African American girls
- Acting out (Psychology)--Juvenile fiction
- Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction
- Friendship--Juvenile fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General
- African Americans
- Missing persons--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents
- Missing persons
- Friendship--Fiction
- United States Virgin Islands--Juvenile fiction
- Friendship
- Hurricanes--Fiction
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Kacen Callender about Hurricane Child
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kacen Callender
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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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Parent/Family Discussion Guide from Anti-Defamation League
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Educator Discussion Guide from Anti-Defamation League
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Krystel Roche
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Book Trailers 1
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Awards & Distinctions 7
Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2024
Winner, 2019
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2024
Commended, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2018
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