The Color of My Words
by Lynn Joseph • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2002
Word Count 19,427
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 840L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 42817, 3 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Reading comprehension
- English language
- Freedom of speech--Juvenile literature
- Families--Dominican Republic--Juvenile literature
- Brothers and sisters
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General (see also headings under Family)
- Dominican Republic
- Reading comprehension--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Readers (Secondary)
- Brothers and sisters--Juvenile literature
- English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Families
- Dominican Republic--Juvenile literature
- Freedom of speech
- Suspense fiction
- Bildungsromans
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Awards & Distinctions 7
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2001
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2001
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2001
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2000
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