Sylvia & Aki
by Winifred Conkling
27 Total Resources 6 Awards 5 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
- Asian American
Year Published 2011
Word Count 23,537
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 760L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 144851, 4 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Japanese Americans
- Segregation in education--Fiction
- Segregation in education
- Farm life--California--Fiction
- Mexican Americans
- Poston Relocation Center (Ariz.)--Fiction
- Mexican Americans--Fiction
- Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945--Fiction
- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- California
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
- History
- Race relations--Fiction
- Orange County (Calif.)--History--20th century--Fiction
- Farm life
- Orange County (Calif.)
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Poston Relocation Center (Ariz.)
- Race relations
- Lists With This Book
- School Stories: Selected K-12 Literature
- Sample: EL Education, Grades 6-8
- Sample: Bookworms Grade 5 Classroom Libr
- WWII Asian Pacific American Perspectives
- WWII Japanese-American Incarceration
- Coming of Age: Big Changes
- Celebrating Women's History: AAPI
- Historical Fiction: AAPI Heritage
- Historical Fiction: AAPI Heritage
- School Tales for Middle Grades
- Friends and Frenemies in YA: Hispanic
- Historical Fiction: Hispanic Heritage
- Books From All 50 States - California
- Sora Sweet Reads 2024, Middle School
- Tales of Courage: Hispanic Heritage
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Winifred Conkling about Sylvia & Aki
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Winifred Conkling
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Comprehension Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Teaching Guide from Adventures through reading!
Created by Adventures through reading!
Discussion Questions from Miss Griffin's Classroom Blog
Created by Miss Griffin's Classroom Blog

Curriculum Guide from Winifred Conkling
Created by Winifred Conkling
Book Readings 1

Meet-the-Author Recording with Winifred Conkling
Created by Random House Children's Books

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Stacy Gonzalez
Created by Tantor Media
Awards & Distinctions 6

Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2012

Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2025
Winner, 2012

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2012

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Older Children Winner, 2012
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