Stella by Starlight
by Sharon M. Draper and Sarah Jane Coleman
48 Total Resources 11 Awards 37 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2015
Word Count 51,847
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 740L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 171389, 8 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Civil rights
- Prejudices
- Segregation--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Prejudices--Fiction
- North Carolina
- Segregation
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Civil rights--Fiction
- History
- North Carolina--History--20th century--Fiction
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | New Experience
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Writers and Writing
- African American Experience
- KidCitizen Engagement
- Sample: EL Education, Grades K-8
- Read Alikes for The Grapes of Wrath
- Sample: EL Education
- Sample: Bookworms Grade 3 Classroom Libr
- Sample: Bookworms Grade 5 Classroom Libr
- Books From All 50 States - N. Carolina
Our Original Resources 7
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Sharon M. Draper
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Sharon M. Draper about Stella by Starlight
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Sharon M. Draper
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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![Sharon M. Draper](/images/authors/673.jpg.pagespeed.ce.R45OCgPN2s.jpg)
Study Guide from Sharon M. Draper
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Discussion Guide from Vermont Department of Libraries
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Curriculum Guide from Simon & Schuster
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Book Readings 3
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Video Book Reading of "Video Book Reading 2" narrated by Sharon M. Draper
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Video Book Reading narrated by Sharon M. Draper
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Heather Alicia Simms
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Book Trailers 1
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Awards & Distinctions 11
![Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024](/images/list_image/4462.jpg.pagespeed.ce.k6oquB1jPQ.jpg)
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024
Winner, 2016
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2016
![Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2023](/images/awards/87.jpeg)
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2023
Multicultural and International Honor, 2016
![Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024](/images/awards/79.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Xpp4I88NBl.jpg)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2016
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
![Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024](/images/awards/104.png)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2016
![Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024](/images/awards/124.jpg)
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2016
![Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024](/images/awards/106.png)
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2016
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Middle Selection, 2015
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