This Strange New Feeling: Three Love Stories from Black History
by Julius Lester
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- Grade
- 9-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Realistic Fiction
- Romance
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 1981
Word Count 36,253
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 840L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 73471, 6 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Slavery--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Children's stories, American
- Romance fiction, American
- Love--Fiction
- African Americans--Juvenile fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Love
- Love stories, American
- Slavery
- Juvenile Fiction | Short Stories
- Short stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century
- Lists With This Book
- Short Stories, 9-10
- African American Heritage and Culture
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Julius Lester about This Strange New Feeling
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Julius Lester
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Awards & Distinctions 2
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 1983
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