A Time to Dance
by Padma Venkatraman
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- South Asian
- Asian
Year Published 2014
Word Count 33,262
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 720L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 171065, 5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Amputees
- Amputees--Fiction
- Dance--Fiction
- People with disabilities--Fiction
- India
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | Asia
- Novels in verse
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
- India--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Performing Arts | Dance
- People with disabilities
- Dance
- Young Adult Fiction
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Padma Venkatraman about A Time to Dance
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Padma Venkatraman
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Discussion Guide from Penguin Classroom
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Common Core Guide from Padma Venkatraman
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Padma Venkatraman
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Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Kelly Dickinson
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Awards & Distinctions 7

South Asia Book Award for Children's & Young Adult Literature, 2012-2024
Honor, 2015

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2015

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2015

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2015
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