Downtown Boy
by Juan Felipe Herrera
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2005
Word Count 28,332
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 670L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 102422, 4 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- 1950-
- California--History--1950---Fiction
- Mexican Americans
- Mexican Americans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- California
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General (see also headings under Family)
- History
- Mexican Americans--Juvenile fiction
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Juan Felipe Herrera
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2024
Winner, 2007
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