The Crossroads
by Alexandra Diaz
15 Total Resources 3 Awards 3 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 3-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (Latin America)
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2018
Word Count 64,928
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 820L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 199553, 10 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- Brothers
- Refugees
- Schools
- Immigrants
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Illegal aliens
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Cousins--Fiction
- Child artists
- Cousins
- Illegal aliens--Fiction
- Immigrants--Fiction
- Brothers--Fiction
- Schools--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Homesickness--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
- Refugees--Fiction
- Guatemalan Americans
- Homesickness
- Guatemalan Americans--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Journeys of Hardship, Loss, and Hope
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Alexandra Diaz
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2019
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2023
First Place Winner, 2019
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2019
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