Ways to Make Sunshine
by Renée Watson and Nina Mata • Book 1 of the Ryan Hart Stories
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2020
Word Count 27,053
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 760L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 508493, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Watson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 10
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Club Kit from Swanton Public Library
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Story Questions 2 from Shoreline Public Schools
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Story Questions 1 from Shoreline Public Schools
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Reader's Theater Script from Texas Bluebonnet Award
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Teaching Guide from Bloomsbury USA
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Book Club Activities from Heritage Mom
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Teaching Ideas from Scholastic
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Guided Reading Lesson from Reading is Resistance
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Book Readings 1
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Sisi Aisha Johnson
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Book Trailers 3
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Series Video Book Trailer from Bloomsbury
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Video Book Trailer from Scholastic
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Video Book Trailer from Texas Bluebonnet Award
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Vocabulary Lists 1
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Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 9
![Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024](/images/list_image/4462.jpg.pagespeed.ce.k6oquB1jPQ.jpg)
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024
Commended, 2021
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
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Sid Fleischman Humor Award, 2004-2024
Finalist, 2021
![Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022](/images/awards/48.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Hpk9hkG_yb.jpg)
Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022
Winner, 2021
![Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024](/images/awards/118.jpg.pagespeed.ce.5A8Vu4Dq87.jpg)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction Winner, 2021
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SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2020
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Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Middle Grade Selection, 2020
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