I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir
by Malaka Gharib
26 Total Resources 3 Awards 4 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Graphic Novel
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- Asian American
- Middle Eastern
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Muslim
Year Published 2019
Word Count 9,414
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 490L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 513264, 1 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Egyptian Americans--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc
- Biography & Autobiography | General
- Racially mixed people--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc
- Immigrants--United States--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc
- Social Science | Emigration & Immigration
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Contemporary Women
- American Dream--Comic books, strips, etc
- Gharib, Malaka--Comic books, strips, etc
- Cartoonists--United States--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc
- Filipino Americans--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc
- United States
- Immigrants
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Nonfiction | Biography & Memoir
- American Dream
- Graphic Novels
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Malaka Gharib about I Was Their American Dream
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Malaka Gharib
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Graphic Novel / Graphic Format Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 13
Meet-the-Author Recording with Malaka Gharib
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Interview with Malaka Gharib
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Interview with Malaka Gharib
Created by Creative Mornings HQ
Interview with Malaka Gharib
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Interview with Malaka Gharib
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Interview with Malaka Gharib
Created by The Immigrantly Podcast
Interview with Malaka Gharib
Created by Balitang America
Interview with Malaka Gharib
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Interview with Malaka Gharib
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Essay by Malaka Gharib
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Interview with Malaka Gharib
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Interview with Malaka Gharib
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Interview with Malaka Gharib
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Graphic Novel / Graphic Format Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Quaranzine - A Zine Workshop from Literary Hub
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Reader's Guide from Penguin Random House
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Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Arab American Book Award, 2007-2023
Winner, 2020
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2023
Commended, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2019
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