Home Is Not a Country
by Safia Elhillo
25 Total Resources 6 Awards 4 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Muslim
- African American
Year Published 2021
- Text Complexity
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- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Muslim families--Juvenile fiction
- Hate crimes--Fiction
- Muslim families
- Hate crimes
- High school students
- Hate crimes--Juvenile fiction
- Children of immigrants--Juvenile fiction
- Young adult fiction
- Muslim families--Fiction
- High school students--Fiction
- High school students--Juvenile fiction
- Novels in verse
- Children of immigrants--Fiction
- Children of immigrants
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Safia Elhillo about Home Is Not a Country
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Safia Elhillo
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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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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Readings 3

Video Book Reading narrated by Safia Elhillo
Created by Penguin Random House Audio Publishing

Complete Video Reading of "The Airport" narrated by Safia Elhillo
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Safia Elhillo
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Book Trailers 1

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Vocabulary Lists 1

Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 6

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2023
Author Honor, 2022

Arab American Book Award, 2007-2023
Winner, 2022

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2022

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2022
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