The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
by Eugene Yelchin
26 Total Resources 6 Awards 8 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Jewish
Year Published 2021
Word Count 22,210
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 514172, 3 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--Biography & Autobiography--Art
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--Family--General (see also headings under Social Topics)
- Yelchin, Eugene--Family--Juvenile literature
- Families
- Yelchin, Eugene
- Yelchin, Eugene--Childhood and youth--Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--Art--Drawing
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Eugene Yelchin about The Genius Under the Table
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Eugene Yelchin
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Eugene Yelchin “The Genius Under the Table Virtual Book Tour”
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 10
Meet-the-Author Recording with Eugene Yelchin
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Eugene Yelchin “The Genius Under the Table Virtual Book Tour”
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Author Fan Face-off with Eugene Yelchin
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Interview with Eugene Yelchin
Created by Eugene Yelchin
Interview with Eugene Yelchin
Created by Politics and Prose
Guest Post by Eugene Yelchin
Created by Elizabeth Dulemba
Interview with Eugene Yelchin
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Eugene Yelchin
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Interview with Eugene Yelchin
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Interview with Eugene Yelchin
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Invitation to Imagine from Eugene Yelchin
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Discussion Guide from Candlewick Press
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Book Readings 2
Video Book Reading narrated by Eugene Yelchin
Created by Candlewick Press
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by David Aranovich
Created by Dreamscape Media
Awards & Distinctions 6
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2022
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2023
Honor, 2022
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2023
Illustration for Older Readers Honor, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2021
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2021
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