From the Desk of Zoe Washington
by Janae Marks
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- Grade
- 3-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2020
Word Count 54,194
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 660L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 506687, 8 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Fathers and daughters
- Prisoners families--Fiction
- Fathers and daughters--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents
- Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
- Prisoners families
- Family life
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Alternative Family
- African Americans--Fiction
- Family life--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Cooking & Food
- Bakers and bakeries--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
- Bakers and bakeries
- African Americans
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Janae Marks “From the Desk of Zoe Washington Virtual Book Tour”
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Invitation to Imagine from Janae Marks
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