How I Found the Strong: A Civil War Story
by Margaret McMullan
In 1861 Frank “Shanks” Russell wishes he was old enough to fight for... read more
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2004
Word Count 26,770
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 860L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 77705, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Slavery--Fiction
- Mississippi--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile fiction
- Family life
- Mississippi
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Civil War, 1861-1865
- History
- Slavery
- United States
- Mississippi--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Fiction
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Fiction
- Family life--Mississippi--Fiction
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- Anti-Racist Reading List
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Margaret McMullan
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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