Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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- Grade
- 3-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- American Indian
Year Published 2021
Word Count 61,198
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 511393, 9 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Communities--Juvenile fiction
- Powwows--Juvenile fiction
- Communities--Fiction
- Native Americans--Fiction
- Indians of North America--Juvenile fiction
- Powwows--Fiction
- Short stories
- First Nations
- JUVENILE FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Other, Non-Religious
- Communities
- Powwows
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / Native American
- Indians of North America--Fiction
- Indians of North America
- JUVENILE FICTION / Short Stories
- Lists With This Book
- American Indian and Alaska Native
- Art and Artists: American Indian
- Favorite Foods: American Indian Heritage
- Festivals & Celebration: American Indian
- Music & Dance: American Indian Heritage
- Powwow: Celebrations
- Short Stories: American Indian Heritage
- Veterans: Native Stories
- Family Stories: American Indian Heritage
- Family Life
- Kinship and Community
- Contemporary Native Americans
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Awards & Distinctions 5
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ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
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Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2022
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Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
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