Brooklyn Bridge
by Karen Hesse and Chris Sheban
Karen Hesse has achieved many honors for her more than twenty books over the course... read more
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Jewish
- Immigrant / Refugee
Year Published 2008
Word Count 42,192
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 680L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 124429, 6 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Jews
- Russian Americans
- 20th century
- Social classes
- Family
- Social classes--Fiction
- Immigrants
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century--Fiction
- Family life
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Homelessness & Poverty
- Homeless persons
- Immigrants--Fiction
- Teddy bears--Fiction
- History
- Teddy bears
- Russian Americans--Fiction
- United States
- Jews--United States--Fiction
- New York
- Coming of age
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
- New York (State)
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Coming of age--Fiction
- Homeless persons--Fiction
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Family life--New York (State)--New York--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Karen Hesse
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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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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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Fred Berman
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2024
Winner, 2009
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