The Last Mapmaker
by Christina Soontornvat
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Adventure
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experience
- Asian
Year Published 2022
Word Count 69,285
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 740L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 515361, 11 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Adventure and adventurers--Fiction
- Imaginary places
- Imaginary places--Juvenile fiction
- Ocean travel--Fiction
- Secrecy--Juvenile fiction
- Social classes--Fiction
- Voyages and travels--Juvenile fiction
- Cartographers
- Ocean travel
- Secrecy--Fiction
- Cartographers--Juvenile fiction
- Quests (Expeditions)--Juvenile fiction
- Voyages and travels--Fiction
- Cartographers--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION--Fantasy & Magic
- Social classes--Juvenile fiction
- Lieux imaginaires--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Ocean travel--Juvenile fiction
- Action and adventure fiction
- Fantasy fiction
- Imaginary places--Fiction
- Cartographes--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Quests (Expeditions)--Fiction
- Young women--Fiction
- Quête--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Young women--Juvenile fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION--Action & Adventure--General
- Quests (Expeditions)
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Christina Soontornvat about The Last Mapmaker
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Christina Soontornvat
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 9
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Book Readings 1
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Book Trailers 2

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Vocabulary Resources 1

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Awards & Distinctions 11

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023

Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2025
Honor, 2023

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Honor, 2023

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2024
Finalist, 2023

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2023

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2023

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2023

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2022
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