The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
by Rodman Philbrick
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Adventure
- Historical Fiction
Year Published 2009
Word Count 45,255
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 950L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 127487, 7 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Adventure and adventurers--Fiction
- Brothers
- Orphans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Orphans & Foster Homes
- Orphans
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Brothers--Juvenile fiction
- Civil War, 1861-1865
- History
- Brothers--Fiction
- Adventure stories
- United States
- Adventure and adventurers
- Orphans--Juvenile fiction
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- SpringBoard, Grade 6, Unit 1
- Sample: Bookworms
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Rodman Philbrick about The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Rodman Philbrick
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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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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 2
Video Book Reading narrated by Rodman Philbrick
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by William Dufris
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Awards & Distinctions 2
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2010
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 2010
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