Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
by M.T. Anderson
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- Grade
- 9-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2015
Word Count 102,572
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 990L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 176662, 18 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Music
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | Military & Wars
- Leningrad (R.S.F.S.R.)
- Saint Petersburg (Russia)--History--Siege, 1941-1944--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- World War, 1939-1945
- Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975--Juvenile literature
- Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Symphonies, no. 7, op. 60--Juvenile literature
- Music--Psychological aspects--Juvenile literature
- Composers--Soviet Union--Biography--Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945--Soviet Union--Juvenile literature
- Saint Petersburg (Russia)
- Music and war
- Young Adult Biography
- History
- Shostakovich, Dmitrii Dmitrievich
- World War, 1939-1945--Music and the war--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Music
- Siege, 1941-1944
- Lists With This Book
- Holocaust and World War II
- Global Reading
- Nonfiction, 11-12
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: M.T. Anderson “Nonfiction Research: Music Meets Military History”
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 10
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Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Adult Crossover Selection, 2016
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Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Audiobooks Selection, 2016
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Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Honor, 2016
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Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2016
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
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YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2024
Finalist, 2016
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SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2015
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Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Young Adult Selection, 2015
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