Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song
by Gary Golio and Charlotte Riley-Webb
The audience was completely silent the first time Billie Holiday performed a song... read more
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2017
Word Count 1,304
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 870L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 187709, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Music
- Social Studies
- Lists With This Book
- WOW Biographies of Musicians
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Charlotte Riley-Webb
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Gary Golio
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Awards & Distinctions 3
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Women's History Selection, 2018
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