Awards and HonorsBooklist Top Ten Books for Youth, Historical Fiction; Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature, Best Multicultural Books of 2014; Winner, IRA Notable Books for a Global Society, 2015; VOYA’s Perfect Tens 2013; 2015 CLA Notable Children’s Books in the English Language Arts; 2015 Jane Addams Award Honor, Older Readers; The New York Public Library, Best Books for Teens 2014!; 2015 Ameréicas Award Winner; Capitol Choices 2015
Various characters—including laborers, engineers, healers, and nature itself—share tales of building the Panama Canal from 1906 to 1914, and of life in the Canal Zone. Historical note. Selected references.
Title alpha Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal
Level Advanced Readers
Pages Count 272
Genre Fiction
Topics Novels in verse. Racism. Segregation. Rain forests. Panama Canal. History of the Panama Canal.
SRC Level 7.500000
SRC Points 14.000000
Lexile NC1310L
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2014-03-24
JLG Release Date May 2014
Minimum grade 6
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Advanced Readers (Grades 6-8)
Advanced Readers
Advanced Readers (Grades 6-8)
For Grades 6-8
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