Save Me a Seat
by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Humor
- Cultural Area
- Disability
- South Asian
Year Published 2016
Word Count 31,156
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 780L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 179997
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Learning disabled children
- Bullying--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Schools
- Immigrants
- Elementary schools--Juvenile fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Learning disabilities--Fiction
- Bullying--Fiction
- Elementary schools
- Bullying
- Learning disabilities
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Bullying
- Immigrants--United States--Juvenile fiction
- Learning disabled children--Juvenile fiction
- East Indians
- Friendship--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
- East Indians--United States--Juvenile fiction
- Schools--Fiction
- Adjustment (Psychology)
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- United States
- Friendship--Fiction
- East Indians--United States--Fiction
- Friendship
- Adjustment (Psychology)--Juvenile fiction
- Lists With This Book
- 3rd-5th Grade
- Juvenile Fiction
- Social Issues, Grade 6
- Juvenile Collection
- Standards Titles
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Movie with Sarah Weeks
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Sarah Weeks
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Sarah Weeks
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Author Interviews 6
Meet-the-Author Movie with Sarah Weeks
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Interview with Sarah Weeks
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Interview with Gita Varadarajan
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Interview with Sarah Weeks
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Interview with Gita Varadarajan
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Interview with Sarah Weeks
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Resource Guide from Rhode Island Center for the Book
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Multilingual Activity Guide from Judy Newman at Scholastic
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Teaching Ideas from Sarah Weeks
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Curriculum Connections from Vermont Department of Libraries
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Teacher's Guide from Sunshine State Young Readers Award
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Book Readings 3
Audiobook Excerpt of "Ravi Clip 2" narrated by Vikas Adam
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Audiobook Excerpt of "Ravi" narrated by Vikas Adam
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Audiobook Excerpt of "Joe" narrated by Josh Hurley
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Book Trailers 1
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Awards & Distinctions 4
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2020
Multicultural and International Honor, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Elementary Selection, 2016
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2020
Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Audiobooks Selection, 2016
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