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Virginia Tech: At Home With Multicultural Adolescent Literature ArticleVirginia Tech: At Home With Multicultural Adolescent Literature Article
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Virginia Tech
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9th - 10th
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English Language Arts
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Virginia Tech: At Home With Multicultural Adolescent Literature

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List of "Must read," multicultural literature for the adolescent reader. The books are categorized by the culture that they represent and by reading level. An excellent resource for teachers and students alike.

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Concepts

culture, diversity, native americans

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cultural identity, cultural relationships, culture groups, diverse identities, literature in culture, minority ethnic communities, race and ethnicity in writing, value diversity, valuing diversity in writing, african american, american indians, asian american, chicanos, hispanic americans, jewish americans, adolescent literature, bias-free writing

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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