2015 Coretta Scott King Honor Award 2015 Newbery Medal Award I was slow to warm up on the book until a section was read aloud to me. This definitely improved my appreciation of the book. I recommend the audio reading of the book by Corey Allen as published by Recorded Books, Date: June 2014, Duration: 2 hours 17 minutes. I moved up my review to 4 stars after listening to the audio book. The Crossover is worth reading again and would be a good choice for a read aloud group exercise. Age Range: 10 - 12 years Grade Level: 5 - 7 Lexile Measure: 750L
Brown Girl Dreaming was my favorite of this years (2015) Newbery and Coretta Scott King books, probably because of the historical context, increased complexity of text, and targeted at a slightly higher grade level. The Crossover has a Lexile rating of 750L. Brown Girl dreaming has a rating of 990L.
2015 Newbery Medal Award
I was slow to warm up on the book until a section was read aloud to me. This definitely improved my appreciation of the book.
I recommend the audio reading of the book by Corey Allen as published by Recorded Books, Date: June 2014, Duration: 2 hours 17 minutes. I moved up my review to 4 stars after listening to the audio book.
The Crossover is worth reading again and would be a good choice for a read aloud group exercise.
Age Range: 10 - 12 years
Grade Level: 5 - 7
Lexile Measure: 750L
Brown Girl Dreaming was my favorite of this years (2015) Newbery and Coretta Scott King books, probably because of the historical context, increased complexity of text, and targeted at a slightly higher grade level. The Crossover has a Lexile rating of 750L. Brown Girl dreaming has a rating of 990L.