The Hired Girl
by Laura Amy Schlitz
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Jewish
Year Published 2015
Word Count 115,564
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 810L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 176200, 18 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Household employees
- Teenage girls
- Books and reading
- Young Adult Fiction | Religious | Jewish
- Women household employees--Juvenile fiction
- Sex role
- Teenage girls--Juvenile fiction
- Diaries--Authorship--Juvenile fiction
- Historical fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Class Differences
- Farm life--Juvenile fiction
- Pennsylvania--Juvenile fiction
- Baltimore (Md.)--Juvenile fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Love Your Neighbor
- Books From All 50 States - Maryland
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Laura Amy Schlitz about The Hired Girl
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Laura Amy Schlitz
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 9
![Scott O'Dell Award, 1984-2024](/images/awards/16.jpg)
Scott O'Dell Award, 1984-2024
Winner, 2016
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2016
![Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2024](/images/list_image/1108.jpg)
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2024
Winner, 2016
![Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024](/images/awards/146.png)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2016
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Middle Selection, 2015
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023](/images/awards/90.jpg.pagespeed.ce.zRj_kxiuui.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2015
![Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023](/images/awards/147.png)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Young Adult Selection, 2015
![National Jewish Book Awards, 1952-2023](/images/awards/156.png)
National Jewish Book Awards, 1952-2023
Young Adult Winner, 2015
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