The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival
by Estelle Nadel, Sammy Savos, and Bethany Strout
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Graphic Novel
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Jewish
Year Published 2024
Word Count 9,301
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 420L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 552925, 1 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Siblings--Comic books, strips, etc
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Comic books, strips, etc
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Comic books, strips, etc
- Hidden children (Holocaust)--Comic books, strips, etc
- Nadel, Estelle--Comic books, strips, etc
- Holocaust survivors--Comic books, strips, etc
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Sammy Savos about The Girl Who Sang
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Sammy Savos
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Graphic Novel / Graphic Format Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Graphic Novel / Graphic Format Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Vocabulary Resources 1
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Awards & Distinctions 10
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Honor, 2025
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2025
Middle-Grade Favorites Award, 2025
Selection, 2025
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2025
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2025
Winner, 2025
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Selection, 2025
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2024
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2024
Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List, 2021-2024
Top 10 Selection, 2024
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