Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice
by Anna Lapera
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
- Latino (US / Canada)
- Women / Girls
- Asian American
Year Published 2024
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Mother and child--Juvenile fiction
- Puberty--Juvenile fiction
- Women's rights--Juvenile fiction
- Guatemalan Americans--Juvenile fiction
- Mothers and daughters--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Adolescence
- Missing persons--Juvenile fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino
- Activism--Juvenile fiction
- Women's rights--Fiction
- Disappeared persons--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Virtual Book Tours
- Sora New Releases Aug 23-Apr 25 Middle
- Vida Latina 2024
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Anna Lapera about Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Anna Lapera
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Anna Lapera “Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice Virtual Book Tour”
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Invitation to Imagine from Anna Lapera
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Educator's Guide from Levine Querido
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Invitation to Imagine from Anna Lapera
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Allison Aguilar
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Awards & Distinctions 8

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2025

El día de los niños / El día de los libros, 2013-2025
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2025

Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Selection, 2025

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Chapter Book Finalist, 2025

Middle-Grade Favorites Award, 2025
Selection, 2025

Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Selection, 2025

International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
Silver Winner, 2024

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2024
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