Sarai in the Spotlight
Sarai in the Spotlight

Sarai in the Spotlight

Written by Sarai Gonzalez and Monica Brown & illustrated by Christine Almeda
Book #2 in the Sarai Series
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7 - 10
Reading age
112
Page count
680L
Lexile measure
Sep 11, 2018
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The second book in the Sarai Gonzalez illustrated chapter book series inspired by the life of 11-year-old viral video sensation and social activist Sarai Gonzalez.When Sarai’s best friend suddenly moves away, Sarai has to navigate school – and the unfriendly girls in the cafeteria – all by herself. Then, new girl Christina moves to town and the teacher volunteers Sarai to show her around. But Sarai thinks Christina is not at all like her–she never wants to play at recess, she’s always got her head in a notebook and she’s so shy! But when Christina writes Sarai a spoken-word poem for her to recite at the class talent show, Sarai learns that sometimes winning teams are made from unlikely pairs!Inspired by the life of viral video sensation and social activist Sarai Gonzalez with the help of award-winning children’s book author Monica Brown.

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      Monica Brown

      Monica Brown, PhD, is the award- winning author of Waiting for the Biblioburro/ Esperando el Biblioburro, Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/no combina, and the Lola Levine chapter book series, including Lola Levine Is Not Mean; Lola Levine, Drama Queen; and Lola Levine and the Ballet Scheme. She lives in Arizona with her family and teaches at Northern Arizona University. Find out more at www.monicabrown.net.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781338236699
    Publication Date
    September 11, 2018
    Publisher
    Scholastic Inc.
    Original Publication Date
    September 11, 2018
    Page Count
    112
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    7 - 10 years
    Lexile® Level
    680L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~P
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~4.4

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