Angela Shelf Medearis

Children's author Angela Shelf Medearis started writing to make sure young African Americans could see themselves reflected in the books they read. Medearis currently directs Book Boosters, a multicultural program that concentrates on the reading of creative writing and drama.

Singing for Dr. King

by Angela Shelf Medearis

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.5

Genre/Theme: Historical Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Skin Deep And Other Teenage Reflections

by Angela Shelf Medearis

Interest Level: Grades 9 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.9

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The 100th Day of School

(Hello Reader! Level 2)

by Angela Shelf Medearis, illustrated by Joan Holub

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 1.5

Genre/Theme: General Nonfiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Adventures Of Sugar And Junior

by Angela Shelf Medearis

Interest Level: Grades PreK - 3

Grade Level Equivalent: 2.6

Genre/Theme: General Fiction, Multicultural

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Biggest Snowball Fight!

(Rhyme Time Readers)

by Angela Shelf Medearis

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 1.9

Genre/Theme: Comedy and Humor, Poetry and Rhymes

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Case of the Missing Trophy

by Angela Shelf Medearis

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.5

Genre/Theme: Mystery and Suspense

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Freedom Riddle

by Angela Shelf Medearis, Lynne Gibbs, John T. Ward

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 6

Genre/Theme: Fables, Folk Tales and Myths

Resources: No

The Ghost of Sifty Sifty Sam

by Angela Shelf Medearis

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.8

Genre/Theme: Comedy and Humor, Fables, Folk Tales and Myths, Horror and Supernatural, Multicultural

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Roundup At Rio Ranch (Anthology)

by Angela Shelf Medearis

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 2.9

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Seven Days of Kwanzaa

by Angela Shelf Medearis

Interest Level: Grades 4 - 6

Grade Level Equivalent: 6.5

Genre/Theme: Biography

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Singing Man

by Angela Shelf Medearis, illustrated by Terea D. Shaffer

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.9

Genre/Theme: Fables, Folk Tales and Myths

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Spray-Paint Mystery

by Angela Shelf Medearis

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.6

Genre/Theme: Mystery and Suspense

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Treasure Hunt

by Angela Shelf Medearis

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 2.5

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Zebra-Riding Cowboy

by Angela Shelf Medearis

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.5

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Too Many Holidays

(Class Act)

by Angela Shelf Medearis

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.1

Genre/Theme: Realistic Fiction

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

We Eat Dinner in the Bathtub

(Hello Reader)

by Angela Shelf Medearis, illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 1.6

Genre/Theme: Functional and How-To

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

We Play on a Rainy Day

by Angela Shelf Medearis, illustrated by Sylvia L. Walker

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 1.5

Genre/Theme: General Fiction, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

What Did I Do to Deserve a Sister Like You?

by Angela Shelf Medearis, illustrated by Don Tate

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.1

Genre/Theme: General Fiction

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies?

(Class Act)

by Angela Shelf Medearis

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.1

Genre/Theme: Realistic Fiction

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

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Angela Shelf Medearis

Children's author Angela Shelf Medearis started writing to make sure young African Americans could see themselves reflected in the books they read. Medearis currently directs Book Boosters, a multicultural program that concentrates on the reading of creative writing and drama.

Singing for Dr. King

Skin Deep And Other Teenage Reflections

The 100th Day of School

The Adventures Of Sugar And Junior

The Biggest Snowball Fight!

The Case of the Missing Trophy

The Freedom Riddle

The Ghost of Sifty Sifty Sam

The Roundup At Rio Ranch (Anthology)

The Seven Days of Kwanzaa

The Singing Man

The Spray-Paint Mystery

The Treasure Hunt

The Zebra-Riding Cowboy

Too Many Holidays

We Eat Dinner in the Bathtub

We Play on a Rainy Day

What Did I Do to Deserve a Sister Like You?

With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies?

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