A Stranger at Home: A True Story
by Christy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, and Liz Amini-Holmes
Margaret can't wait to see her family, but her homecoming is not what she expected.
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- American Indian
Year Published 2011
Word Count 17,723
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 870L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 151625, 3 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Pokiak-Fenton, Margaret
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Canada/Native Canadian
- Inuit youth--Biography
- Inuit women--Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science | Customs, Traditions, Anthropology
- Inuit--Cultural assimilation--Canada--Juvenile literature
- Femmes inuites--Biographies--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Inuits--Acculturation--Canada--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Inuit--Canada--Residential schools--Juvenile literature
- Pokiak-Fenton, Margaret--Enfance et jeunesse--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Pokiak-Fenton, Margaret--Childhood and youth
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Internats pour Inuits--Canada--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Pokiak-Fenton, Margaret--Childhood and youth--Juvenile literature
- Inuit women--Biography--Juvenile literature
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Christy Jordan-Fenton
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Christy Jordan-Fenton
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Teacher Resource Guide from First Nations Education Steering Committee
Created by First Nations Education Steering Committee
Curriculum Connections from Empowering the Spirit
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Lisa Nasson
Created by Annick Press
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Annick Press
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2025
Multicultural and International Honor, 2012
Next Generation Indie Book Awards, 2008-2025
Finalist, 2012
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2012
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