How I Became a Ghost: A Choctaw Trail of Tears Story
by Tim Tingle
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- American Indian
Year Published 2013
Word Count 28,115
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 480L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 165811, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Relocation
- Choctaw Indians--Relocation--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Horror
- Ghosts
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Indian Removal, 1813-1903
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Native American
- Historical fiction
- Indian Removal, 1813-1903--Juvenile fiction
- Choctaw boys
- Choctaw Indians
- Ghost stories
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma--Juvenile fiction
- Trail of Tears, 1838
- Lists With This Book
- American Indian Heritage
- 50 Multicultural Books for Children
- Great Middle School Reads
- Native American Literature
- AILA MG and YA Book List
- Indigenous #OwnVoices
- American Indian and Alaska Native
- Sample: Bookworms Grade 5 Classroom Libr
- Native Writers: Books for Youth
- Coming of Age: American Indian Heritage
- Historical Fiction: American Indian
- American Indian Authors
- Journeys of Hardship, Loss, and Hope
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Awards & Distinctions 6
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2014
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2013
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Selection, 2013
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