The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond
by Brenda Woods
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
Year Published 2014
Word Count 39,914
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 670L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 163322, 6 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Racially mixed people--Fiction
- Racially mixed people
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Families
- Families--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- African American Experience
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Awards & Distinctions 3

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2014
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