Sulwe
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Acorn Public Library District - Juvenile StacksEASY NYONG'O, L.On Shelf
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Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 3.4, 1 Points
Lexile code
AD
Lexile measure
580
Notes
Description
When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but her encounter with a shooting star helps her understand there is beauty in every shade.
Target Audience
AD580L Lexile
Target Audience
Decoding demand: 76 (high) Semantic demand: 81 (very high) Syntactic demand: 87 (very high) Structure demand: 82 (very high) Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.4 0.5 505104.
Awards
Coretta Scott King Award Illustrator Honor, 2020
Awards
Monarch Award Nominee, 2024

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Nyong'o, L., & Harrison, V. (2019). Sulwe. (First edition). Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Nyong'o, Lupita and Vashti, Harrison. 2019. Sulwe. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Nyong'o, Lupita and Vashti, Harrison. Sulwe. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2019.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Nyong'o, L. and Harrison, V. (2019). Sulwe. First edn New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Nyong'o, Lupita, and Vashti Harrison. Sulwe. First edition, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2019.

Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.

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