The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
by Eugene Yelchin
32 Total Resources 6 Awards 8 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 3-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Jewish
Year Published 2021
Word Count 22,210
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 760L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 514172, 3 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--Biography & Autobiography--Art
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--Family--General (see also headings under Social Topics)
- Yelchin, Eugene--Family--Juvenile literature
- Families
- Yelchin, Eugene
- Yelchin, Eugene--Childhood and youth--Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--Art--Drawing
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Eugene Yelchin about The Genius Under the Table
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Eugene Yelchin
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Eugene Yelchin “The Genius Under the Table Virtual Book Tour”
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Curriculum Connections from Vermont Department of Libraries
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Invitation to Imagine from Eugene Yelchin
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Discussion Guide from Candlewick Press
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Book Readings 2
Video Book Reading narrated by Eugene Yelchin
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by David Aranovich
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Awards & Distinctions 6
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2022
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2024
Honor, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Illustration for Older Readers Honor, 2022
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2021
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2021
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