Punching the Air
by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Poetry
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- Muslim
Year Published 2020
Word Count 29,478
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 509958, 5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Ibi Zoboi
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 8
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Student Workbook from Reading With Relevance
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Teacher's Guide from Reading With Relevance
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Teaching Ideas from Lit Lessons
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Discussion Questions from Reading Group Choices
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Book Readings 1
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Vocabulary Lists 1
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Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 10
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2024
Selection, 2022
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023](/images/awards/77.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Hi-Lo Selection, 2021
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
![Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2024](/images/awards/58.jpg)
Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2024
Winner, 2021
![Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024](/images/awards/41.jpg)
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2021
![Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024](/images/awards/146.png)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2021
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2020
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Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Young Adult Selection, 2020
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