The Beautiful Struggle (Adapted for Young Adults)
by Ta-Nehisi Coates • Related Edition: Original
Adapted from the adult memoir by the #1 New York Times bestselling author... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- Men / Boys
Year Published 2021
Word Count 34,305
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 980L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 512008, 6.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Street life--Maryland--Baltimore--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Maryland--Baltimore--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Coates, Ta-Nehisi--Juvenile literature
- Fathers and sons--Maryland--Baltimore--Biography--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Maryland--Baltimore--Social conditions--Juvenile literature
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- Multicultural Biography
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