The Summer of Bitter and Sweet
by Jen Ferguson
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- Grade
- 9-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- American Indian
- LGBTQ+
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2022
Word Count 90,639
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 518429, 13 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Ex-convicts--Juvenile fiction
- Identity (Philosophical concept)--Juvenile fiction
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION--People & Places--Indigenous
- Fathers and daughters--Fiction
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION--Social Themes--Sexual Abuse
- Fathers and daughters--Juvenile fiction
- Ex-convicts--Fiction
- Best friends--Juvenile fiction
- Best friends--Fiction
- Métis youth--Juvenile fiction
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION--Family--Parents
- Identity--Fiction
- Amis--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION--People & Places--Canada
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION--Social Themes--Dating & Sex
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jen Ferguson about The Summer of Bitter and Sweet
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jen Ferguson
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Story Map 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 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 2
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Audiobook Excerpt of "Clip 2" narrated by Julie Lumsden
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Vocabulary Lists 1
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Awards & Distinctions 10
![Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2024](/images/awards/74.png.pagespeed.ce.NeIRp__0sW.png)
Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2024
Finalist, 2023
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
![William C. Morris Debut Award, 2009-2024](/images/list_image/4992.jpg.pagespeed.ce.OSEtbHyxTb.jpg)
William C. Morris Debut Award, 2009-2024
Finalist, 2023
![Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2024](/images/awards/55.jpg)
Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2024
Commended, 2023
![Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024](/images/awards/146.png.pagespeed.ce.Mab2xOF0V-.png)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Top 10 Selection, 2023
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2022
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023](/images/awards/90.jpg.pagespeed.ce.zRj_kxiuui.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2022
![Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2023](/images/list_image/3182.jpg)
Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2023
Author Winner, 2022
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