Orphea Proud
by Sharon Dennis Wyeth
This compelling novel is written as if it were a piece of performance art created... read more
8 Total Resources 2 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2004
Word Count 36,292
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 610L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 85376, 5.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Racially mixed people--Fiction
- Lesbians
- Artists--Fiction
- Racially mixed people
- Entertainers
- Poetry--Fiction
- Queens (New York, N.Y.)--Fiction
- Queens (New York, N.Y.)
- Poetry
- Lesbians--Fiction
- Family life
- Artists
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General (see also headings under Family)
- Family life--Fiction
- Entertainers--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Images of Community
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Sharon Dennis Wyeth
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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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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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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Awards & Distinctions 2

Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2023
Finalist, 2005

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
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