The Summer Prince
by Alaya Dawn Johnson
Four hundred years in the future, the South American city of Palmares Três (in... read more
20 Total Resources 9 Awards 1 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experience
- LGBTQ+
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2013
Word Count 92,134
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 780L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 156972, 14 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Brazil--Fiction
- Kings and rulers
- Artists--Fiction
- Love--Fiction
- Government, Resistance to--Fiction
- Kings, queens, rulers, etc.--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction | General
- Brazil
- Love stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Dystopian
- Government, Resistance to
- Artists
- Love
- Juvenile Fiction | Love & Romance
- Kings, queens, rulers, etc
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Possibilities
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Alaya Dawn Johnson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Author 3
Author Interviews 5
BookCon 2014 Interview with Alaya Dawn Johnson
Created by Epic Reads
Guest Post by Alaya Dawn Johnson
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with Alaya Dawn Johnson
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Alaya Dawn Johnson
Created by NPR
Interview with Alaya Dawn Johnson
Created by First Draft Podcast
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Rebecca Mozo and Lincoln Hoppe
Created by Scholastic Audio
Awards & Distinctions 9
Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2023
Commended, 2014
Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2023
Finalist, 2014
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Honor, 2014
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2005-2022
Finalist, 2013
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Current Trends Selection, 2013
Bisexual Book Award, 2012-2021
Young Adult Finalist, 2013
Bisexual Book Award, 2012-2021
Speculative Fiction Finalist, 2013
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