Two Boys Kissing
by David Levithan
"You have to read this." --Rainbow Rowell, bestselling author of Eleanor... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Romance
- Cultural Experience
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2013
Word Count 52,938
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 780L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 160230, 8.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Social change--Fiction
- Love--Fiction
- Homosexuality
- Homosexuality--Fiction
- Gay men
- Queer people
- LGBTQ people
- Social change
- Love stories
- Young Adult Fiction | LGBTQ
- Gay men--Fiction
- LGBTQ people--Fiction
- Queer people--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
- Love
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance | General
- Young Adult Fiction
Our Original Resources 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 2

Video Book Reading narrated by David Levithan
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by David Levithan
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Awards & Distinctions 5

Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2023
Winner, 2014

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Young Adults Selection, 2013
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