Also Known as Elvis
by James Howe
Skeezie Tookis navigates a pivotal summer of first crushes and tough choices in this... read more
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2014
Word Count 45,114
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 780L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 165553, 7.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Fathers and sons--Fiction
- Fathers and sons
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Marriage & Divorce
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Summer employment--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Bullying
- Mothers and sons--Fiction
- Mothers and sons
- Single-parent families
- Family life
- Single-parent families--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Families
- Friendship--Fiction
- Summer employment
- Family life--Fiction
- Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Adolescence & Coming of Age
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Meet-the-Author Movie with James Howe
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Audio Name Pronunciation with James Howe
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: James Howe “Books & Bullying: Writing to Celebrate Difference”
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 2
Meet-the-Author Movie with James Howe
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: James Howe “Books & Bullying: Writing to Celebrate Difference”
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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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Curriculum Guide from Simon & Schuster
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Middle Selection, 2014
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