The Problem with Being Slightly Heroic
by Uma Krishnaswami and Abigail Halpin
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
- South Asian
Year Published 2013
Word Count 39,932
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 680L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 160571, 6 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Washington (D.C.)
- Actors and actresses--Fiction
- Best friends--Fiction
- Best friends
- Actors and actresses
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts | Film
- East Indian Americans--Fiction
- East Indian Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
- Washington (D.C.)--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Friendship--Fiction
- Friendship
- Lists With This Book
- Tales of Courage: AAPI Heritage
- Bollywood Stories
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 2

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
City Selection, 2013
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