Melissa
by Alex Gino
39 Total Resources 11 Awards 11 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Transgender / Non-Conforming
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2015
Word Count 29,177
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 176832, 4.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | LGBTQ
- Theater--Fiction
- Bullying--Juvenile fiction
- Middle school students--Fiction
- Gender identity--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Bullying--Fiction
- Gender identity
- Middle school students
- Transgender children
- Transgender people--Fiction
- Bullying
- Transgender people
- School stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Bullying
- Gender identity--Juvenile fiction
- Transgender people--Fiction
- Friendship--Juvenile fiction
- Transgender children--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Transgender youth--Juvenile fiction
- Middle school students--Juvenile fiction
- Transgender youth
- Gender role--Fiction
- Friendship--Fiction
- Friendship
- Gender nonconformity--Juvenile fiction
- Lists With This Book
- School Stories: Selected K-12 Literature
- LGBTQ Lives
- Gender & Sexism
- LGBTQ
- Just, Inclusive Society
- #ProtectTransKids
- Trans Voices
- Embracing Gender Identities
- Banned and Challenged Books of the 2010s
- Pride Month
- Gender Nation Donated Books
- Supporting Trans & Non-Binary Elementary
- Top Books for an Elementary Classroom
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Alex Gino about Melissa
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Alex Gino
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks

Discussion Questions from Scholastic
Created by Scholastic

Educator Discussion Guide from Anti-Defamation League
Created by Anti-Defamation League

Parent/Family Discussion Guide from Anti-Defamation League
Created by Anti-Defamation League

Discussion Guide from Vermont Department of Libraries
Created by Vermont Department of Libraries
Book Readings 2

Video Book Reading narrated by Alex Gino
Created by San Francisco Public Library

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Jamie Clayton
Created by Scholastic Audio
Book Trailers 1

Book Talk from Denver Public Library
Created by Denver Public Library
Vocabulary Lists 1

Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 11

Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2023
Winner, 2016

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2023
Commended, 2016

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2016

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2016

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2016

Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022
New Talent Winner, 2016

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2015

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2015

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2022
Middle Grades Selection, 2015
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