All American Boys
by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
Authors Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely put the issues of police bias, violence... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2015
Word Count 68,016
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 770L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 176653
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Prejudice
- JUVENILE FICTION / Law & Crime
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Violence
- Racial profiling in law enforcement
- Police brutality
- Racial profiling in law enforcement--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Violence
- Police brutality--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Prejudice & Racism
- African Americans--Fiction
- Young adult fiction
- African Americans
- Young Adult Fiction | Law & Crime
- Race relations--Fiction
- Racism--Fiction
- Racism
- Race relations
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- 30 Multicultural Books for Teens
- Peace and Social Justice
- School Stories: Selected K-12 Literature
- Choice Texts English 2
- #BlackLivesMatter Reads - Teens
- CPS Power of Peace
- Unpacking Mental Health Issues
- Just, Inclusive Society
- Secondary ELA Books
- Social Justice Books for Teens
- Current PAUSD Lit List
- 8th Grade LDG
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely about All American Boys
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jason Reynolds
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Brendan Kiely
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Jason Reynolds “All Voices Matter”
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Story Map Customizable Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Customizable Lesson
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Reading Group Guide from Simon & Schuster
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Teaching Ideas from Unleashing Readers
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Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Guy Lockard and Keith Nobbs
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Vocabulary Lists 1

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Awards & Distinctions 8

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2019
Author Honor, 2016

Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2019
Winner, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
High Interest Selection, 2016

Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2019
Winner, 2016

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2019
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2016

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2019
Selection, 2015
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