The Great American Whatever
by Tim Federle
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- LGBTQ
Year Published 2016
Word Count 58,923
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 860L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 181152
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship
- JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / Film
- Grief--Fiction
- Gays
- Grief
- Young Adult Fiction | Performing Arts | Film
- Grief in adolescence
- Young Adult Fiction | LGBT
- Gays--Fiction
- Screenwriters--Fiction
- Gay teenagers
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Screenwriters
- Young Adult Fiction
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Tim Federle
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Customizable Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 5
Interview with Tim Federle
Created by KidLit TV
Interview with Tim Federle
Created by Huffington Post
Interview with Tim Federle
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Tim Federle
Created by Entertainment Weekly
Insights by Tim Federle
Created by New York Times
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Customizable Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Reading Group Guide from Simon & Schuster
Created by Simon & Schuster
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Tim Federle
Created by Valkyrie Press
Awards & Distinctions 2
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
City Selection, 2016
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2019
Selection, 2016
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