As Brave as You
by Jason Reynolds
48 Total Resources 10 Awards 9 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Disability
- African American
Year Published 2016
Word Count 76,717
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 750L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 183268, 11 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Boys & Men
- People with disabilities--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Virginia--Fiction
- Grandparents--Fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- Brothers--Fiction
- Courage--Fiction
- Country life--Virginia--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Multigenerational
- Blind--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Emotions & Feelings
- Lists With This Book
- Intergeneration Month
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jason Reynolds about As Brave as You
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jason Reynolds
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
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Reading Group Guide from Simon & Schuster
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Guy Lockard
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Vocabulary Lists 1

Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 10

Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2023
Winner, 2017

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2023
Author Honor, 2017

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2022
Selection, 2016

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2016

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Middle Selection, 2016
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