The Best Man
by Richard Peck
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- LGBTQ
Year Published 2016
Word Count 39,141
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 540L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 184177
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | LGBT
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Schools
- Weddings--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Gays
- Same-sex marriage
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Issues)
- JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education
- Role models--Fiction
- Family life
- Gays--Fiction
- Role models
- Schools--Fiction
- Weddings
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Families
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also
- Family life--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Recommended Reading, 5-6
- September 2018 - New Juv and YA!
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Richard Peck about The Best Man
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Richard Peck
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Richard Peck “Writing Begins with Research”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Story Map Customizable Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 2
Author Interviews 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Richard Peck
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Richard Peck “Writing Begins with Research”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Interview with Richard Peck
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Richard Peck
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Richard Peck
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Customizable Lesson
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Educator's Guide from Penguin Random House
Created by Penguin Random House
Teaching Ideas from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2018
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Reader's Theater Script from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2018
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2018
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Michael Crouch
Created by Books On TapeŽ / Listening Library
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2018
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2018
Awards & Distinctions 6
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Audiobooks Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Middle Selection, 2017
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2019
Commended, 2017
Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2018
Selection, 2016
Fanfare, 2001 - 2018
Selection, 2016
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