The Best Man
by Richard Peck
23 Total Resources 7 Awards 12 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- LGBTQ+
- Men / Boys
Year Published 2016
Word Count 39,141
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 540L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 184177, 6.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | LGBTQ
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Schools
- Weddings--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Queer people
- LGBTQ people
- Same-sex marriage
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General
- JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education
- Role models--Fiction
- Family life
- Queer people--Fiction
- LGBTQ people--Fiction
- Role models
- Schools--Fiction
- Weddings
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General
- Families
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General
- Family life--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Embracing All Families Elementary
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Richard Peck about The Best Man
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Richard Peck
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Richard Peck “Writing Begins with Research”
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
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 Horn Book
Interview with Richard Peck
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Richard Peck
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Educator's Guide from Penguin Random House
Created by Penguin Random House
Parent/Family Discussion Guide from Anti-Defamation League
Created by Anti-Defamation League
Educator Discussion Guide from Anti-Defamation League
Created by Anti-Defamation League
Reader's Theater Script from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2018
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2018
Teaching Ideas from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2018
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2018
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Michael Crouch
Created by Books On Tape® / Listening Library
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Texas Bluebonnet Award
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award
Awards & Distinctions 7
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Middle Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Audiobooks Selection, 2017
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2016
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2016
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2022
Middle Grades Selection, 2016
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