Holding Up the Universe
by Jennifer Niven
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Romance
- Cultural Experience
- Disability
Year Published 2016
Word Count 81,246
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 770L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 184870, 12.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Prosopagnosia
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance | Contemporary
- Brain--Wounds and injuries--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Love--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Depression
- Prosopagnosia--Fiction
- Obesity--Fiction
- Obesity
- Wounds and injuries
- Brain
- Romance fiction
- Obesity in adolescence
- Love
- Young Adult Fiction
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jennifer Niven
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 4
Author Interviews 2
Interview with Jennifer Niven
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Interview with Jennifer Niven
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Random House Teachers & Librarians
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Robbie Daymond and Jorjeana Marie
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Vocabulary Lists 1
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