Flying Lessons & Other Stories
by Ellen Oh, Kelly J. Baptist, Soman Chainani, and Meg Medina
48 Total Resources 7 Awards 8 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
Year Published 2017
Word Count 39,410
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 800L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 186505, 6.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States
- Children's stories, American
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / General
- Juvenile Fiction | Short Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- JUVENILE FICTION / Short Stories
- Children's Books/All Ages
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Multigenerational
- Short stories
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United S
- Lists With This Book
- Multicultural Stories
- Short Stories
Our Original Resources 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Meg Medina
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Ellen Oh
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kelly J. Baptist
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 13
Audio Name Pronunciation with Meg Medina
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Ellen Oh
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kelly J. Baptist
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 26
Interview with Meg Medina
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Ellen Oh
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Soman Chainani
Created by Random House Kids
Interview with Kelly J. Baptist
Created by BookPeople Blog
Interview with Ellen Oh
Created by Children's Book Review
Interview with Ellen Oh
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
Interview with Ellen Oh
Created by Brightly
Interview with Meg Medina
Created by National Book Festival
Interview with Meg Medina
Created by Colorín Colorado
Interview with Meg Medina
Created by KidLit TV
Interview with Meg Medina
Created by Middle Grade Ninja
Interview with Meg Medina
Created by Candlewick Press Presents Podcast
Interview with Meg Medina
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Meg Medina
Created by Everywhere Book Fest
Interview with Meg Medina
Created by Kids Ask Authors podcast
Interview with Meg Medina
Created by NPR
National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Inauguration for Meg Medina
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Meg Medina
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Ellen Oh
Created by TIME for Kids
Interview with Ellen Oh
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Ellen Oh
Created by Remember Reading Podcast
Interview with Ellen Oh
Created by Kids Ask Authors podcast
Would You Rather with Soman Chainani
Created by Shelf Stuff
All-Star Juvenalia panel discussion with Soman Chainani
Created by Yallwest
Interview with Kelly J. Baptist
Created by Black Children's Books and Authors
Interview with Kelly J. Baptist
Created by The Mitten
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf
Created by Classroom Bookshelf
Educators' Guide from Random House Teachers & Librarians
Created by Random House Teachers & Librarians
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by various narrators
Created by Books On Tape® / Listening Library
Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 7
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Middle Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Audiobooks Selection, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2017
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2022
Middle Grades Selection, 2017
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