Garvey's Choice
by Nikki Grimes
35 Total Resources 9 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Poetry
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2016
Word Count 4,680
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 620L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 182907, 1.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Music
- Subject Headings
- Fathers and sons
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Bullying
- Hobbies
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Obesity--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts | Music
- Bullying
- Obesity
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Bullying
- Novels in verse
- Obesity--Juvenile fiction
- Hobbies--Juvenile fiction
- Obesity in adolescence
- Friendship--Juvenile fiction
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Poetry
- Fathers and sons--Juvenile fiction
- Bullies
- Friendship
- JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / Music
Our Original Resources 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Nikki Grimes
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 13
In-depth Written Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by Book Club for Kids
Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award
Writing From the Inside Out with Nikki Grimes
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by Christian Standard
Wilder Medal Acceptance Speech, 2017, given by Nikki Grimes
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by All the Wonders
Children’s Literature Legacy Award Speech given by Nikki Grimes
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by Matthew C. Winner
Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by Kennedy Center
Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by Allen AtPerry
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Educator's Guide from Boyds Mills Press
Created by Boyds Mills Press
Reader's Theater Script from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2019
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2019
Teaching Ideas from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2019
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2019
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by James Shippey and Imani Parks
Created by Recorded Books
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Texas Bluebonnet Award
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award
Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 9
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2022
Honor, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Elementary Selection, 2017
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
ILA Children’s Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2017
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2022
Selection, 2017
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2022
Selection, 2017
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2021
Selection, 2016
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2016
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