Lab Girl
by Hope Jahren
National book critics circle award winner • NATIONAL BESTSELLER •... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2016
Word Count 99,229
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1240L
- ATOS Reading Level: 8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 181588, 18.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Science
- STEAM
- Subject Headings
- Jahren, Hope
- Science | Life Sciences | Biology
- Biologists
- Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- Geobiology--Research--Anecdotes
- Autobiographies
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Geobiology
- Research
- United States
- Biologists--United States--Biography
- Biography / Autobiography
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Nature | Plants | General
- Lists With This Book
- STEM Books for Girls
Our Original Resources 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Questions from Reading Group Choices
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Community Read Toolkit from Longwood Gardens
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Reader Resources from National Endowment for the Arts Big Read
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Discussion Questions from LitLovers
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Reader's Guide from Penguin Random House
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Hope Jahren
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Book Trailers 1

Video Book Trailer from Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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Awards & Distinctions 3

Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
New Talent Winner, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Adult Crossover Selection, 2016
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