We Are Okay
by Nina LaCour
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2017
Word Count 48,221
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 660L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 187723, 7.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Orphans--Fiction
- Grandfathers--Fiction
- Grief--Fiction
- Grief
- Young Adult Fiction | LGBTQ
- Lesbians--Fiction
- Loneliness--Fiction
- Universities and colleges--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
- College students
- New York (N.Y.)
- Friendship
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- #OwnVoices for 7-12
- Oceans of Possibilities: CSLP 2022 Teen
Our Original Resources 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 7
Interview with Nina LaCour
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Interview with Nina LaCour
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Interview with Nina LaCour
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Printz Award Acceptance Speech, 2018, given by Nina LaCour
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Interview with Nina LaCour
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Interview with Nina LaCour
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Interview with Nina LaCour
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Penguin Publishing Group USA
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Discussion Questions from Book Movement
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Teacher's Guide from Moving Writers
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Jorjeana Marie
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Book Trailers 1
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Vocabulary Lists 1
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2021
Winner, 2018
Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2021
Commended, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Young Adults Selection, 2017
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