We Are Okay
by Nina LaCour
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- LGBTQ
Year Published 2017
Word Count 48,221
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 660L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 187723
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Orphans--Fiction
- Grandfathers--Fiction
- Grief--Fiction
- Grief
- Young Adult Fiction | LGBT
- 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
- BHS Tayshas Reading List 2018
Our Original Resources 2
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 6
Interview with Nina LaCour
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Printz Award Acceptance Speech, 2018, given by Nina LaCour
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
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Discussion Guide from Penguin Publishing Group USA
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2019
Winner, 2018
Rainbow List: Top Ten GLBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2019
Commended, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Young Adults Selection, 2017
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