The Stars Beneath Our Feet
by David Barclay Moore • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2017
Word Count 58,662
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 650L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 191434, 8 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Fiction
- LEGO toys--Fiction
- Gangs--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
- Brothers--Death
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- LEGO toys
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Juvenile fiction
- Brothers--Death--Juvenile fiction
- Gangs--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Brothers--Death--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American
- New York (State)--New York--Harlem
- LEGO toys--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Death & Dying
- Gangs
- Lists With This Book
- LGBTQ Lives
- Pride Month
- LGBTQ+ Booklist for Middle School
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 7
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 8
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2019
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2023
New Talent Winner, 2018
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Audiobooks Selection, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2022
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Middle Selection, 2017
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2022
Middle Grade Selection, 2017
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