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by Patrick Ness
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2017
Word Count 46,836
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 750L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 193314, 7 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | Siblings
- Interpersonal relations--Juvenile fiction
- Self-acceptance
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Coming of Age
- Young Adult Fiction | Coming of Age
- Self-acceptance--Fiction
- Gay teenagers--Fiction
- Interpersonal relations in adolescence
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / LGBTQ
- Young Adult Fiction | LGBTQ
- Gay teenagers--Juvenile fiction
- Self-acceptance--Juvenile fiction
- Young adult fiction
- Gay teenagers
- Young Adult Fiction | Boys & Men
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Interpersonal relations--Fiction
- Interpersonal relations
- Young Adult Fiction
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Patrick Ness
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Story Map 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 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from HarperCollins
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Book Readings 2

Video Book Reading narrated by Patrick Ness
Created by CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Book Awards
Video Book Reading narrated by Patrick Ness
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Book Trailers 1

Video Book Trailer from Walker Books Ltd.
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Awards & Distinctions 3

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Young Adult Selection, 2017
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