In Search of Us
by Ava Dellaira
The author of the beloved Love Letters to the Dead returns with a sweeping... read more
8 Total Resources 1 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
Year Published 2018
Word Count 88,702
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 880L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 198255, 14 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Racially mixed people--Fiction
- Identity
- Racially mixed people
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Love--Fiction
- Mothers and daughters
- Love, Maternal
- Identity--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | Parents
- Mothers and daughters--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Travel & Transportation | Car & Road Trips
- Single-parent families
- Single-parent families--Fiction
- Identity (Psychology)
- Love
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | United States - African American
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance | General
- Young Adult Fiction
Our Original Resources 3
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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Author Interviews 3
Interview with Ava Dellaira
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Interview with Ava Dellaira
Created by Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb
Interview with Ava Dellaira
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Adenrele Ojo
Created by Brilliance Audio
Awards & Distinctions 1
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
City Selection, 2018
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