Picture Us in the Light
by Kelly Loy Gilbert
21 Total Resources 5 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Asian American
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2018
Word Count 108,670
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 890L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 194121, 17.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- California--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | Siblings
- Immigrants
- Artists--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance | LGBTQ
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Family life--California--Fiction
- Undocumented immigrants
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
- Chinese Americans
- California
- Family life
- Artists
- Undocumented immigrants--Fiction
- Immigrants--Fiction
- Chinese Americans--Fiction
- Families
- Lists With This Book
- LGBTQ Lives
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- Pride Month
- Read Alikes for The Outsiders
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Kelly Loy Gilbert about Picture Us in the Light
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kelly Loy Gilbert
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Author 4
Author Interviews 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Kelly Loy Gilbert
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Interview with Kelly Loy Gilbert
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Interview with Kelly Loy Gilbert
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Interview with Kelly Loy Gilbert
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Interview with Kelly Loy Gilbert
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Interview with Kelly Loy Gilbert
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Interview with Kelly Loy Gilbert
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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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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by James Chen
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Vocabulary Lists 1
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Awards & Distinctions 5
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
Self-Identity Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Young Adults Selection, 2018
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2018
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