Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World
by Ashley Herring Blake
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2018
Word Count 56,240
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 740L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 193669, 8.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | LGBTQ
- Female friendship
- Lesbians
- Artists--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Tornadoes--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature | Disasters
- Coming out (Sexual orientation)--Fiction
- Lesbians--Fiction
- Family life
- Coming out (Sexual orientation)
- Artists
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General
- Families
- Friendship--Fiction
- Family life--Fiction
- Tornadoes
Our Original Resources 4
Meet-the-Author Recording with Ashley Herring Blake about Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World
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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 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Family Discussion Guide from Anti-Defamation League
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Educator's Guide from Anti-Defamation League
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Book Club Guide from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Chloe Cannon
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Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Bethel Park Public Library Kids
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Vocabulary Lists 1

Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 6

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2019

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2023
Commended, 2019

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Middle Selection, 2018

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2018
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