Learning to Breathe
by Janice Lynn Mather
Although she was raised mostly by her loving grandmother, everyone seems to expect... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2018
Word Count 76,999
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 640L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 195682
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Rape--Fiction
- Caribbean Area--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Sexual Abuse
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Pregnancy
- Young Adult Fiction | Coming of Age
- Pregnancy--Fiction
- Homeless persons--Fiction
- Pregnancy
- Pregnant teenagers
- Yoga
- Family life
- Family life--Caribbean Area--Fiction
- Homeless teenagers
- Homeless persons
- Families
- Caribbean Area
- Rape
- Yoga--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- 2019 U.S. Winners
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Janice Lynn Mather about Learning to Breathe
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Janice Lynn Mather
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Story Map Customizable Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 1
Story Map Customizable Lesson
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Chrystal Bethell
Created by Dreamscape Media
Awards & Distinctions 6

Amelia Bloomer Top Ten, 2011-2019
Commended, 2019

Amy Mathers Teen Book Award, 2015-2019
Finalist, 2019

Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Finalist, 2019

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Young Adults Selection, 2018

Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2019
Author Finalist, 2018
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