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 Experience
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2018
Word Count 76,999
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 640L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 195682, 11.0 AR Points
- 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
- #OwnVoices for 7-12
- CSLP 2023 Teen
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Janice Lynn Mather about Learning to Breathe
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Janice Lynn Mather
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Author 3
Author Interviews 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Janice Lynn Mather
Created by TeachingBooks
Panel Discussion with Janice Lynn Mather
Created by YA Write with Amy Mathers
Guest Post by Janice Lynn Mather
Created by Brains, Books, and Brawn
Interview with Janice Lynn Mather
Created by Paper Trail Diary
Interview with Janice Lynn Mather
Created by Adventures in YA Publishing
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Chrystal Bethell
Created by Dreamscape Media
Awards & Distinctions 6
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2023
Commended, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Amy Mathers Teen Book Award, 2015-2022
Finalist, 2019
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Young Adults Selection, 2018
Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2022
Author Finalist, 2018
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