Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell
27 Total Resources 8 Awards 20 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Graphic Novel
- Cultural Experience
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2019
Word Count 7,935
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 230L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 507004, 1 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Love--Fiction
- Young Adult Graphic Novels
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Graphic novels
- Young Adult Fiction | LGBTQ
- Lesbians--Fiction
- Cartoons and comics
- Conduct of life
- Teenagers
- Love in adolescence
- Young Adult Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General
- Love
- Adolescence
- Friendship
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Dating & Sex
- Lists With This Book
- LGBTQ Lives
- Teen Comics Core Collection
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Mariko Tamaki about Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Mariko Tamaki
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Graphic Novel / Graphic Format Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 4
Author Interviews 12
Meet-the-Author Recording with Mariko Tamaki
Created by TeachingBooks
2020 Michael L. Printz Award Authors Q&A with Mariko Tamaki
Created by American Library Association
2020 Michael L. Printz Honor Speech by Mariko Tamaki
Created by American Library Association
Part 1 of interview with Mariko Tamaki
Created by Booklist Online
Part 2 of interview with Mariko Tamaki
Created by Booklist Online
Interview with Rosemary Valero-O'Connell
Created by The Lily
Interview with Mariko Tamaki
Created by The Lily
Interview with Mariko Tamaki
Created by Toronto Public Library
Interview with Mariko Tamaki
Created by Mochi Magazine
Panel Discussion with Mariko Tamaki
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Interview with Mariko Tamaki
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Interview with Mariko Tamaki
Created by NPR
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Graphic Novel / Graphic Format Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 8
Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2023
Honor, 2020
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2023
Commended, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2023
Winner, 2020
Eisner Awards, 2011-2023
Winner, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Graphic Novels Selection, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2019
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2022
Young Adult Selection, 2019
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