Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell
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- 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, 1.0 AR Points
- 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
- Best Children's Books of 2019
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
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Mariko Tamaki “Writing with Voice in Comic Strips”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Mariko Tamaki
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 13
Meet-the-Author Recording with Mariko Tamaki
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Mariko Tamaki “Writing with Voice in Comic Strips”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
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 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 7
Eisner Awards, 2011-2022
Winner, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2022
Winner, 2020
Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2022
Honor, 2020
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2022
Commended, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Graphic Novels Selection, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2019
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