The Library Book
by Susan Orlean
Susan Orlean’s bestseller and New York Times Notable Book is “a... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2018
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- History | United States | State & Local - West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
- History - U.S.
- Public libraries--California--Los Angeles--History
- History | United States | 20th Century
- Los Angeles Public Library. Central Library--Fire, 1986
- Los Angeles Public Library. Central Library--History
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science | General
- History | Social History
Our Original Resources 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Author 2
Author Interviews 4
Interview with Susan Orlean
Created by NPR
Interview with Susan Orlean
Created by North Richland Hills Library
Interview with Susan Orlean
Created by New York Magazine
Interview with Susan Orlean
Created by Politics and Prose
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion Questions from Simon & Schuster
Created by Simon & Schuster
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Susan Orlean
Created by Simon & Schuster Audio
Awards & Distinctions 2
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Adult Crossover Selection, 2019
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Honor, 2019
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