The Other Half of Happy
by Rebecca Balcárcel
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2019
Word Count 70,591
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 570L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 503271, 10.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- Texas--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Parent and child--Juvenile fiction
- Ethnicity--Juvenile fiction
- Brothers and sisters--Juvenile fiction
- Brothers and sisters--Fiction
- Racially mixed people--Fiction
- Identity
- Texas
- Identity--Fiction
- Parent and child
- Texas--Juvenile fiction
- Identity (Psychology)--Juvenile fiction
- Racially mixed people
- Parent and child--Fiction
- Racially mixed families
- Brothers and sisters
- Racially mixed children
- Family life
- Ethnicity--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs
- Racially mixed families--Texas--Juvenile fiction
- Ethnicity
- Racially mixed children--Texas--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Identity (Psychology)
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Adolescence & Coming of Age
- Family life--Texas--Fiction
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Rebecca Balcárcel about The Other Half of Happy
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Rebecca Balcárcel
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Chronicle
Created by Chronicle
Book Readings 2

Video Book Reading narrated by Rebecca Balcárcel
Created by Rebecca Balcárcel

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Ariana Cordero
Created by Chronicle
Book Trailers 2

Booktalk from Rebecca Balcárcel
Created by Rebecca Balcárcel

Author Introduction from Rebecca Balcárcel
Created by Rebecca Balcárcel
Vocabulary Lists 1

Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 5

International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2022
Second Place Winner, 2021

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2020

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2023
Author Honor, 2020

Américas Award, 1993-2022
Honor, 2020
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