King and the Dragonflies
by Kacen Callender
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2020
Word Count 49,487
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 830L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 507429, 7 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Brothers--Juvenile fiction
- Brothers--Fiction
- Hate crimes--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | LGBTQ
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Dragonflies--Fiction
- Louisiana
- Louisiana--Fiction
- Hate crimes--Louisiana--Juvenile fiction
- African American boys
- Brothers
- Louisiana--Juvenile fiction
- African American boys--Juvenile fiction
- Dragonflies--Juvenile fiction
- Hate crimes
- African Americans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- African Americans
- Dragonflies
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Kacen Callender about King and the Dragonflies
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kacen Callender
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Schuylerville Public Library
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Family Discussion Guide from Johnson County Library
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Book Readings 2

Video Book Reading narrated by Kacen Callender
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Ron Butler
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Book Trailers 1

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Awards & Distinctions 16

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2023
Author Honor, 2021

Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2023
Commended, 2021

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2023
Winner, 2021

Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2023
Honor, 2021

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2021

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2021

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2023
Winner, 2020

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2020

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2024
Finalist, 2020

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2020

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2020

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Middle Grade Selection, 2020
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