King and the Dragonflies
by Kacen Callender
39 Total Resources 16 Awards 16 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- 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, 7.0 AR Points
- 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
Our Original Resources 5
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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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 11
Meet-the-Author Recording with Kacen Callender
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Kacen Callender
Created by Library of Congress
2021 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award Acceptance Speech by Kacen Callender
Created by American Library Association
BookUp@Home interview with Kacen Callender
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American Sign Language and English (Bilingual) 2020 National Book Awards Teen Press Conference Interview with Kacen Callender
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2020 NBF Award for Young People's Literature Acceptance Speech by Kacen Callender
Created by National Book Foundation
Interview with Kacen Callender
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Guest post by Kacen Callender
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Interview with Kacen Callender
Created by Free Library of Philadelphia
Shop Talk Interview with Kacen Callender
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Interview with Kacen Callender
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Schuylerville Public Library
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Family Discussion Guide from Johnson County Library
Created by Johnson County Library
Teaching Idea from Young Adult Library Services Association - YALSA
Created by Young Adult Library Services Association - YALSA
Book Readings 2
Video Book Reading narrated by Kacen Callender
Created by National Book Foundation
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Ron Butler
Created by Scholastic Audio
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Scholastic
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Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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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
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2023
Finalist, 2020
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2022
Selection, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2020
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2022
Winner, 2020
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2020
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2022
Middle Grades Selection, 2020
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