You Should See Me in a Crown
by Leah Johnson
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2020
Word Count 75,845
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 880L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 509177, 12.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Proms--Fiction
- Brothers and sisters--Juvenile fiction
- Schools--Fiction
- African American teenage girls--Juvenile fiction
- Friendship--Juvenile fiction
- Lesbians--Fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- High schools--Fiction
- Grandparents--Juvenile fiction
- Proms--Juvenile fiction
- Identity--Fiction
- Identity (Psychology)--Juvenile fiction
- Competition (Psychology)--Juvenile fiction
- Friendship--Fiction
Our Original Resources 3
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 2
Author Interviews 21
Panel Discussion with Leah Johnson
Created by Juneteenth Book Fest
Lonely Hearts Discussion with Leah Johnson
Created by Yallwest
Remember High School? panel discussion with Leah Johnson
Created by Yallwest
Interview with Leah Johnson
Created by NPR
Interview with Leah Johnson
Created by Bitch Media
Read with Pride panel with Leah Johnson
Created by I read YA
Interview with Leah Johnson
Created by I read YA
Bookstore Romance Day Panel with Leah Johnson
Created by I read YA
2021 Stonewall Book Honor Award Acceptance Speech by Leah Johnson
Created by American Library Association
Interview with Leah Johnson
Created by Indianapolis Monthly
Interview with Leah Johnson
Created by WFYI Indianapolis
Panel interview with Leah Johnson
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Leah Johnson
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Leah Johnson
Created by The Astoria Bookshop
Interview with Leah Johnson
Created by Teenplicity
Interview with Leah Johnson
Created by Go Magazine
Interview with Leah Johnson
Created by The Nerd Daily
Interview with Leah Johnson
Created by We Need Diverse Books
Shop Talk Interview with Leah Johnson
Created by The Astoria Bookshop
Lonely Hearts panel discussion with Leah Johnson
Created by Yallwest
Interview with Leah Johnson
Created by Indiana State Library
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion Questions from Eckhart Public Library
Created by Eckhart Public Library
Discussion Guide from Scholastic (UK)
Created by Scholastic (UK)
Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Alaska Jackson
Created by Scholastic Audio
Video Book Reading narrated by Leah Johnson
Created by I read YA
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Scholastic
Created by Scholastic
Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 8
Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2023
Commended, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2023
Finalist, 2021
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2021
Bisexual Book Award, 2012-2021
Young Adults Finalist, 2020
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2022
Young Adults Selection, 2020
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