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
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
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Book Readings 2

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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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