Twins
by Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Graphic Novel
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2020
Word Count 10,532
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 360L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 509277, 1.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Lists With This Book
- Best Book Lists 2020
- ALSC Graphic Novels 2021
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Varian Johnson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Varian Johnson
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 21
Interview with Shannon Wright
Created by Scholastic Reads
Interview with Varian Johnson
Created by Scholastic Reads
American Sign Language and English (Bilingual) Drawing Demonstration with Shannon Wright
Created by Everywhere Book Fest
Panel Discussion with Shannon Wright
Created by Brooklyn Book Festival
Panel Discussion with Varian Johnson
Created by Brooklyn Book Festival
Panel Discussion with Shannon Wright
Created by Middle Ground Book Fest
Interview with Shannon Wright
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with Varian Johnson
Created by Moms.com
Interview with Varian Johnson
Created by Scholastic
Interview with Shannon Wright
Created by Scholastic
Interview with Shannon Wright
Created by Back to School Ideas
Interview with Varian Johnson
Created by Back to School Ideas
Interview with Varian Johnson
Created by Politics and Prose
Graphix Out Loud Panel Discussion with Varian Johnson
Created by New York Comic Con
Graphix Out Loud Panel Discussion with Shannon Wright
Created by New York Comic Con
Interview with Shannon Wright
Created by Matthew C. Winner
Interview with Varian Johnson
Created by Matthew C. Winner
Interview with Shannon Wright
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Varian Johnson
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Varian Johnson
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Varian Johnson
Created by SCBWI
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by various narrators
Created by Scholastic Audio
Video Book Reading narrated by Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright
Created by New York Comic Con
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 10
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2022
Commended, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Graphic Novels Selection, 2021
BCALA Children and Youth Literary Awards, 2021
Graphic Novels Winner, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Graphic Novels Selection, 2021
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2021
Selection, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2020
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2021
Selection, 2020
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2020
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