Concrete Rose
by Angie Thomas
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2021
Word Count 77,762
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 500L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 510408, 10.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Boys & Men
- Mother-son relationship--Juvenile fiction
- Adolescence--Fiction
- Teenage fathers--Juvenile fiction
- African Americans--Juvenile fiction
- Gangs--Fiction
- Teenage fathers--Fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American
- Mother-son relationship--Fiction
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / United States / 20th Century
- Gangs--Juvenile fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Incarceration
- Young Adult Fiction
- Teens' Top Ten 2022
- Black Characters and Social Themes
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Angie Thomas
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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 4
Author Interviews 10
Interview with Angie Thomas
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Interview with Angie Thomas
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Interview with Angie Thomas
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Interview with Angie Thomas
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Interview with Angie Thomas
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Interview with Angie Thomas
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Interview with Angie Thomas
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Interview with Angie Thomas
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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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Book Club Discussion Topics from Epic Reads
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Discussion Guide from Walker Books Ltd.
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Discussion Guide from HarperStacks
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Dion Graham
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Book Trailers 2
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Awards & Distinctions 5
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2022
Honor, 2022
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Honor, 2022
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
High Interest Selection, 2021
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