They Better Call Me Sugar: My Journey from the Hood to the Hardwood
by Sugar Rodgers
In unflinchingly honest prose, Sugar Rodgers shares her inspiring story of overcoming... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2021
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- History
- Physical Education
- Subject Headings
- African American women basketball players--Biography--Juvenile literature
- African American women basketball players
- Women basketball players--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Women basketball players--United States
- Women's National Basketball Association
- Rodgers, Sugar, 1989---Juvenile literature
- Women's National Basketball Association--Juvenile literature
- Lists With This Book
- Long Island Students Read, Adult
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Akashic Books
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Sugar Rodgers
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Awards & Distinctions 2

Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Commended, 2022
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