Almost Flying
by Jake Maia Arlow
In this Stonewall Honor book, a week-long amusement park road trip becomes a true... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2021
Word Count 74,401
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 511781, 11.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Amusement parks--Fiction
- Female friendship
- Coming out (Sexual orientation)--Fiction
- Lesbians--Fiction
- Middle school students--Fiction
- Lesbians--Juvenile fiction
- Middle school students
- Lesbians
- Middle school students--Juvenile fiction
- Female friendship--Juvenile fiction
- Amusement parks
- Vacations
- Infatuation
- Infatuation--Juvenile fiction
- Infatuation--Fiction
- Coming out (Sexual orientation)
- Coming out (Sexual orientation)--Juvenile fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / LGBT
- Amusement parks--Juvenile fiction
- Female friendship--Fiction
- Vacations--Fiction
- Vacations--Juvenile fiction
- Lists With This Book
- LGBTQ+ Inclusive Schools Elementary
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 5
Interview with Jake Maia Arlow
Created by Inky Girl
Interview with Jake Maia Arlow
Created by The Astoria Bookshop
Interview with Jake Maia Arlow
Created by Debbie Ridpath Ohi
Interview with Jake Maia Arlow
Created by MG Book Village
Panel Discussion with Jake Maia Arlow
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Em Grosland
Created by Books On Tape® / Listening Library
Awards & Distinctions 2
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Middle Selection, 2021
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