Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
by Peter Cameron
At eighteen, James Sveck seems to have everything going for him. He’s a bright,... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2007
Word Count 58,396
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 930L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 117931, 9.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States
- Conduct of life--Fiction
- Conduct of life
- Self-perception
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Interpersonal relations--Fiction
- Self-perception--Fiction
- New York (N.Y.)
- New York (N.Y.)--Fiction
- Interpersonal relations
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Adolescence & Coming of Age
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Author Interviews 2
Interview with Peter Cameron
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Interview with Peter Cameron
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2022
Finalist, 2008
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2021
Selection, 2007
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