Girls Like Us
by Gail Giles
21 Total Resources 6 Awards 11 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Disability
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2014
Word Count 33,003
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 570L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 166181, 5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- People with mental disabilities
- Roommates--Fiction
- Rape--Fiction
- People with mental disabilities--Juvenile fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs
- Friendship--Juvenile fiction
- Rape--Juvenile fiction
- People with mental disabilities--Fiction
- Rape
- Roommates
- Friendship--Fiction
- Roommates--Juvenile fiction
- Friendship
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Great Books to Teach Voice
- Teens with Special Needs
- Read Alikes for Of Mice and Men
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Gail Giles about Girls Like Us
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Gail Giles
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Discussion Guide from Candlewick Press
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Discussion Questions from Unleashing Readers
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Lauren Ezzo and Brittany Pressley
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Vocabulary Resources 1

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Awards & Distinctions 6

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2016; High Interest Selection, 2014

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2015

Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2015

Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2025
Winner, 2015

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2015
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