The Great American Whatever
by Tim Federle
19 Total Resources 4 Awards 7 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2016
Word Count 58,923
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 860L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 181152, 9 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship
- JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / Film
- Grief--Fiction
- Queer people
- LGBTQ people
- Grief
- Young Adult Fiction | Performing Arts | Film
- Grief in adolescence
- Young Adult Fiction | LGBTQ
- Queer people--Fiction
- LGBTQ people--Fiction
- Screenwriters--Fiction
- Gay teenagers
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Screenwriters
- Young Adult Fiction
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Tim Federle
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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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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Reading Group Guide from Simon & Schuster
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Tim Federle
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Awards & Distinctions 4
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2017
YALSA Teens' Top Ten, 2003-2023
Finalist, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
City Selection, 2016
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2016
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