Tight
by Torrey Maldonado
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
- African American
Year Published 2018
Word Count 37,801
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 600L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 196890, 5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship
- Conduct of life--Fiction
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men
- Family life--Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Boys & Men
- City and town life--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Conduct of life
- Children's Books/All Ages
- Family life
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American
- African Americans--Fiction
- Inner cities
- African Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Families
- Friendship--Fiction
- Inner cities--Fiction
- Friendship
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United S
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Lists With This Book
- Great Middle School Reads
- Latinx Characters & Themes
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Torrey Maldonado about Tight
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Torrey Maldonado
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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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Discussion Guide from Penguin Classroom
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Torrey Maldonado
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Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 6
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Audiobooks Selection, 2020
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2018
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