Black Girl You Are Atlas
by Renée Watson and Ekua Holmes
43 Total Resources 13 Awards 9 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Women / Girls
- African American
Year Published 2024
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- African American girls--Poetry
- American poetry
- African American women--Poetry
Our Original Resources 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Watson
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Ekua Holmes
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Discussion Questions from Read Across America
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Educator's Guide from Penguin Random House
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Book Readings 2

Audiobook Excerpt of "Clip 2" narrated by Renée Watson
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Audiobook Excerpt of "Clip 1" narrated by Renée Watson
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Book Trailers 1

Video Book Trailer from Penguin Classroom
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Awards & Distinctions 13

Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2025
Honor, 2025

Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Author Honor, 2025

Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2025
Commended, 2025

BCALA Children and Youth Literary Awards, 2021-2025
Nonfiction Honor, 2025

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2025

Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2025
Young Adult Winner, 2025

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2025

Odyssey Award, 2008-2025
Honor, 2025

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2025

Claudia Lewis Award for Poetry, 1998-2025
Older Readers Winner, 2025

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2024

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2024

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2024
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